NAPE (Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees) Local 7004 in Newfoundland and Labrador is calling for a boycott of Labatt beer import products as a strike at its St. John’s brewery drags on. Labatt is owned by the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev. The products on the boycott list are: Stella Artois Stella Artois

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October is now officially Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) in Manitoba. It is an annual opportunity for all Manitoba organizations to increase their ability to attract and retain workers with disabilities. As DEAM approaches, be sure that you alert your members! Please encourage them to makes plan to observe it in some way. Want some

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From the CEP website: On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Private Members’ Bill C-525 was introduced by Blaine Calkins, Conservative member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin, Alberta. The Bill proposes significant amendments to Canadian labour legislation that would alter the certification and decertification rules for union members. Trade unions and working people have become one of the prime

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EDMONTON – Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a major victory in the fight against random and arbitrary privacy violations through drug and alcohol testing. The case, which stems from a grievance filed by Communications Energy and Paperworkers (CEP) Local 30 in New Brunswick, has implications to similar cases in Alberta’s oil sands. Labour leaders hailed

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OTTAWA- People like the idea of Canada Post making money through financial services according to a new poll. Close to two out of every three respondents (63%) to a Stratcom poll supported Canada Post expanding revenue-generating services, including financial services like bill payments, insurance and banking.  CUPW asked Stratcom to conduct the poll in order

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