See the Spring 2021 edition of the Leaflet, the official voice of the Public and Private Workers of Canada. Download Here Inside this edition: President’s Report In Memory of Len Shenkel (1937 – 2020) Shop Stewards’ Corner Fixing Canada’s COVID Vaccine Delivery Failure 1st Vice-President’s Report 2nd Vice-President’s Report Occupational Health and Safety Bursary Winners […]
Originally released on April 1, 2021 and updated on April 28, 2021 https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021LBR0016-000615 PPWC would like to bring attention to the News Release from the Ministry of Labour announcing paid leave for COVID-19 vaccines. Amendments to the Employment Standards Act providing workers with up to three hours of paid leave to get each dose of […]
PPWC—Local 5 Update Million Air is a privately held aviation company that operates fixed-base operators in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia headquartered in Houston, Texas and has over 30 additional locations. After some time of bargaining, PPWC is proud to advise that we have a ratified new agreement from 2021 to 2024 […]
April 28th, the National Day of Mourning is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy. On this day, PPWC, Public and Private Workers of Canada encourage our members to pause, reflect and remember those workers. A message from your […]
PRINCE GEORGE, BC, April 22, 2021 /CNW/ – Two of the country’s largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), have agreed to continue to work together in the next round of pulp and paper bargaining for members across Western Canada. “There is strength in unity, and with both of our caucus’s working jointly we will […]
April 7, 2021 Authored by Ben Parfitt. Originally published in Policy Note. As UK’s Drax makes play for BC’s wood pellet mills, questions grow about wood-fired electricity. With its six massive 660-megawatt power units, the Drax power station in North Yorkshire is the United Kingdom’s largest thermal electricity plant. When it opened in the mid […]
Opinion: There are solutions available that support forest-dependent communities while addressing ecological, climate emergencies we face. Originally published in the Vancouver Sun, March 28, 2021 Written by Andrea Inness and Gary Fiege April 30 will mark one year since the B.C. government received the Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR) panel’s report, its blueprint for a […]
PPWC National Vice President 1, Todd Smith, will host a virtual Shop Steward course for Local 9 members. Course participants will gain confidence, skills and knowledge to increase their effectiveness as Shop Stewards.
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls, and raising awareness of the work left to be done. A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So let’s all choose to challenge. How will you help […]
By Ben Parfitt Originally posted on The Tyee on February 17, 2021 Scarred by resource industry booms and busts, the northern community faces a critical decision on how its forests will be used The residents of Fort Nelson know the harsh economic realities of resource dependency better than most rural British Columbians. It is now […]