USW eINFO - October 14, 2020
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The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) eligibility period ended on Sept. 26.
Workers who are still unemployed are eligible for a new temporary Employment Insurance (EI) claim or one of three new recovery benefits.
Learn more about the temporary EI and new recovery benefits in this factsheet from the USW Research Department.
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RAISING THE BAR ON WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY: A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH
USW EVENTS, 28 October 2020 – Raising the Bar is an exciting new USW campaign to act on women’s health and safety concerns and amplify women’s voices in the workplace. RSVP now to join our online campaign launch on Oct. 28.
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TREATMENT OF LONG-TERM CARE WORKERS A DISGRACE, SAYS UNITED STEELWORKERS
MEDIA RELEASE, 5 October 2020 – An absence of minimum standards, as well provincial compensation restraints, are resulting in workers quitting and positions going unfilled.
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INAUGURAL LEO GERARD SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED AT LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY
MEDIA RELEASE, 2 October 2020 – Laurentian University in Sudbury has awarded its inaugural Leo Gerard Scholarship to students Mikaela Cheslock and Caitlyn Cross.
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