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UNIFOR Health, Safety & Environment Newsletter Volume 4, No. 1
In this issue:
- A Life in Error: from little slips to big disasters
- Workplace Mental Health at the Bottom Line Conference 2016
- Implementing the CSA Standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
- CCOHS Forum 2016 - The Changing World of Work
- Occupational Cancer Symposium
- Sexual Harassment
- Ontario Noise Regulations
- I will never get injured on the job. I will never have to deal with WCB
- Health and Safety Training Takes Off in 2016
- Sun Safety at Work
- Hybrid Pacifica Proves a Hit on Earth Day
- Climate tells us which clothes to BUY, and weather tells us which cloths to WEAR
2016 Area Council Retirees’ Picnic
Reminder to all our members that the Annual Unifor Area Council Picnic is being held at Unifor Local 88 In Ingersoll June 7th 2016.
Pot Luck Lunch. Bring Lawn Chairs. Start Time 10-30am.
UNIFORUM VOLUME 4, NO. 10
In this Issue:
- Canada should rethink approach to trade
- Rally hears about the many threats from TPP
- Convention 2016 updates
- Health care workers discuss future of health care at biannual conference
and more
Keep Hydro Public Rally
OPSEU is kindly providing a bus to and from the rally. There are limited seats available so please respond to this email or phone/txt/Facebook message me (Ange Thompson) to reserve your spot. The bus will be leaving OPSEU London office 1092 Dearness Drive 6am sharp on Tuesday May 31st. There is plenty of parking to leave your car. The rally is approximately 1 hour long, 9-10am then the bus will return us to Dearness Drive.
Beware the Rise of Ransomware
The latest spin on a ransom note isn’t composed of letters clipped out of a newspaper. Increasingly, criminals are unleashing brash attacks on your PC and its data through a type of malicious software called ransomware.
The Pulse - April 2016 - Volume 8, No 2
In this Issue:
Health Accord Campaign
Unifor Send Equal pay Day Message
Paramedics Rally in Thunder Bay
NotATarget
2016 Tolpuddle Award Ceremony
This Collection is from the 2016 Tolpuddle Martyrs Ceremony held at the Tolpuddle Martyrs' memorial sculpture in Ivy Park, London Ont.
This Years recipient of the London & District Labour Council Tolpuddle Award was LDLC Sgt-at-Arms: Joe Wilson.
Hector McLellan, Patti Dalton, Irene Mathyssen - MP London-Fanshawe & Peggy Sattler - MPP London West were just some of the guest speakers
The Story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
In the 1830s life in villages like Tolpuddle was hard and getting worse. Farm workers could not bear yet more cuts to their pay. Some fought back by smashing the new threshing machines but this brought harsh punishments.
In 1834, farm workers in west Dorset formed a trade union. Unions were lawful and growing fast but six leaders of the union were arrested and sentenced to seven years’ transportation for taking an oath of secrecy. A massive protest swept across the country. Thousands of people marched through London and many more organised petitions and protest meetings to demand their freedom.
70% of Hydro is still owned by the people!
New Campaign Phase to jolt MPPs to KEEP HYDRO PUBLIC
The vast majority of Ontarians oppose hydro privatization.
The new phase of the KEEP HYDRO PUBLIC campaign will turn public opposition into focused political pressure. Liberal MPPs are responsible for their government’s privatization policies. They must be held accountable.
Court Ruling Against Bill 115 Secures Charter Rights of Every Worker
OFL Calls on Premier Wynne to Bring Balance and Fairness to Labour Laws
(TORONTO, ON) ─ The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) applauded yesterday’s Ontario Superior Court ruling upholding the collective bargaining rights of educational workers, including their right to strike. Hon. Justice Thomas Lederer found that the McGuinty Government’s controversial Bill 115, imposed in the fall of 2012, was a violation of Charter rights and freedoms, and was part of a process that was “fundamentally flawed.”
Hector McLellan's April Report to the Retiree's Chapter
Local 27 Retiree Executives Hector McLellan and Peter Kearney joined with Unifor retirees from GM, Ford, Chrysler, and CAMI at a meeting to formulate strategies to make clear to our working members and our National Union that losses from our contract negotiations since 2007 are having a serious effect on the standard of living of retirees now and which will continue into the future.
Passing of Archie Bailie
We are saddened to report the passing of Archie Bailie, Archie will be missed by his many friends at Local 27. Archie served several terms as plant chairman at th General Motors Locomotive Plant
NDP demands Wynne government stop proposed price hike for seniors’ prescriptions
NDP Demands Wynne Government Stop Proposed Price Hike for Seniors’ Prescriptions
London – After meeting with seniors and the Chair of CARP’s London chapter today, Teresa Armstrong, MPP for London-Fanshawe and the NDP’s seniors’ affairs critic, demanded the Wynne government stop its proposed increase to the cost of prescription drugs for seniors, included in the recently released 2016 provincial budget.
UPDATE!
Good new from The Ontario NDP party, all our letter writing and petitions have paid off!
Yesterday, the Premier admitted that she had made a mistake when she increased prescription drug costs for seniors. After considerable public outcry, the Ontario Liberals have changed their tune on this issue.
This is a victory for seniors across Ontario, and it was made possible by the thousands of voices who joined in our call to reverse this harmful decision.
We won. Thank you for joining us in speaking out on this issue. Together we have rallied to the aid of seniors, and shown that New Democrats will always fight for the fairness and accessibility of our health care system.
Sincerely, - Andrea Andrea Horwath Ontario’s NDP
Senior's Poverty Rates on the Rise in Canada
Many Canadians are under the impression that seniors’ poverty is something we no longer have to worry about. This simply is not true.
Seniors’ poverty is now on the rise again, according to census 2013 information cited by the Broadbent institute. Rates are especially high among single senior women who live alone, aboriginal seniors, immigrant seniors, seniors with disabilities, and gay and lesbian seniors. According to a report by the National Seniors Strategy for Canada, published in January, there are over 600,000 seniors living in “low income” according to the after-tax low income measure.
March is Fraud Prevention Month
During March, The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) wants you to know more about the different scams fraudsters use to steal money or identities. Each day, social media posts will be issued with information about a different scam. Share our tweets and Facebook posts with your friends and family, and talk about these scams. The more you know about a specific scam, the less likely you are to be a victim.