The Trustees of the PPWC – Employer Trusted Health and Welfare Plan met on October 22 and would like to update you on a number of items relating to your group benefit coverage. Download Bulletin
The Fall 2020 edition of the newly designed CCU Connections, the news magazine of the Confederation of Canadian Unions, is now online. Special thanks to everyone on the editorial board, including Michael Belanger, Dawn Burns, Breanne Whitwell, Ron Richardson, and the writers who provided articles. And please share the link below with your affiliates, locals […]
The Public and Private Workers of Canada, Local 8 welcomes new members from North Island Hospital Comox Valley and North Island Campbell River Hospital. These unorganized workers joined PPWC following a landslide victory at the Labour Relations Board vote with 100% in favor of joining PPWC. We are excited to have this group of power […]
The Public and Private Workers of Canada is proud to welcome 68 new support staff in facilities, building services and clerical from the GTAP RCMP Federal Headquarters to PPWC Local 5. Workers voted 91% in favour of joining PPWC. “It is always an extraordinary moment when we welcome new members into PPWC,” said PPWC 1st […]
The CCU/CSC will provide annual bursaries of $1,000 for dependent children of members of unions belonging to the CCU/CSC for the purpose of furthering their post-secondary education. There will be a lottery for these bursaries at the Executive Board Meeting on October 18, 2020. The dependent bursary application forms are listed below (both French and […]
Attention all students! It’s that time of year again! The Public and Private Workers of Canada is offering two $1,000 bursaries that are available to all PPWC members in good standing, including their spouses and dependents. The submission deadline for each bursary is November 1, 2020. Both bursaries will be presented to the winners in […]
September 7 commemorates Labour Day, one of the most important days on the calendar for workers. On March 25, 1872, the Toronto Typographical Union takes up the cause of the “Nine-Hour Movement” and goes out on strike when its demands for a shorter workweek are ignored. A few weeks later, ten thousand people participate in […]
The Spring 2020 edition of the newly designed CCU Connections, the news magazine of the Confederation of Canadian Unions, is now online. CCU Executive and the Editorial Board agreed on a new design and format for the magazine. Special thanks to everyone on the editorial board, including Michael Belanger, Dawn Burns, Breanne Whitwell, Ron Richardson, […]