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Next General Membership Meeting
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June 15, 2010 at 3525 Pasqua Street at 7:00 PM. New Members welcome!
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Brainwashing 101
One of the most abusive corporate practices that has been legalized by the Brad Wall Sask Party government is the dreaded "Closed Door Meeting". Thanks to Mr. Wall, union members can now be privately, without benefit of union representation, persuaded, intimidated or coerced by corporate bullies, belligerent managers or union - busting spin doctors. This sort of thing, which we all thought went out with the horse and buggy, is back, under the guise of "freedom of speech for employers" and what the Sask Party calls, the "need to rebalance" the power between employers and unions. Take a look at this video and see how well it works in the USA. Who benefits when employers have this amount of power over unionized workers?
larryhubich.blogspot.com/2010/04/workplace-democracy-corporate-style.html
War on Labour
The International Labour Organization has ruled that the Brad Wall (Sask. Party) anti-labour legislation is a clear violation of workers rights under the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Freedom of Association. While Canada's federal government has been requested by the UN Agency to clamp down on the Saskatchewan Government, one prominent Saskatchewan blogger takes Sask Party Labour Minister Rob Norris to task for putting Saskatchewan to shame. owlsandroosters.blogspot.com/2010/03/aeel-minister-rob-norris-brings-shame.html
Gormley wrong on unions
John Gormley's column, Why unions don't want smaller government (SP, March 19), repeats the common but altogether mistaken assumption that, while unions may have advanced social progress in the long-forgotten past, they are increasingly irrelevant today.
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Labour video of the year!
www.labourstart.org/lvoty/
Young Workers Need Protection
July 22, 2009- Regina SK - The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, representing over 95,000 workers and their families, have concerns with the new minimum age regulations announced by the provincial government this week.
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West Wind Turbulence can't stop pilots from joining CEP - Gary Schoenfeldt CEP 911
Three pilots, grounded by West Wind Aviation of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, were reinstated by the Canada Industrial Relations Board which later decided to certify CEP as the legal bargaining agent and representative of all 70 pilots. The Saskatoon Star Phoenix reported on April 29, 2009, that the pilopts were fired for union organizing in October 2008, reinstated by the Board and then witnessed their union being legally recognized in March 2009. Congratulations to the newest members of CEP!
Corporations blame unions for economic meltdown - Straightgoods.com
Elite deflect blame, settle old scores, by demanding concessions from auto workers.Dateline: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by Linda McQuaig
By any logic, advocates of unfettered capitalism should be seeking cover from public wrath these days, as the deregulated capitalism they foisted on us continues to self-destruct, bringing calamity into the lives of millions.
Yet I've heard barely a whisper of mea culpa from members of this corporate crowd.
On the contrary, they seem to see the economic meltdown as an opportunity to finally do in their old foes in the labour movement.
After years of demonizing unions and undermining workers' rights, they're now taking advantage of the unpopularity of the auto bail-outs to try to take away gains that the Canadian Auto Workers spent decades achieving, and that set a standard for the labour movement.
In demanding wage concessions of up to $19 an hour, auto company executives and the Harper government are hoping to deflect public anger for the economic meltdown onto those who assemble cars. (If only GM workers hadn't frittered away their time on the assembly line bundling together those Credit Derivative Swaps.)
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Government using economic crisis as an excuse to attack pay equity. Women must confront Ottawa's anti-equality agenda
Dateline: Tuesday, March 03, 2009
By Barbara Byers
International Women's Day will be observed in more than 40 countries on March 8th. Lately, women in Canada have had little to celebrate. The economic crisis is in full swing and women workers are bracing for the worst economic turmoil in decades, without the support they need to weather the storm.
www.straightgoods.ca/2009/ViewFeature.cfm
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CEP Local 911 joins workers everywhere in celebrating International Women’s Day, March 8, 2009.
This day of recognition is steeped in the history of workers’ struggle.
“Those strikes and demonstrations led by the women gave us International Women’s Day, a special day to commemorate the women in our lives...,” says Wanda Bartlett, Recording Secretary of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL).
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“One man supports Women’s Equality, another doesn’t.”
http://larryhubich.blogspot.com/2009/02/one-man-supports-womens-equality.html
Shiftwork Committee to tackle scheduling issues
CEP Local 911 members working 12 hour shifts in the Mail, Print and Hot-Room at One Research Drive have decided to address long-standing issues related to shift work.
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The "so-called" union that has been invited by Brad Wall and Rob Norris to open up shop in Saskatchewan has submitted a brief to the Saskatchewan Minimum Wage Board calling for a cut in the minimum wage for workers under the age of 21. In a submission dated October 23, 2009, the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) made four (4) recommendations to the newly appointed Minimum Wage Board one of which urges the Board to recommend that minimum wage be "discounted by 10 percent for youth under the age of 21 years".
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CEP Western Region Events
Get involved with youir union! CEP's diverse membership is strengthened when its members participate across the region. Solidarity between CEP Locals is key to understanding how issues can be resolved within each local. There is a wealth of experience within the hundreds of CEP locals and bargaining units, and it is just waiting to be tapped. Here is a link to the Western Region Calendar of Events. If something interests you, take note of it. Bring it to a Local meeting and find out how you can be a part of something that will benefit everybody! www.cep.ca/reg_western/files/calendar.html
Epic struggle at Petro Canada secures new contract as lockout and boycott ends.
Workers at the Montreal Petro Canada refinery have voted 94.6% to accept a new collective agreement to end a 13 month lockout fought over the future of national pattern bargaining in Canada’s oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Dave Coles CEP national president, has declared the boycott to be over. Read more here: http://www.cep.ca/campaigns/petro-canada/petrocan_end_e.html
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CommonDreams.org December 13, 2008
Detroit's Problem: It's Health Care, not the Union
by Christopher R. Martin
The Senate's failure to pass the bailout of the U.S. auto industry strikes a big blow at one of labor's last stands in manufacturing in the U.S.
What's at stake? According to the bill: 355,000 workers in the U.S. directly employed by the automobile industry; 4,500,000 employed in related industries (the auto industry has the highest job creation multiplier effect of any industry); 1,000,000 retirees (with pensions and health care benefits).
Vice President Dick Cheney, mindful of his administration's economic legacy, reportedly pleaded to fellow Republicans in the Senate, "If we don't do this, we will be known as the party of Herbert Hoover forever."
Welcome to forever, Dick.
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