EDMONTON, April 26, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor is bringing
together activists, labour leaders, political strategists and top
thinkers for a two and a half day meeting of the union's Prairie
Regional Council, starting on Monday April
27, in Edmonton.
More than 200 people are expected to attend the event, leading
up to the Alberta election and
including a discussion of preparation efforts for the upcoming
federal election.
"Our members are very engaged in the political process and
extremely motivated to ensure union members are turning out in
higher than ever number at polls," said Unifor Western Regional
Director Joie Warnock. "Unifor
members from right across the Prairies are getting involved –
Unifor members can make a difference in the future of our provinces
and the future of this country."
The economy, the Alberta
election, how to create good jobs in the resource sector through
refining natural resources locally, Bill C-51, political
mobilizing, justice for missing and murdered aboriginal women and
their families and the week of action on child care (Vote Child
Care - May 10-17) will all be up for
discussion.
Unifor's Prairie Regional Council is a yearly event where the
priorities and goals for the Prairie Provinces are discussed and
debated.
The council meeting will take place at the Chateau Lacombe
Hotel, 10111 Bellamy Hill Rd NW in the Alberta Ballroom (lobby
level). Members of the media are welcome.
The following are highlights from the agenda:
Monday
9:25am
- Alberta NDP
Leader Rachel Notley
10:20am
- Western Director Joie
Warnock Report & Recommendations
10:45am -
Unifor National President
Jerry Dias
1:15am
- Manitoba
NDP MLA Kevin Chief
2:30pm -
Federation of
Labour Presidents Panel: Gil McGowan
(Alberta), Larry Hubich (Saskatchewan), Kevin
Rebeck (Manitoba)
Tuesday
9:05am -
Unifor National
Secretary-Treasurer Peter
Kennedy
9:30am
- The
perilous record of the Stephen Harper government: CCPA Research
Advisor/ Canadians for Tax Fairness Diana Gibson
3-5pm
-
Day of Mourning Rally with the Edmonton and District Labour Council at
Grant Notley Park
Wednesday
9:30am -
Political
Strategist Kathleen Monk
11:15am -
The economics of In-province
upgrading in the oil sands, AFL President Gil McGowan
For the full agenda, please visit:
http://www.unifor.org/en/whats-new/event/unifor-prairie-regional-council-2015
Unifor was founded Labour Day weekend 2013 when the Canadian
Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers unions
merged. With more than 305,000 members, Unifor is Canada's largest union in the private sector.
Unifor represents more than 40,000 workers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba combined.
SOURCE Unifor