Richard Stursberg fired. Those words aren't in the official CBC release (see italics below), but they might as well be. Reports are that he was escorted out of the building today. I can't think of a more significant development at the CBC in years. "Hubert T. Lacroix, president and CEO of CBC/Radio Canada, announced today the departure of Richard Stursberg, executive vice-president, English services, from CBC/Radio-Canada effective today." Stursberg has been the head of English-language...

A CELEBRATION OF SOLIDARITY MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6 11:00 am – 2:00 pm CENTRAL PARK – BURNABY,  BC (Kingsway between Boundary and Patterson) Families welcome! Come join us for food, music, games for kids.

We are a paranoid bunch, who daily deal with WCB appeals. You are probably sick of hearing your union warn you again and again that you should make sure to file with the WCB (also known as WorkSafeBC) whenever you have an injury, and to ensure that you appeal anything that you suspect should be [...]

Posted: 5:35 PM Jul 23, 2010 Loves Park to Benefit from New State Law An Illinois law aimed at offering tax incentives to potential businesses is now extended. And it's expected to directly impact the Stateline.Reporter: Tina Stein function confirmAbuse(name,id) { if(name == "") { var name = "Anonymous"; } if(confirm("Report comment by " + name + " as abusive?")) { ...

Terre Haute (WIBQ)-A Responsible Bidding Ordinance. Why? So that taxpayers in Vigo County will be afforded the same tax savings as those in the city of Terre Haute. Simply put, the ordinance would allow jobs that are being done in Vigo County which use taxpayer money to be done by responsible contractors. IBEW Local 725 is pushing the issue and Vigo County Commissioners say they're considering it.

High Interest Savings Account Rate Deal: I.B.E.W. 137 Credit Union at 1.51% APYPosted in Credit Union, High Interest Savings Accounts, Rates, Savings Account July 30th, 2010 IBEW 317 FCU There are so many credit unions across the nation, how do you choose the right one for you? A good place to start is one that provides high interest rates. The I.B.E.W. 317 Credit Union has a lot to offer members, including an excellent high interest savings account rate of 1.51% APY. In order to earn one of...

State: Dugan speaks at IBEW conference July 31, 2010, 8:55 am By Robert Themer rthemer@daily-journal.com Illinois Rep. Lisa Dugan, D-Bradley, was a featured speaker in Washington, D.C., last week -- not in the legislative chambers there but at the 2010 International Women's Conference of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Dugan, a state representative since 2003, has been an IBEW Local 176 member for 30 years. At the women's conference, she told more than 375 members...

Union leader saw world during government work By Erin Zureick Staff Writer Sunday, Aug 1, 2010 Ken Ward's career as an electrician has taken him around the world and into some of the United States' most tightly secured nuclear programs. Ken Ward is in his second term arranging and monitoring jobs and leading negotiations for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members in 16 counties. He spent 15 years working for Savannah River Site, and he went back to college in 1996 to receive...

May 18, 2010 [Translate] by Wanda Sabir http://sfbayview.com/2010/haiti-hanging-with-rea-dol-at-the-site-of-the-future-sopudep-school/ Building the wall of the new school – Photo: Wanda Sabir Rea Dol and Dodo were at the airport with a sign with my name when I arrived. We then headed to the building site, where a wall is going up around the perimeter. [Rea is the principal of SOPUDEP [...]

http://socialistworker.org/2010/08/02/betrayal-of-haiti Analysis: Ashley Smith Conditions in Haiti are still appalling six months after the quake, reports Ashley Smith. August 2, 2010 SIX MONTHS after Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, the promises of the world’s most powerful governments to provide billions in aid to one of the world’s poorest and weakest governments have been betrayed. There was an immediate outpouring [...]

Back to Solving Caribana’s funding crisis Solving Caribana’s funding crisis July 29, 2010 http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters/article/842007–solving-caribana-s-funding-crisis Caribana dancers downtown. TANNIS TOOHEY/TORONTO STAR Re: Caribana a victim of cultural racism? Letter July 26 A letter last Friday suggested that security measures at Caribana are disrespectful to West Indians. On Monday someone suggested that reduced federal funding for Caribana is cultural racism. We [...]

Graduate Assistantships are remuneration for graduate students who are engaged in research and/or field development oriented projects contributing to their academic and professional development. Gas are unionized positions represented by CUPE 3907 (Rm 8-104). At OISE there are 45 GA awards available during the September-April academic year to students outside of the Graduate Funded cohort. [...]

July 29, 2010 Final wage rates for the facilities subsector Rehabilitation Assistant, Program Coordinator I (formerly Activity Worker III) and Program Coordinator II (formerly Activity Worker IV) benchmarks have been determined by classification arbitrator John Kinzie. Language and wage rate changes were negotiated during the “Page 209” benchmark series review in 2008 and 2009 for [...]

This past June a study was released by the Commonwealth Fund – a US organization that promotes evidence-based quality health care there – that compared the American health care system with that of six other nations, including Canada. Not surprisingly, it ranked the United States last or close to last in almost every category.

Steve Nasby and Jyalmen Sidhho of ILWU Canada together with Mark Keserich of ILWU Local 500 represented the Longshoremen at Local 40′s rally on Thursday July 22nd at 5pm in front of the Hyatt, downtown Vancouver.  The hotel workers’ local was speaking out against the unfair working conditions and practices that the multibillion dollar corporation [...]

At about 11:00 am EST this morning, the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognize the right to water and sanitation. The resolution passed overwhelmingly. The unofficial vote count was 124 yes, 42 abstentions, 0 no. Canada abstained. Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, Blue Planet Project organizer Anil Naidoo, and national water campaigner Meera Karunananthan were at the General Assembly session for the historic vote. More on this to come shortly. For more...

Read this report on the CHAN website at: http://www.canadahaitiaction.ca/node/498 WASHINGTON DC–Today, Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners In Health and Chair of the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and Loune Viaud, [...]

Attention all fishermen!  The Prince Rupert 100 Year Celebration is coming up in September and due to the area’s phenomenal fishing, we are holding a fishing derby!  On Sunday September 5th at 6:00am the boats will be taking off from the Rushbrook Floats.  If you are interested in joining the crew call Steve Nasby at [...]

Thanks to those who came out to the General meeting on July 26.  To those of you who couldn’t be there, you missed out on some nice door prizes.  The quorum was met and fun was had by all.  See you in September.

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