Who would argue? Without your health, what remains may offer little consolation. Staying healthy and safe at work requires knowledge, awareness and action. This section provides information aimed at developing these qualities and is directed at all CEIU members.
To help with urgent situations, the first topic discussed is the right to refuse dangerous work. If you are facing this problem, go straight to this page for direct, step-by-step advice.
Next comes an overview of health and safety. The purpose here is to provide a starting point for members on their rights to a healthy and safe work place. It is in no way a substitute for training courses or the knowledge that comes from practical work on health and safety issues in your office.
Critical issues emerge from time to time. When they do, the union issues bulletins to alert members to the problems and to provide advice.
Day of Mourning: remembering those killed on the job, pushing ahead for a safer workplace
On April 28 we pause to remember Canadian workers who died on the job. It happens at a relentless pace: four deaths a day, over 1000 in a year. Added to this total are the deaths from illnesses not officially recognized as occupational diseases. Compared with most OECD countries where workplace deaths are declining, Canada’s death toll has increased for the last 15 years. This is a record that has to change. November 22, 2010December 6 - National Day of Remembrance on Violence Against Women in Canada
In commemoration of the 14 young women murdered at l'Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal in 1991, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed December 6 as the National Day of Remembrance on Violence Against Women in Canada. May 7, 2010CEIU sponsors health and safety announcements
Forty television advertisements across the country will deliver the important message of workplace health and safety. Each spring, beginning with the April 28 Day of Mourning, health and safety issues are highlighted by unions and other advocates in order to reduce death and injury on the job.click here for previous articles
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