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Unifor’s campaigns for good jobs and to protect and expand labour rights in Canada will define this new union, Western Director Scott Doherty told the first meeting of the BC Regional Council meeting today.
That work has already begun, he said, with Unifor holding meetings across the country with members and local leaders.
“We are starting a dialogue in the regions, talking to members and reinforcing old bonds,” Doherty said in his opening address to the meeting.
A big part of that is the current leadership tour, with stops in 19 cities across Canada to set the stage for the Rights at Work Campaign in the spring to counter conservative attacks on labour rights, he said.
As well, there will be a Good Jobs Summit in the fall, to be preceded by a series of local forums across Canada gathering input from youth groups, business leaders and progressive groups on their ideas for creating good jobs.
“We will invite anyone who wants to come and talk about ways to turn Mc-jobs into good jobs,” Doherty said.
Unifor, he said, will continue to work to improve the lives of all Canadians, whether members of the union or not.
“We have to prove ourselves worthy of the respect of British Columbians and all Canadians by demanding good jobs for all,” he said.
Unifor is also committed to playing an active role in the coming referendum on public transit in the Vancouver area, because a strong transit system is vital to a healthy city, Doherty said.
