The Confederation of Canadian Unions is very pleased to announce that the Construction Maintenance and Allied Workers (CMAW), which includes workers in a multitude of industries British Columbia, has joined the CCU. Established in 2004, CMAW is a union that puts organizing, labour and human rights, social unionism, and ongoing worker education at the very […]
Canadian trade union member and world-renowned filmmaker, John Greyson, was arrested along with a Canadian colleague, Dr. Tarek Loubani, in Egypt on 16 August 2013. The two are still being held without charges in Cairo’s Tora prison. Now the Egyptian prosecutor is threatening to hold all foreigners in prison for an additional 15 days without […]
Click on photo above to see the picture gallery on the CCU website Neither rain nor tornado warnings could keep hundreds of people, adults and kids alike, from enjoying the fourth annual Barrie Labour Day Picnic at Sunnidale Park on September 2nd. Instead of facing bumper to bumper traffic on Highway 400 while heading into […]
From the York University Staff Association and York University The York University Staff Association and York University have been working over several years on the complicated task of negotiating and finalizing a Pay Equity Agreement for Unit 2. The parties are pleased to have reached agreement on the terms of the Plan on August 19, […]