Mark your calendar – We really hope that we will see you on Monday, September 19th in the auditorium of UVic’s Harry Hickman Building. In collaboration, Amnesty Victoria (AI Group 27), Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN), UVic Social Justice Studies, Victoria Peace Coalition, and the Mining Justice Action Committee (MJAC) will be showing “WE CALL THEM INTRUDERS: A Documentary about Canadian Mining…
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OTTAWA – Postal workers are proposing a 30-day cooling off period to Canada Post management to address concerns about “uncertainty” in the mail system and give negotiations a chance to succeed. “Our members, their families and all Canadians do not deserve to have this threat of a lockout ‘looming’ over our heads from a profitable public service. Postal workers want…
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Following the shocking massacre of 50 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, by a lone gunman on June 12, who also injured 53 more people that day, Mark Hancock, national president of CUPE, is speaking out on behalf of CUPE members to condemn violence in all its forms. “Our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and…
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A private company is going to move to B.C. and endanger our safe blood supply unless we stop them. Join your community Tuesday, May 10th at 6:30 pm to learn more about the threat of paid plasma and what you can do to help keep our blood system safe. The hosts will be speaking along with Kat Lanteigne, advocate and co-founder…
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The most recent statistics from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) tell us that in 2014, 919 workplace deaths were recorded in Canada – more than 2.5 deaths every single day. Among the 919 dead were thirteen young workers aged fifteen to nineteen years; and another twenty-five workers aged twenty to twenty-four years. Add to these fatalities…
Read moreWhen you’re a nice person, conflict can be a real challenge. Not that mean people are any better at conflict; they just enjoy it more. New research from Columbia University shows that how you handle conflict can make or break your career. The researchers measured something scientifically that many of us have seen firsthand—people who are too aggressive in conflict…
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