Local 511
NEWSLETTER
Local 511
NEWSLETTER
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** Mandate: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2026 **
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"While we welcome the government’s intention to “bring down costs for Canadians”, we are deeply concerned by a Throne Speech that emphasizes deregulation, cost-cutting, and fiscal restraint over meaningful investment in people and the services they rely on."
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"The Canadian Union of Postal Workers made the request in a statement Saturday, saying it was inviting Canada Post to a fair, final and binding arbitration process to resolve negotiations that have dragged on for months without producing a new collective agreement. "
"Canada Post (CUPW), Alberta teachers (ATA), and Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) are all in negotiations for contracts."
"British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider and the union representing about 1,200 striking workers have reached a deal through binding recommendations from a mediator, ending roughly 10 weeks of strike action."
"Politicians of all stripes claim to be for the working class. Such commitments are meaningless without equal efforts to protect and rebuild it. The reversal of declining union density is, fundamentally, a question of public policy.
"In housing, conscientious landlords who maintain units, honour rent control and eschew predatory fees wouldn’t require mandatory bargaining or anti-retaliation clauses. But those enriching themselves through vacancy decontrol, renovictions or steep rent hikes would. Their resistance to tenant protections underscores their necessity."
"A 50% tariff would completely shut us out of the U.S. market," says Marty Warren, United Steelworkers National Director for Canada. "This isn’t trade policy – it’s a direct attack on Canadian industries and workers. Thousands of Canadian jobs are on the line and communities that rely on steel and aluminium are being put at risk. Canada needs to respond immediately and decisively to defend workers."
The right to telework is essential to fostering a more equitable and balanced federal public service, and it must be defended with solidarity. By familiarizing yourself with this guide, you’re taking the first step toward understanding the grievance process and being ready to act immediately if your telework request is unjustly denied.
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