Archive of Local News

01Feb2012
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Local 417
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Local News

Feedback to PD Sessions

Recently a bargaining unit member had a bad experience after having priovided feedback to a session that she attended. The short story is that she was agressively pursued and asked to explain in written form her comment. She felt bullied, betrayed and beaten.        Please take note: (more...)

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01Feb2012
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Local 417
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Local News, Provincial News

Demand Setting Agenda

  February 8th,2012, vdesk , 3-5

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30Jan2012
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Local 417
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Local News, Provincial News

CAW-CEP Discussion Paper

After two decades of fighting mostly defensive battles against the pressures of globalization, employer aggression, hostile government policy, and public cynicism, the trade union movement in Canada faces an enormous and historic moment of truth. (more...)

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30Jan2012
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Local 417
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Local News, Provincial News

Unions must change quickly to survive, says secret report by CEP/CAW

Unions must overhaul themselves dramatically — and fast — or face a slow death, says a secret report by the two groups contemplating the biggest merger in Canadian labour history.

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25Jan2012
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Local 417
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Local News, Provincial News

McGuinty counts on ‘respect’ to limit PS pay

  Premier Dalton McGuinty says his special relationship with unions, based on "respect and collaboration" - and large pay increases - will help him rein in public sector salaries in upcoming negotiations.

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20Jan2012
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Local 417
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Local News, Provincial News