Feb 26, 2019
Pink Shirt Day: speaking out against workplace bullying and harassment
On February 27, HEU is urging members to stand up against all forms of harassment and bullying by participating in Pink Shirt Day.
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British Columbia
Feb 25, 2019
Stakes are high for Jagmeet Singh, whether he wins Burnaby South or not
David J. Climenhaga
Count on it, the stars in the NDP firmament are moving into alignment for someone. But even if he wins tonight, it may not be Singh.
Feb 19, 2019
Support workers take to the streets with ad campaign
CUPE support workers at BC’s Thompson Rivers University are featured on digital billboards as part of a campaign to raise public awareness about services that students and the campus community rely on
Dr. Katherine Crawford: “Sexuality and Identity in Early Modern History: Towards an Ethic of Toleration in an Age of Incivility”
Feb 8, 2019
Simon Fraser University's Vancouver Campus
515 West Hastings Street
Harbour Centre Building, Room HC 1400
Vancouver
, BC
Canada
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British Columbia CA
The Simon Fraser University Department of History hosts distinguished historian of the early modern period, Vanderbilt University's Katherine Crawford next Friday. Professor Crawford will present her
Jan 31, 2019
Provincial NDP victory in Nanaimo is a defeat for pollsters
Karl Nerenberg
Two days before the byelection vote, polls had the Liberal candidate ahead 13 points. But the vote gave the NDP a win by nearly 10 points – a 23-point difference.
Jan 29, 2019
Path forward with Wet’suwet’en must respect established rights and obligations
HEU expresses its deep concern at the situation that unfolded earlier this month at the Gidimt’en gate in the traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en people.
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The Unist'ot'en camp supporter toolkit
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Jan 26, 2019
Hypocrisy in the Burnaby South byelection
I've developed a new respect for hypocrisy in light of B.C.'s Burnaby South byelection. Not long-lived I hope, but special to this cruddy moment.
Report of Speaker Darryl Plecas
I thought I would post the report itself instead of the pundits views of it.
2. Broadly speaking, the matters which gave me concern related both to certain specific conduct of the Clerk and the Sergeant-at-Arms, as well as the functioning and culture of the Legislative Assembly as a workplace more generally. As detailed in this Preliminary Report, what I have observed at this stage, and been informed of includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• flagrant overspending on luxurious trips overseas with questionable business rationales;
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Jan 21, 2019
New Liberal candidate running against NDP leader served for 16 years in right-of-centre B.C. governments
Karl Nerenberg
The federal Liberals name Richard Lee, a former long-time member of the provincial legislature, to run in next month’s byelection in Burnaby South against NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
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