The Public Service Alliance of Canada will soon be approaching the employer to begin negotiations for the renewal of the PA, SV, TC, and EB collective agreements. To ensure bargaining demands reflect issues of importance to the CIU membership, direct input and involvement from our members is essential. PSAC has prepared an online form to […]
As we mark another Labour Day, let’s reflect on a time-honoured tradition: politicians suddenly discovering their deep, abiding love for the working class – just in time for election season. It’s a dance as old as democracy itself, but in 2024, the moves are looking particularly desperate. On one side, we have Conservative leader Pierre […]
The Customs and Immigration Union wishes to echo in the strongest of terms the concerns voiced by Paul Boucher, President of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference: The August 24 decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to allow the federal government to force an end to job action for striking rail sector workers and […]
Original letter sent by mail from CIU National Mark Weber to Paul Boucher, President of the TCRC, on August 21, 2024. Dear Brother Boucher, By threatening to lockout workers should agreements with the Teamsters not be reached at the bargaining table by August 22, both CN and CPKC are resorting to the preferred tactic of […]
Original letter sent by mail from CIU National Mark Weber to Shawn Fain, President of the UAW, on August 14, 2024. Dear President Fain, The decision by the UAW to counter Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s shameless attempt to intimidate American workers is to be applauded in the strongest terms. It should serve as a […]
