The Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) acknowledge a multicultural Canada. This day, June 27th, Canada’s Multiculturalism Day honors racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds of Canada. Recent unjust acts against a number of racialized groups call out to us now more than ever that today is the time stand together against racism and support […]
John Folkers, Union Councillor PPWC Local 5, and our Friend February 8, 1957 – June 1, 2021 By Todd Smith What constitutes a good man? Maybe human decency. What constitutes a great man? I believe, passion. In John, we lost a peer, a mentor, a union brother, a friend. John stood up for others, his […]
It is with great pleasure that the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), Local 8 and the Chief Engineers, Power Engineers and Supervising Power Engineers of Comox Valley/Campbell River Hospitals, announce a new 3-year deal with C & W Facility Services Canada Inc. This is the first contract that has been negotiated with this […]
The Public and Private Workers of Canada acknowledges National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, June 21, 2021. This is the National 25th anniversary of celebrating the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada! This is an important day in our nation’s history and a day to be […]
PPWC’s Environmental Sustainability Officer, Cam Shiell attends the 2nd Annual BC First Nations Forestry Conference. This year’s event will bring together BC First Nations to share information related to forestry workforce opportunities and provide a space for communities to share knowledge about forest stewardship and management practices in all regions of British Columbia. The conference will […]
The Trustees of the PPWC – Employer Trusteed Health & Welfare Plan met on February 25th and would like to update you on a number of items relating to your group benefit coverage. March 2021 bulletin
Photo: The Canadian Press/Justin Tang, Tues. June 6, 2021 To re-iterate the words of our Nation’s leader, Prime Minister Trudeau, “Islamophobia is real. Hatred has consequences, and it has to stop.” The PPWC joins our communities in expressing our condemnation for the violent attack in London, Ontario this week which caused the death of a […]
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-lays-out-plans-for-modernizing-regulation-of-the-forest-industry PPWC looks forward to the advancement of this plan and ready to bring our insights and experience to the table. BC LAYS OUT PLANS FOR ‘MODERNIZING’ REGULATION OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY The changes are expected to be introduced in the B.C. legislature this fall. The B.C. government has released a series of goals, plans and […]
It is a different world today, that is for sure. One look around in our current environment at the faces of the weary mask wearers due to the Covid-19 Pandemic tells us so. However, today PPWC stands in solidarity of a different kind and joins all of our brothers and sisters across Canada in the […]
Read the Spring 2021 edition of CCU Connections, the news magazine of the Confederation of Canadian Unions. Download Here In this edition: Kelly Johnson – Fixing Canada’s Vaccine Delivery Failure Jim Streb – How has the Pandemic Infected our Economy Dawn Burns – Domestic Violence Under a Pandemic Michael Belanger – A Universal Basic Income […]