PPWC Local 5 Celebrates Labour Day
The origins of Labour Day can be traced back to April 14, 1872, when a parade was staged in Toronto to support the Typographical Union’s strike for a nine hour workday. After members of the union [...]
The Public and Private Workers of Canada, Local 5
The Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) is a fiercely democratic, independent union that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.
For half a century, the PPWC has maintained its core principles through times good and bad. Predicting the slowdown in the pulp and paper industry in Canada, the union has fought hard to expand its membership to education, hospitality and health care workers.
The documentary below discusses this change, and how the PPWC is adapting to the global economy of the early 21st century by encouraging a more diverse group of younger workers to join the union.
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