IFPTE Canadian News

On Saturday, August 1 over 50 Society Members participated and volunteered in the 59th annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival (TCC).

IFPTE Secretary-Treasurer Gay Henson, Engineering Association/IFPTE Local 1937 President Anthony Chorney, and IFPTE Assistant to the Executive Officers Brian Kildee attended the East Tennessee Economic Council's annual Nuclear Opportunities Workshop in Knoxville this week.

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), of which IFPTE is affiliated, honoured Emancipation Day on August 1st, marking the day in 1834 when Canada and other British Colonies abolished slavery.

CLC President, Bea Bruske, strongly condemned the Bank of Canada’s repeated violation of Canada’s anti-scab law by blatantly ignoring rulings by the Industrial Relations Board to adhere to the law.

The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) will be holding its annual Occupational Health and Safety Conference this year in Regina, from September 17-18.

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape workplaces, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) examines what Canadian unions can learn from recent bargaining victories and why workers should have a stronger voice in how AI is introduced and governed in the workplace.