Injuries
CUPE calls for justice for workers killed in Bangladesh
Dec 20, 2010 10:36 AM At least 28 garment workers were killed and dozens more injured after a fire broke out at a clothing factory near Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. more »
Memorial service to honour Tofino paramedics
Oct 29, 2010 10:05 AM Memorial arrangements have been set for CUPE local 873 members Jo-Ann Fuller and Ivan Polivka, two long-serving Tofino ambulance paramedics who were killed in an accident while on duty October 19. more »
CUPE Local 873 grieves loss of ambulance paramedics
Oct 19, 2010 05:19 PM CUPE Local 873 (ambulance paramedics) president John Strohmaier issued the following statement upon learning of the tragic deaths of two ambulance paramedics earlier today. more »
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- Remember the dead, fight for the living 04/27/10
- Injured workers 20 per cent behind in compensation; Province needs to act before more fall into poverty 12/11/07
- Two CUPE members die in B.C. mine incident 05/19/06
- “One workplace death is one too many” - says CUPE’s Cavanagh 04/27/06