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Last week, the CIU National Board of Directors (NBoD) met virtually to address the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our upcoming National...

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the employer has instituted two types of leave to minimize the exposure of our members to each...

CIU National President Jean-Pierre Fortin sent the following letter to the Hon. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, on May 12,...

Chris Aylward, PSAC National President, and Magali Picard, PSAC National Executive Vice-President, will host a series of telephone town halls on May 13 and...

Usually, on the first day of May, workers around the globe celebrate International Workers Day, taking to the streets to demonstrate their solidarity. Today,...

Equity seeking groups continue to face higher rates of precarious work, homelessness, poverty, under-employment, unemployment and social isolation. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the...

Once again, on April 28, we will join over 100 countries in remembering those who lost their lives due to work-related causes. This year,...

On Wednesday afternoon (April 22, 2020), Jean-Pierre Fortin, CIU National President, had a comprehensive conversation with Minister Blair regarding the impact of the recent...

This is an update on COVID-19 related health and safety matters that Union representatives and Workplace Health and Safety committees are currently addressing. Use of...

Over the past weekend, the people of Nova Scotia were faced with a painful and tragic event — one of the deadliest of its...