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Western Region Administrative Vice President Don Boucher presents a cheque to CEP scholarship winner Michelle McKay. Michelle, daughter of Maria McKay of CEP Local 52-A is in the nursing program at Athabasca University.
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Radio
Dispute Ends
Members of CEP Local 827-M employed by CFCP Radio Ltd.
(Coast Radio) have ratified a tentative agreement, ending
a three week strike that began July 5th.
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Trades
Shortage Looms
Delegates from CEP and B.C. Carpenters Locals heard a
bleak forecast for our economy at a conference on apprenticeship
organized by CEP. The looming shortage of skilled workers
across Canada is due to the anticipated retirement of
approximately 40% of CEP members who work in the trades.
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Photos, Video) |
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Western
Peace Rallies
Trade unionists and other peace activists gathered by
the thousands March 20th across Western Canada on the
first anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Among
the 20,000 In Vancouver, was world renowned activist and
author Noam Chomsky. (Story,
Photos, Video) |
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Womens’
Conference A Success
Participants are calling the 2nd Biennial Womens’
Conference a great success. The
conference was held March 7th to 9th in Vancouver. (Story,
Photos & Video) |
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Happy
Retirement, Bill
CEP Staff Rep and long time union activist Bill Kolba
has retired. Bill was active for many years in Local 777
before becoming a national representative in 1991. (Story
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Edmonton
TV Strike Ends
Striking employees at A-Channel Television in Edmonton
have ratified a first collective agreement and will be
going back to work on March 1st The strike began September
17th when members of CEP Local 1900 walked out to back
demands for a fair wage system and job security provisions.
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Local
789 Victorious
After 71 days on the picket line victorious
members of CEP Local 789 won the lion's
share of what they struck for in mid-
November. Management at the Domtar
Vancouver Mill, which makes fine papers
on Annacis Island, agreed to the pattern.
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Media
Conference Training
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VANCOUVER,
February 21, 2003
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Thousands
of union members send message to Premier Gordon Campbell
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Photos
from the Western Region Peace Demo
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CEP
members among tens of thousands who march for peace
across Western Canada
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