Brothers and Sisters; The Trustees of the PPWC-Employer Trusted Health & Welfare Plan met on October 16, 2017 and would like to update you on a number of items relating to your group benefit coverage. Updates include: Desjardins Assistance with CPP Appeals Backlog of Pacific Blue Cross Claims Dental Scaling Financial Position of the Plan […]
Sisters & Brothers! What’s new at your Local? Do you have something to say? Write an article, for the winter edition of the Leaflet! Deadline for this issue is December 15, but we are always […]
On Tuesday November 28th, 2017, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm there will be a Rally and Info Night for Ancient Forests and BC Forestry Jobs held in Victoria, BC, at Alix Goolden Hall at 907 Pandora Avenue. YOUR participation makes all the difference! With the election of a new provincial government, RIGHT NOW is […]
The Public and Private Workers of Canada and Unifor are holding a joint press conference on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at 12:00pm at the corner of #4 Highway and Clark Road in Qualicum Beach, B.C. The Public and Private Workers of Canada represent thousands of workers in British Columbia, many of which are employed in the […]
Attention all students! It’s that time of year again! The Public and Private Workers of Canada is offering two $1000 bursaries which are available to all PPWC members in good standing, including their spouses and dependants. Submission deadline for each bursary is November 1st of each year. Both bursaries are given annually in January. For more […]
Brothers and Sisters; What’s happening at your Local this summer? Submit an article to the PPWC newsletter, the Leaflet! E-mail your article or questions to: Ron Richardson, Leaflet Editor, richardsonron6@gmail.com or Jenna at the PPWC National office, Jenna@PPWC.ca *Articles can be between 250 – 1000 words. Please submit any relevant graphics with your article, with […]
Brothers and Sisters; The Trustees of the PPWC-Employer Trusted Health & Welfare Plan met on June 8, 2017 and would like to update you on a number of items relating to your group benefit coverage. Renewal Rate Increase Traveling out of Province Whistleblower Hotline Dental Fee Guide and Fee Pre-Determinations The Trust meeting dates for […]
Celebrate 50 years of PPWC Local 8! 1967-2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Prince George—Pattern bargaining for Western Canada’s pulp and paper sector has concluded with a four-year tentative agreement signed by Unifor, the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), and Canfor Pulp. “The tentative agreement signed today reflects the important contributions of our members at pulp and paper workplaces across the West,” […]
In Part 1 of this new 3-part mini-series explores the endangered old-growth forests of Vancouver Island. Despite the reality that less than 10% of the prime, low-elevation old-growth remains on the island, these forests continue to be converted into second-growth tree farms. We unpack what the loss of these forests means for biodiversity and for […]