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Age discrimination and work injuries

June 1, 2008
The Report: June / July 2008 vol.29 num.2 by SARAH OLEARY

Enriching recreation therapy for a culturally diverse facility

June 1, 2008
The Report: June / July 2008 vol.29 num.2 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN and YUKIE KURAHASHI

Lab tech encourages growth through union activism

June 1, 2008
The Report: June / July 2008 vol.29 num.2 by LAURA BUSHEIKIN

380 died from workplace incidents or occupational disease in 2007, says BC Federation of Labour

June 1, 2008
The Report: June / July 2008 vol.29 num.2

Bill 42 still a gag law despite government amendments

May 28, 2008
The B.C. Federation of Labour is renewing its call on the Campbell government to kill Bill 42. Bowing to widespread and sustained public criticism, Attorney General Wally Oppal this morning presented minor amendments to Bill 42. "The Campbell government wanted to gag free speech rights for five months, now they want to gag free speech for three months," said B.C. Federation of Labour President, Jim Sinclair. "Bill 42 is still a gag law." Bill 42 also includes changes to voter identification requirements that will make it difficult for the homeless to vote.

CHPS delivers message on shortages to Commons committee

May 28, 2008
Ottawa (28 May 2008) - Canada desperately needs an effective strategic national plan to train more health professionals, says the Canadian Health Professionals Secretariat (CHPS). "Otherwise, efforts to improve access and modernize the system will fail," secretariat co-chair Elisabeth Ballermann told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Tuesday.   See full brief here.

NUPGE submission to Mental Health Commission of Canada

May 28, 2008
'Profound change is essential if people living with mental illness are to receive the help they need and deserve.' - James Clancy Ottawa (26 May 2008) - The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) has presented a 14-page brief to the Mental Health Commission of Canada recommending broad change in four key areas ... the national public health care system, health human resources, community-based social services and the criminal justice system.

'The Power to Change Our Communities'

May 22, 2008
The Kamloops and District Labour Council offers a unique opportunity for working people and community people to come together fora discussion around local and regional municipal election isues. The Think Community Forum will be held Tuesday, June 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Clock Tower Theatre and Thompson Rivers University. Discussion group topics include: urban development, job creation, affordable housing, P3s, environmental issues, ethical purchasing and tranist.

REMINDER: HSA offers scholarships for Summer Institute for Union Women - -Women Behaving Politically" (July 9 - 13, 2008 - Victoria, BC)

May 21, 2008
The BC Summer Institute for Union Women offers an intensive week of learning within a supportive environment where union women can develop skills as workers, activists and leaders.

HSA urges government to withdraw gag legislation

May 16, 2008
HSA has joined a number of other B.C. public-sector unions in their call on the Liberal government to withdraw legislation that severely restricts public-interest advertising and communication in the five months leading up to the May 2009 provincial election. Bill 42, the Election Amendment Act, would eliminate the kind of information campaigns about service cuts launched by the labour movement  in the lead up to the 2005 provincial election.

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