Unifor Local 27 Retirees Chapter

After decades of representing labour in London, the CAW’s Tim Carrie is moving to a new post at the union’s education centre in Port Elgin. Reporter Norman De Bono traces the career of an advocate for the working person and social change whose activism was born on the floor of the Firestone plant.

Six new working groups are now preparing for the founding convention and the launch of the new union, Labour Day weekend 2013. Check out the latest information on the work of the committees on how it’s all coming together.

The Friends of the Thames would like to thank all our volunteers and sponsors during the last 13 years, thousands of environmentally concerned volunteers, landowners, clubs, organizations and municipalities have pulled together on Earth Week to help clean up sections of the Thames River watershed.

If you would like to help the “Friends of the Thames" and show your appreciation for our Canadian Heritage River by making the Thames River cleaner and healthier, come out and clean up your favourite spot.

Thanks for all your help and dedication.

On Wednesday, May 1st at 5 pm a memorial service to honour the Topuddle Martyrs will be held. The Service will be held at the Tolpuddle Martyrs' memorial sculpture at Ivy Park at the fork of the Thames.

As part of the service there will be the presentation of the Topuddle Memorial Award to Sue Scott-Mallett - CUPW 566

A light dinner (finger foods) will be served afterwards at the Wortley Road House, 190 Wortley Rd London.

Sick seniors are being discharged from hospital too soon and without enough supports, when they should be going to long-term care.

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Sick seniors are being discharged from hospital too soon and without enough supports, when they should be going to long-term care.

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(Toronto, Ontario) – Over 30,000 protesters descended on Maple Leaf Gardens this afternoon as Liberal Party delegates prepared to elect the next Premier of Ontario. Coming from every corner of the province and every walk of life, the protest marked the largest opposition the party has faced since forming government in 2003. “We are here to tell the new Premier of Ontario that you cannot lead this province unless fairness, equality and workers’ rights are central to your economic strategy,” said OFL President Sid Ryan to a thronging crowd at Toronto’s Allan Gardens. “Today’s rally is a testament to the Liberal’s largest opposition – the people of Ontario.”

The Friends of the Thames would like to Thank All our Volunteers and Sponsors During the last 13 years, 1000's of environmentally concerned volunteers, landowners, clubs, organizations and municipalities have pulled together on Earth Week to help clean up sections of the Thames River watershed. This year almost 500 volunteers cleaned up and "Adopted" 200 km of our Canadian Heritage River. If you would like to help the 'Friends of the Thames" and show your appreciation for our Canadian Heritage River by making the Thames River cleaner and healthier, come out and clean up your favourite spot. London Only but all communities can help. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and staying cool. There has been a lot of focus on the Thames River later with the low water level. Garbage and debris that our volunteers couldn't see or reach this spring is now visible. If you and some of more volunteers would like to participate on Thursday it would be very much appreciated. Please don't feel obligated as we have all done more than our share of keeping the Thames River clean. This is a unique year with the low water levels.

The project to form a new Canadian union (building on the existing strengths of the CAW and the CEP) is off to a very busy start this New Year