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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
COPE 378 President Andy Ross and Vice President Gwenne Farrell are attending the ICEM World Energy Industries Conference in Norway from September 6 to 8. The ICEM is the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions.
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The following letter was published in the Vancouver Sun on Saturday September 4.
Click here to read the article on vancouversun.com.
ICBC must go further in offering a fairer deal
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
COPE 378 President Andy Ross and Vice President Gwenne Farrell are attending the ICEM World Energy Industries Conference in Norway from September 6 to 8. The ICEM is the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions.
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Monday, September 6, 2010
COPE 378 President Andy Ross and Vice President Gwenne Farrell are attending the ICEM World Energy Industries Conference in Norway from September 6 to 8. This is their first report from the conference:
September 6, 2010
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Over the past twelve months, working people did something they have not done for a very long time. They changed their government's mind.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
250 members of UFCW Local 401 in Edmonton, Alberta, are on strike. COPE 378 members at American Income Life in Edmonton have been collecting food and reps and agents have been delivering the food to the 2 picket locations regularly and also regularly walking the line.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Union members from across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley will be at the annual Labour Day Picnics in Burnaby and in Abbotsford.
This is the first year that the Fraser Valley Labour Council will be holding its own picnic for members in the Fraser Valley.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Union members from across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley will be at the annual Labour Day Picnics in Burnaby and in Abbotsford.
This is the first year that the Fraser Valley Labour COuncil will be holding its own picnic for members in the Fraser Valley.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
COPE 378 has won several major awards from the International Labor Communications Association. Washington, DC-based ILCA is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, Canadian Labour Congress, and CTW and awards unions every year in a wide variety of categories spanning from print to online, social media and new media, and many other aspects of labour communications.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
ICBC is Subsidizing the Government’s Deficit, While Drivers and Workers Pay: Union
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Below is an unpublished letter submitted last week to the Editor of the Vancouver Sun in response to an article by Philip Hochstein.
RE: How unions are misspending members' dues, August 9 2010.
It is disappointing that Philip Hochstein is using an issue, in this case the HST, to address the bees in his own political bonnet rather than talking about the issue at-hand.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
In July 1983, BC’s Social Credit government began the “Restraint” program, an unprecedented, draconian attack on the province’s public sector and social services.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Federation investigation uncovers nightmare in the woods
August 10, 2010
The B.C. Federation of Labour is calling on the provincial government to shut down and launch an independent investigation into Surrey-based Khaira Enterprises following allegations of widespread abuse of silviculture workers.
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Andy Ross last week responded to correspondence from Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding Government of Mexico’s aggression towards striking members of the union Los Mineros.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Known costs: unionized workers agreed to a two-year wage freeze
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
COPE 378 President Andy Ross today received a letter from Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon regarding COPE’s support of Los Mineros and the union’s work alongside Mexican workers.
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
By Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun Blogs
BC Hydro has released a 28-page document reviewing the process and prices associated with its just-completed 2008 Clean Call for new sources of green electricity.
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
COPE 378 members and staff joined with hundreds of other union supporters and thousands of marchers in this year's Vancouver Pride Parade.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
As you are aware, your Union and the Employer have been in discussions regarding the budgetary difficulties that would result in the layoffs of two full-time regular employees.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
COPE 378 members, staff, family, and friends will be marching with the Multi-Union Pride float this Sunday, August 1, at the annual Vancouver Pride Parade.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010