Doug McAvoy, former General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers passed away on the morning of 12 May at the age of 80. “Many trade unionists in the UK will agree that his contribution to education and the working...
Education International’s Social and Policy Dialogue Forum, held in Accra, Ghana, on 8-9 May, served to support stronger social and policy dialogue in Africa, where mechanisms for social and policy dialogue are often either weak or non-existent. Significantly, the participants...
The role and responsibility of unions in agriculture, meat and dairy faced with global warming was the issue confronting participants from 18 countries in an IUF climate change workshop hosted by the North American UFCW in Omaha, Nebraska May 6-7....
On May 10 in London, the IUF, IndustriALL and Unilever signed an agreement to ensure that the rights of all workers in Unilever manufacturing operations are adequately protected from the potential adverse human rights impacts stemming from the use of...
The Joint Commitment on Sustainable Employment in Unilever Manufacturing sets out principles and procedures to prevent potential harm to fundamental workers’ rights caused by non-permanent employment. The agreement applies to workers in over 300 Unilever factories in 69 countries, whether employed...
More than 500 delegates wrapped up four days of debate at CUPE BC’s 56th annual convention in Victoria, electing a new executive board, debating a wide range of resolutions, and passing an action plan to guide the union over the...
The gender pay gap stands at 18.8 per cent across the world. It is not simply due to factors like experience, education, productivity or performance, that would usually determine wages in the labour market. Instead, occupational segregation and the polarization...
CUPE MB is joining thousands around the world in celebrating the International Day of the Midwife on May 6 and is calling for the government to improve midwifery in the province. Recent reports that Manitoba-trained midwives are unable to find positions here...
Ruling on unsubstantiated complaints by President Erdogan’s ruling AKP party, Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Body caved in to government pressure and annulled last month’s vote, ordering a rerun for 23 June. Victory by the opposition in winning the powerful seat of...
Kenora—Rainy River ON residents polled say they don’t support the massive changes the PCs are planning to make to the province’s health system. More than 300 Kenora area residents who responded to the local poll were asked whether they supported different...