January 21st, 2018
Durham Region Council Affiliates and Delegates
Sisters and Brothers,
The Durham Region Labour Council Executive conducted an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss the January 18th, 2018 letter of Unifor Canada - disaffiliation from the Canadian Labour Congress. The council executive met to discuss the current status of the dispute, impacts to the council and our next steps.
During the next few weeks, the council is expecting correspondence from both the CLC and Unifor about the dispute and the process and positions that both organizations have taken. The Executive will meet again on the regularly scheduled date of February 5th, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. to review the current status of the situation before our General Membership meeting scheduled for February 13th, 2018 at 7:00 P.M.
Many of us feel that we as delegates to the Durham Region Labour Council are being used as pawns in this unfortunate outcome of the current dispute in Canada. There is without a doubt, real commitment from the delegates of Unifor to the contributions of building a working class movement for the betterment of all workers in our society. Three of the current Labour Council Executive members find themselves torn from these decisions of their national organization.
After a very deep conversation with the information we have currently, we have decided we will continue to watch this situation closely and will again meet on February 5th as DRLC Executive. If there are any major changes to the positions of either of the organizations, or changes to the current dispute, we will communicate that information when it becomes available.
At this point the current location of the next General Membership meeting, will be held at the same location of Unifor Local 222 Union Hall - 1425 Phillip Murray Ave, Oshawa, ON at 7:00 P.M. If this location is changed, we will notify you as to the change in location. We look forward to your presence at this meeting for a full discussion of the situation.
We welcome the continued work and passion from Unifor delegates to the council. We wish for a fair resolution to the dispute ASAP.
The council will continue to explore ways of making any transition during this period of time.
There is lots of work to be done to challenge bad employers, challenging wealth inequality in society and winning major advancements for our communities. We look forward to your continued work in this regard.
In Solidarity!
Durham Region Labour Council Executive
Durham Region Council Affiliates and Delegates
Sisters and Brothers,
The Durham Region Labour Council Executive conducted an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss the January 18th, 2018 letter of Unifor Canada - disaffiliation from the Canadian Labour Congress. The council executive met to discuss the current status of the dispute, impacts to the council and our next steps.
During the next few weeks, the council is expecting correspondence from both the CLC and Unifor about the dispute and the process and positions that both organizations have taken. The Executive will meet again on the regularly scheduled date of February 5th, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. to review the current status of the situation before our General Membership meeting scheduled for February 13th, 2018 at 7:00 P.M.
Many of us feel that we as delegates to the Durham Region Labour Council are being used as pawns in this unfortunate outcome of the current dispute in Canada. There is without a doubt, real commitment from the delegates of Unifor to the contributions of building a working class movement for the betterment of all workers in our society. Three of the current Labour Council Executive members find themselves torn from these decisions of their national organization.
After a very deep conversation with the information we have currently, we have decided we will continue to watch this situation closely and will again meet on February 5th as DRLC Executive. If there are any major changes to the positions of either of the organizations, or changes to the current dispute, we will communicate that information when it becomes available.
At this point the current location of the next General Membership meeting, will be held at the same location of Unifor Local 222 Union Hall - 1425 Phillip Murray Ave, Oshawa, ON at 7:00 P.M. If this location is changed, we will notify you as to the change in location. We look forward to your presence at this meeting for a full discussion of the situation.
We welcome the continued work and passion from Unifor delegates to the council. We wish for a fair resolution to the dispute ASAP.
The council will continue to explore ways of making any transition during this period of time.
There is lots of work to be done to challenge bad employers, challenging wealth inequality in society and winning major advancements for our communities. We look forward to your continued work in this regard.
In Solidarity!
Durham Region Labour Council Executive
