UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION / SYNDICAT INTERNATIONAL DES TRAVAILLEURS UNIS DE LA METALLURGIE, DU PAPIER ET DE LA FORESTERIE, DU CAOUTCHOUC, DE LA FABRICATION, DE L'ENERGIE, DES SERVICES ET INDUSTRIES CONNEXES
Registration:
26
of
31
(2022-03-01
to
2023-04-16)
Policies or Program
- Change bankruptcy laws to protect workers’ pensions and benefits.
- Enact Pharmacare and ensure that it is publicly funded and publicly administered for all Canadians.
- Ensure that government procurement rules focus on Canadian materials – e.g. wood; steel.
- Ensure the right for unions to launch trade complaints to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal; ensure public benefits for workers (e.g. EI, CPP, etc.)
- Strengthen rights to citizenship for groups such as temporary foreign workers.
Regulation
- Curtail privatization of public services, such as health care.
- Ensure justice and human rights for workers and citizens impacted by Canadian extractive companies operating abroad.
- Ensure pension security for federally-regulated workers.
- Provide effective training for federal law enforcement to uphold 2004 Criminal Code amendments (Westray Law).