Toronto Screeners

Category: Human Rights

Covid-19, District 140, Health & Safety, Human Rights

NOTICE
GARDA SCREENERS
FREE COVID-19 ANTIGEN TEST KIT

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Your Union has reached an agreement with the Company to provide freeCovid-19 Antigen testing kits to our members that are partially vaccinated.This agreement will save our partially vaccinated members a significantamount of money per week in Covid-19 related testing costs. The agreementis as follows: The Company will supply the Union with any material related to theCovid-19 Antigen test kit and the instructional video for the Union toprovide to members. Subject to availability from the Company, the

Read more
Education, Health & Safety, Human Rights, News

COVID-19 and Worker’s Compensation: When to Apply

Applying for worker’s compensation can be a convoluted process that oftentimes discourages injured workers, rather than allowing for easier access. And as if the process wasn’t complicated already, COVID-19 has certainly added new challenges to filing a claim. Infection rates have continued to climb across Canada, posing challenges for both communities and workplaces. In the context of health and safety, as with many illnesses, injuries and diseases, making the connection to the workplace as a source or contributing factor to

Read more
Health & Safety, Human Rights

Workers and workers’ rights still under attack in Alberta

By Derek Ferguson, GLR Political Action Bill 47 – The most recent attack on worker’s rights by the Jason Kenney Alberta UCP government misleadingly is named the “Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act”. The so-called “Red Tape” contained in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) and the Workers’ Compensation Act. This will harm Alberta’s workers rather than ensure their safety. Kenny’s Bill 47 guts the OHS legislation: undermines Joint Health and Safety Committees and is an overall

Read more
Human Rights, Local 2921

News Release: Zero Tolerance for Racism

Toronto Unions demand zero tolerance for racism at work or in our communities Tuesday, July 7 – Labour Unions in Toronto are united in calling for zero tolerance against racism at work and in our communities after a number of horrific hate crime incidents in recent weeks. “Every employer and every political leader needs to show the people of Toronto there is zero tolerance for racism and hate in our workplaces and communities,” says John Cartwright, President of the Toronto & York Region

Read more
Health & Safety, Human Rights, Local 2921, Newsletter, Pearson Airport, Women's Issues

The Checkpoint (Volume 1, Issue 10)

Harassment Issues Tackled: Survey of 2921 membership begins The IAMAW is launching a survey of harassment and bullying in the workplace on Sept.23, 2020. We are asking all interested members to fill out the brief survey. You may contact a steward, or Chief Steward for a copy of the survey, which will be submitted back to the Chief Steward at your terminal. Members of the Women and Human Rights Committee, Occupational Health and Safety Committee, and the Educator will have

Read more