Today, April 28, is the National Day of Mourning, when we remember all workers who were killed at work and who have suffered injuries at work.
This special day is observed around the world, sending a message about the importance of strong health and safety laws and workplace inspections.
Today, we mourn the dead, and commit to making every workplace a safe workplace.
COPE Ontario joins the calls for Toronto mayor Olivia Chow to buy Canadian for the TTC.
Subway cars on TTC Line 2 are near the end of life, and replacements are urgently needed.
COPE members at Alstom in Thunder Bay are ready to build the 55 new cars needed for the Bloor-Danforth line.
No one has more experience than workers in Thunder Bay, who built the existing Line 1 and 2 cars (not the mention, the new streetcars).
This would be a win-win — for the economy of Thunder Bay, and the TTC riders who deserve to travel on reliable subway cars.
We're counting on you, Olivia!
Every time we go to the polls, we remark on how important an election is and that we should all do our duty as citizens to cast our ballot.
We need no convincing about the importance of the federal election taking place on April 28.
With the rise of Donald Trump and the far right in the country with whom we share the continent, our very future as Canadians is at stake. Who we choose as Prime Minister and government is of monumental importance.
According to the polls, Mark Carney and the Liberals will form a majority government.
But let us pause for a moment and consider the fate of the NDP and why it’s important to have a strong social democratic presence in the next Parliament.
Thanks to pressure from the NDP, the outgoing Liberal government brought in dental care and pharmacare, and amended the Canada Labour Code to ban employers from hiring replacement workers during a strike.
One of the first acts of Prime Minister Mark Carney, a former banker, was to abolish the Department of Labour and scale back diversity and inclusion programs.
The continuing importance of the NDP is all too clear.
Take that consideration with you to the ballot box on April 28.
