Harper stuck with Senate.
25 April, 2014 | 
Author The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously rejected the Conservative government’s attempt to transform the Senate into an elected body, and to set term limits of nine years, saying that such basic changes require the consent of at least seven provinces and half of Canadians.
The court also nixed the possible abolition of the Senate without the consent of all provinces, the House of Commons and the Senate — probably impossible for the foreseeable future. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government had asked the court if abolition could occur with the consent of seven provinces and half of the country’s population.
Full story from Globe and Mail..here
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program Info
For decades, Canada has relied on migrant workers to help develop the economy. Many come through the government’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). This program was intended to fill very specific jobs on a short term basis—jobs that required workers and skills that did not exist in the country. But since 2006, the Harper government has made it much easier for employers of all kinds to use migrant workers. It’s like they’ve built a pipeline that can be easily tapped into. Employers are now able to hire temporary migrant workers to harvest crops, fly planes, drive trucks, care for children and elders, respond to trouble tickets on IT help desks, and—incredibly—serve coffee at Tim Hortons and flip burgers at Wendy’s!
Quebec election call: April 7, 2014
Premier Pauline Marois has confirmed that Quebecers will go the polls in a general election next month. Marois made a declaration in Quebec City this morning and said her cabinet had passed a decree paving the way for an election. She did not mention the date for the vote but it will be held April 7. The first poll of the campaign shows Marois’ Parti Québécois with a strong lead among francophone voters.
Update on Bill C-525
Bill C-525 – An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act (PESRA) and the Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) has been sent back to the House for Report Stage and Third Reading. The bill also known as the Employee Voting Rights Act is currently scheduled to be debated in the House at Third Reading on April 7, 2014. This date could change should the Conservatives move it up in the order of business.
Mise à jour sur le projet de loi C-525
Le projet de loi C-525, Loi modifiant le Code canadien du travail, la Loi sur les relations de travail au Parlement (LRTP) et la Loi sur les relations de travail dans la fonction publique (LRTFP), a été renvoyé à la Chambre pour l’étape du rapport et la troisième lecture. Ce projet de loi également appelé Loi sur le droit de vote des employés est censé être débattu par la Chambre en troisième lecture le 7 avril 2014. Cette date pourrait être modifiée si les Conservateurs l’inscrivent plus tôt dans l’ordre des travaux.
New Videos
Please review the video section, under resources. we have added two new videos:
1) 125th anniversary of the IAM; which is 10 minutes in length.
2) “Made in USA” video on the Ontario right to work, shows the true story behind this.
Both video’s are under the resources section.
List of MP web sites
Check out the list of MP websites: link is under the “Canada MP List” tab.
The top websites for Members of Parliament
Boulerice, Alexandre |
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| Chisholm, Robert | http://www.robertchisholm.ca/ |
| Chow, Olivia | http://www.oliviachow.ca/ |
| Crowder, Jean | http://www.jeancrowder.ca/ |
| Cullen, Nathan | http://www.nathancullen.com/ |
| Davies, Don | http://dondavies.ca/ |
| Duncan, Linda | http://lindaduncanmp.ca/ |
| Freeman, Mylène | http://www.mylenefreeman.ca/ |
| Fry, Hedy | http://www.hedyfry.com/ |
| Harris, Dan | http://danharris.ndp.ca/ |
| Masse, Brian | http://brianmasse.ndp.ca/ |
| Mathyssen, Irene | http://www.irenemathyssen.ca/ |
| Nash, Peggy | http://peggynash.ndp.ca/ |
| Nunez-Melo, José | http://josenunezmelo.ndp.ca/ |
| Rankin, Murray | http://murrayrankin.ndp.ca/ |
| Thibeault, Glenn | http://glennthibeault.ndp.ca |
| Weston, John | http://www.johnweston.ca/ |
Complete list of Members of Parliament’s websites
Posters “Timeline”
The CLC will be using social media and its website to promote the poster themes, with complementary content to show how the labour movement’s work in that area benefits all Canadians. We will feature one workplace poster theme every one or two months, on the following schedule:
November2013 – Decent Wages
December 2013 – Decent Pensions
January 2014 Job Training
February 2014 Maternity Leave
March 2014 Job Security
April 2014 Safe Workplaces
May and June 2014 Fair Treatment at Work
July 2014 Paid Vacations
August 2014 Health Benefits
September 2014 Decent Work Hours
Additional poster themes are in development.
Dist 250 and 140 “CLC-Fairness Campaign”
Members from all over BC, attending CLC session.
Saturday September 28, IAM delegates from all over British Columbia come together to make Fairness Work for all
IAM members from LL’s 11,16,456,692,764,1857,and 2711 participated in the CLC’s Together Fairness Works conference. The leadership from British Columbia worked on understanding the political attacks our union faces today with the current Federal Government. Delegates learned ways to plan out a communication model to ensure all IAM sisters and brothers in the province are aware of the harmful legislation that is in design by Stephen Harper. The Fairness works Campaign is connected with the IAM Surveys that are currently going out to every IAM member in Canada.
Paul Pelletreau
Business Representative
IAMAW District 250