Check out the Spring 2026 edition of CCU Connections Magazine, the official voice of the Confederation of Canadian Unions. Featuring the YUSA “Spotlight” as well as brilliant articles by YUSA members Paula Gowdie, Raquel Torres, and Jenn Ferdinands.
And this is the first issue that we’re printing. 2,500 copies will be made available at the CCU Labour School and Executive Board meeting taking place in Winnipeg from June 6 to 7. CCU affiliates will take hundreds of hard copies back to their communities.
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In this edition:
Shawn Sly – Health and Safety in Construction
Mike Jensen – The Real Cost at the Pump Isn’t Tax — It’s Profit
Spotlights – YUSA and PPWC Local 26
Paula Gowdie – Coping in the Work Environment
Kristopher Stevens – Affordable Home Ownership in a Cost-of-Living Crisis
Tracy King – Rising Gas Prices, Impacts on Workers and the Cost of Commuting in the West Kootenays
Geoff Dawe – A Final Farewell to the PPWC and CCU
Raquel Torres – Grocery Bills and Gas Tanks: The Hidden Stressors Impacting Engagement and Solidarity
Interview with NSUPE President Christina Covert
Spotlights – NSUPE and CUSW-BC
Jenn Ferdinands – Affordability, Work, and the Decisions Families are Making Today
Shivani Bhukhureea – Affordability Crisis: The Rising Cost of Gas, Food and Housing in Canada
Spotlights – PPWC Local 15 and PPWC Local 1
