Union Safety Net S2 : EP8 – Blair Doucet Youth Summer Camp

Summer kids’ camps typically focus on sports or the arts. However, in New Brunswick, there is a unique camp for teenagers that focuses on union education.   Blair Doucet, the past president of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, believed that youth involvement was crucial to a strong Labour movement. He identified a need to expand …

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Union Safety Net S2 : EP6 – More than 1,000 job losses at CRA

On May 1, International Workers Day, the Canada Revenue Agency announced that more than 1,000 term employees in contact centres across the country will not be renewed when their contracts expire on May 16. It begs the question – how will this impact services to Canadians? We sat down with Marc Brière, National President of the Union of Taxation Employees to find out what’s going on with our taxes.

Union Safety Net S2 : EP3 – Work Force Adjustment

Howie West, formerly of PSAC, and Erin Sirett, Lead on WFA at PSAC, discuss the Work Force Adjustment Appendix, or WFA, a mechanism enshrined in the collective agreement for many federal public service workers.

Union Safety Net Episode 12 – Border control and security

Following Donald Trump’s accusations about the flow of migrants and fentanyl from Canada into the United States, the government of Canada announced a multitude of changes to border control and security costed at approximately $1.3 billion dollars.