VANCOUVER, June 20, 2016 /CNW/ – The expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is welcome, despite falling short of Labour's goal to double CPP benefits.
"This CPP increase will help to provide security for hard-working Canadians when they retire," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. "We would have preferred if the Finance Ministers had gone further, but this is still a significant gain. Higher benefits will result in a tangible impact on the day-to-day quality of life for future retirees."
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The Minister of Heritage Melanie Joly has asked Canadians to tell her what Canadian content means to them, now and in the digital future. Deadline for survey responses is May 27.
Unifor has prepared a guide to help you fill out the survey.
Here is the link to the survey. It should take 20 minutes or less. You can answer as a “stakeholder” or as a citizen/consumer, but the themes and the questions are very similar even if the order of the questions is a little different. We have provided the following guide.
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A Message From MFL President Kevin Rebeck
The MFL Health & Safety and Environment Committee is seeking support for their effort to put pressure on the federal government to move forward with a comprehensive ban on asbestos. This complements an active campaign by the Canadian Labour Congress.
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Unifor is contributing $250,000 to the Canadian Red Cross on behalf of the Fort McMurray relief efforts and is encouraging all 310,000 Unifor members and its Locals to make a donation.
Here is the Unifor statement.
Day of Mourning services are being held April 28 to remember and honour those who have lost their lives and who have been disabled while on the job. Ceremonies are taking place in Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk and Thunder Bay.
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Unifor's Media Council is looking for feedback to its draft Media Policy, which is an update to the policy last adopted in June 2015. The policy presents an overview of the state of the broadcast, print and graphical industries where our members are employed; a profile of the industries and our Locals; efforts the Media Council is committed to taking on behalf of our members in these industries; and the Media Council's Journalism Code of Principles.
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Message from Aldo Santin, President, Unifor Local 191:
The financial situation at the paper appears to be sliding from bad to worse with no end in sight. In December, I cautioned that we can expect further cuts at the Free Press despite the strong national and local economy. While management dismissed the Local's concerns as alarmist, we are indeed facing further cuts.
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January 28, 1916-2016
This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the first province, Manitoba, in Canada to grant women the right to vote and be elected. Unifor is marking this anniversary and encouraging continued political action.
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End of print editions for Guelph Mercury, Nanaimo Daily News
January 25, 2016
Toronto – The closure of two daily newspapers that have published since this country’s founding days, following on the heels of last week’s newsroom mergers, underlines the need for a broad public policy discussion about the future of Canada’s news media, Unifor says.
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January 19, 2016
Toronto – Postmedia’s plan to consolidate newsrooms across Canada is a massive betrayal of trust by the newspaper chain to its readers, Unifor says.
“The state of the news industry in this country – both print and broadcast – demands the immediate attention of the new Liberal government in Ottawa,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias.
“An informed public is the bedrock of a democratic society. Canada needs a strong news industry to ensure we have that informed public electing our leaders.”
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VANCOUVER, June 20, 2016 /CNW/ – The expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is welcome, despite falling short of Labour's goal to double CPP benefits.
