Yorkton Co-operative employees employed in all of that retail’s locations in the city of Yorkton have overwhelmingly rejected what the Co-op has called its best offer. The 100 plus employees at this retail have been bargaining for a new agreement since the last one expired over one year ago. The major issues are all monetary in nature, the big one being wages. Write Comment (0 Comments)
Statement by Cathy Dickson, President Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan
Prince Albert May 6, 2011
This afternoon, as required by law, the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan is
providing health care employers and the Wall government with 48 Hours strike notice.
This means that job action involving our specialized health care professionals could begin as
early as Sunday across the province.
Exactly where and how job action will begin, and which of our more than three-thousand
professionals will be involved, will be made public at the appropriate time.
We want the people of Saskatchewan to know that we have done everything possible to avoid a
strike, but the Wall government and health care employers have given us no other option.
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Candidates for the Palliser riding will take part in a public forum Monday evening. The forum, hosted by the Cathedral Area Community Association, will feature Conservative Ray Boughen, Liberal Russ Collicott, NDP Noah Evanchuk and Green Larissa Shasko. Marking a rare opportunity to publicly pose unscripted questions to a sitting Conservative MP, the forum gets underway at 7 p.m. at Regina's Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave. More information: cathedralvillage.org Write Comment (0 Comments)
Ruling places essential services legislation on watch
Written by Trish Elliott
Friday, 15 April 2011
A B.C. Supreme Court ruling sets a precedent for Saskatchewan’s essential services legislation to be declared unconstitutional, according to labour leaders in Regina and Ottawa. Premier Brad Wall must “pay attention” to the ruling, stated Larry Hubich, president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour.
“Yesterday (April 13), the courts once again ruled that the actions of the Campbell government violate Canada's constitution,” said Hubich. “I suggest to you, that Mr. Wall has been following disgraced past B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell's playbook chapter and verse.” Write Comment (1 Comments)
Canadian Mining Company Charged with Assault and Gang Rape
Contributed by Jim Elliott
Friday, 01 April 2011
In Guatemala, HMI Nickel, a subsidiary of Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals, along with Hudbay Minerals were named in a lawsuit put forward by 11 women. They have alleged that they were assaulted and gang raped by security and police forces near the HMI Nickel site during armed evictions of local residents from the village of El Estor, Guatemala. Write Comment (1 Comments)
Jack Layton and the federal NDP caucus gave us the Stephen Harper government in 2006. By defeating the minority Conservative government the other day, they have now given this right wing party a chance to get what they really want - a majority of the seats in the House of Commons, which can be achieved with less than 40% of the votes.
Recent public opinion polls suggest that the federal Conservatives have a good lead over the opposition Liberals, led by Michael Ignatieff. They reveal that the general support for the Harper government rests on the fact that so far Canada has avoided the full effects of the Great Recession. The Harper government has done everything it could to prop up the large bubble in the Canadian housing market. While this has been appreciated by current home owners, there are indications that this bubble is about to deflate, as it has in all the other industrialized countries except Australia. It would seem that this is the best time for the Harper Conservatives to hold an election. The housing and economic situation could be quite different in the fall.
Greetings all, brief introductions are in order I suppose. I'm a Sasky
from Moose Jaw originally, relocated in Regina at this time and raising
my family in the only way I know best - in North Central where the
livin' is cheap and the bus ride to work is short and smelly (I do heart
public transit!).
I'm not new to the birth scene by any means, I
mean I entered into it at the ripe age of 19 armed with my copy of the
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and a desire to connect with other young
mothers about this whole business of babies. It didn't really happen
for me the way I imagined it would though - I had to find out through a
series of hoops and stabs at post secondary education and eventually a
nursing degree to figure out that something was awry and change was
possible.
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Feminist, communist, Black Panther, academic, Angela Davis
Written by Trish Elliott
Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Encountering Angela Davis is equal parts overwhelming and inspiring. Speaking at a packed University of Regina lecture theatre yesterday, Davis deftly drew the connections between militarism, fast food, prisons and education. And just when you think the world is heading to hell in a hand-basket, she reminded the audience of the historic power of links between global social movements.
The iconic American academic, feminist and freedom fighter stepped onto the stage to a prolonged standing ovation. What followed was an hour-long, mostly unscripted talk that ranged across the canvas of popular resistance. Write Comment (0 Comments)
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