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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 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 Officers at Rally for Toronto
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 [...]
Local 96 receives arbitration award at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital
COPE Local 96 members at TBRH receive arbitration award. This award, issued by a panel chaired by Arbitrator Steven Raymond, provided the union with the majority of its outstanding proposals and did not award any of the hospital’s demands. This interest arbitration was convened to settle the remaining issues in dispute between the Union and the [...]
OFL Letter to Ontario Premier re Long-Gun Registry
Letter to D McGuinty re Long-Gun Registry – Nov 10 11
Thunder Bay Members in Action
Thunder Bay COPE members Ron Boucher and Brenda Bortolin represent COPE at a media conference in support of municipal workers.
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