OTTAWA (April 23, 2013) -- CEP Assistant to the President Fred Wilson and CAW Economist Jim Stanford today presented submissions to the House of Commons Natural Resources Committee studying diversivication, jobs, and sustainability.
CALGARY, ALTA – The president of Canada’s largest energy workers' union says a case being heard today by the National Energy Board will determine whether Canadian oil will continue to flow to the US when a Canadian refinery is being starved for supply.
“The NEB has a duty to protect the public interest and ensure that Canadian energy security is given the highest priority,” says Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union President Dave Coles.
OTTAWA – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) is calling for a full accounting of the public money spent lobbying in favour of the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline. In recent weeks several Conservative ministers have flown to Washington to push the approval of the pipeline while Harper has made it the top priority for Canada's embassies and 22 consular offices in the U.S for 3 consecutive years.
Until now, we've been having the wrong energy discussion in Canada. As long as the attention is on individual projects like Keystone XL or Churchill Falls, it's relatively easy for the debate to become polarized to the point that Canadians feel we must choose between a safe environment and good jobs.
FORT MCMURRAY – Members of CEP Local 707 in Fort McMurray braved the cold weather and spent an afternoon doing community outreach on Saturday, February 23. Young workers Carlos Malloy and Tanya Kothlow gave out hot chocolate during Winter Play and had the chance to talk to people about their union.
While Premier Alison Redford warned Albertans that the upcoming March 7 budget would face "tough choices," Redford is promising Fort McMurray and northern Alberta's residents they won't be forgotten.
NEW YORK CITY – Over two hundred people were present to the event called "Confronting the Climate Crisis: Can Labor Help Shape an Effective Strategy?" on Thursday, January 17, at City University of New York (CUNY). The National President of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), Dave Coles, was one of the presenters at the conference.
NEW YORK CITY – Over two hundred people were present to the event called "Confronting the Climate Crisis: Can Labor Help Shape an Effective Strategy?" on Thursday, January 17, at City University of New York (CUNY). The National President of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), Dave Coles, was one of the presenters at the conference.
