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COPE 454 receives arbitration award at Lakehead District School Board

To view the award please click on the following link: COPE 454 award Lakeheard Dsitrict School Board

COPE 523 receives interest arbitration award at Sensenbrenner Hospital, Kapuskasing

To view the award please click on the following link: COPE 523 interest award Sensenbrenner Hospital

COPE Announces Labour College Scholarships

National President, Serge Cadieux, has announced the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union will grant two scholarships of $10,000 each as of June 2012. Many COPE members are interested in enrolling in a labour education program because they consider it the key to acquiring the skills needed to challenge the power of employers. Starting in 2012, [...]

COPE Local 103 – Outstanding Member

Jean McConeghy, a COPE Local 103 member is recognized as an Outstanding Member for 44 years of service. Please view full article on the following link. Jean McConeghy-Outstanding Member

COPE Local 343 Member wins Award

COPE Local 343 member, Janice Gairey, Director of Human Rights, at the Ontario Federation of Labour has won the Bromley Armstrong award. The award “recognizes dedication and contributions that demonstrate outstanding committment and leadership to persons that fought and propagate the rights of Labour and Human Rights”. Sister Gairey is the President of the Ontario [...]

COPE Ontario legal counsel Glenn Wheeler interviewed on Harper government’s attacks on collective bargaining

Check out this link: http://www.globalnews.ca/bargaining+power/6442600977/story.html

Day of Action January 21, 2012 in London, ON

Day of Action – Jan 21, 2012 – letter from Sid Ryan, President OFL

Facebook Dangers

Here’s another wake-up call about the dangers of Facebook when it comes to you and your job. The decision is from the BC Labour Relations Board, but it speaks to the career risks for anyone getting on Facebook and running down the boss and the operation. The employer was a Mazda accessory store that had [...]

Jack Layton to Improve Retirement Security

Layton plans to overhaul CPP to improve our pensions… Click here to see the Article in the Toronto Star regarding Jack Layton’s plan to improve our pensions.

Local 529 Member Honoured for International Work

COPE member Andrew Hazlewood was honoured in North Bay when he was inducted into the Nipissing Disrict Human Rights Hall of Fame. Hazlewood, a member of COPE Local 529, employed at the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board was honoured for his charity work in Costa Rica. Andrew and his Duke of Edinburgh [...]