A RankandFile.ca series on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program By Andrew Stevens April 30, 2014 This week, more damning evidence regarding the scandal plagued Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) went public. The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) posted details on Facebook and Twitter showing how a Filipino foreign worker was required to compensate a recruitment Continue readingDocumenting the exploitation of Saskatchewan’s foreign workers
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Commend the Canadian Union of Postal Workers for their ongoing solidarity work at home and abroad Please support the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and their international solidarity work. CUPW has come under attack for sending delegates to the 2012 World Social Forum – Free Palestine. Emails can be sent to Dave Bleakney, dbleakney@cupw-sttp.org Continue readingRank and File News Update, December 17, 2012
On August 2, 2012, Pete Pinlac (Jose Eleuterio Pinlac) was able to stop in Vancouver on route to a conference in Toronto and spoke on trade union organizing in Philippines, especially how it relates to MAKABAYAN’s strategies in the broader class struggle, and the need for internationalism. Pete is the chair of the KPD, a Continue readingInternational Workers Solidarity – Vancouver & the Philippines