Message

 
OSSTF/FEESO is participating in the Blackout Speakout Campaign, Monday, June 4, 2012. Canada’s major environmental organizations, leading charities, unions and others are darkening their websites in defense of nature and democracy. OSSTF/FEESO will darken our website and those District websites that are hosted by Provincial Office between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. today. The Federal Government is pushing through Bill C-38 (Budget Bill), a 425 page document that is far-reaching in scope and hides substantive changes to existing pieces of legislation. Recently, we have highlighted actions regarding the Employment Insurance (EI) sections of the Bill.

The component of the Bill referenced in this initiative will weaken many of the country’s most important environmental protection measures and silence the voices of all Canadians who seek to defend nature. The Blackout Speakout campaign is designed to focus attention on this harmful component of the legislation. We also encourage members to visit the Blackout Speakout website (www.blackoutspeakout.ca).