Upcoming Events
- Marilyn Shaw's Retirement Tea (2 hours)
- Calgary District Council Meeting (19 days)
- CUPE Local 1169 Executive Meeting (20 days)
- CDLC executive meeting (24 days)
- CDLC General Membership Meeting (31 days)
Local Headlines
International Day of Mourning, April 28
Thu, 03/18/2010 - 10:12am — newsletterlocalInternational Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. Wreath laying ceremony will occur on April 28, noon, City of Calgary Workers Memorial. Please try to attend this important event. See poster for location and other details.
Entrenching Exploitation
Sat, 02/27/2010 - 11:46am — newsletterlocalA second report written by the Alberta Federation of Labour Temporary Foreign Worker Advocate examines working and living conditions of foreign workers, evaluates government response to the program and looks at the effects of the economic downturn.
Go to http://www.afl.org/upload/TFWReport2009.pdf for the report.
Celebrating Marilyn Shaw's Retirement!
Sat, 02/27/2010 - 10:43am — adminCome to Memorial Park Library on Friday March 19, 12-2, to celebrate Marilyn Shaw's retirement. Please see poster pdf for details.
ON THE LINE, booklet now available
Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:29am — newsletterlocalOn the Line: the Struggles of Alberta's Packing House Workers is an engaging story written by Alberta author and journalist Allan Chambers. The story of packing house workers describes the struggle of workers from diverse backgrounds and how they overcame differences in order to create strong unions that were at the forefront of industrial unionism in Alberta.
National Headlines
Everyone has the right to a decent pension: Moist
Dec 31, 1970?We are experiencing a national pension crisis,? Paul Moist told a crowd over breakfast in Saskatoon. Moist will be meeting with members across the country as part of CUPE's national pensions campaign.
Read MoreA lighter look at water privatization
Dec 31, 1970A new video casts a lighter look on the serious issue of privatization of public services.
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