CUPE 951 Holiday Social & Warm Clothes Drive December 14th, 11:45-1:15 Cadboro Commons, North Dining Room Holiday Social Information We are pleased to send you this invitation to join us for the CUPE 951 Holiday Social, taking place on December 14th , 2016 at the Cadboro North Dining Room on the upper floor of Cadboro Commons. The social will run from…
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Following a surprise election victory for Donald Trump and the Republican party south of the border, CUPE is pledging support and solidarity with our labour and progressive civil society allies, as they face uncertain times. “CUPE will be reaching out to our sister unions and allies in civil society to offer our support and solidarity, as they fight for social justice and progress on…
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FUN TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER The Canadian Federation of the Blind is hosting a fun Trivia evening at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, on November 5, 2016 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Everyone is welcome! Enjoy a wonderful evening of team work. Teams of eight people work collectively to win the most points. There will be prizes awarded for rst, second and third…
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Please mark your calendars for this year’s Food for Fines campaign! This year the UVic Library will be accepting donations from November 21st to December 9th at all of our library locations. As always, all donations will be sent to the Mustard Seed food bank and the UVSS Food Bank. A few details: The Library will take $2 off library…
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After declining for many years, support for unions has rebounded since the financial crisis. A growing number of Canadians also say they’d like to join a union. These are some of the reasons why: 1. Higher wages. On average unionized workers are paid $5.40 an hour or 23 per cent more than those who aren’t members of a union. The union advantage…
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The Council of Canadians organized a rally outside the Law Courts, which featured health care practitioners and researchers, as well as leaders from trade unions and civil society.”As Brian Day, who is known to many as ‘Dr. Profit’, attempts to land the knock-out punch to medicare, we were on hand to raise awareness and let court know we won’t stand by…
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