Convention 2010

With Italy, France and Germany already in support, the UK is now the only centre-right Government amongst Europe's five biggest economies not to back the tax.

NSGEU members negotiate improvements to wages and working conditions.

1,500 members participate in union's first telephone town hall.

Whose Canada? That's the question we want Canadians to think about in this election.

The 340,000-member National Union of Public and General Employees is one of Canada's largest unions.

'People across the country and around the globe are looking to trade unions and other civil society groups to promote an alternative economic program.' - James Clancy.

'The motive behind this  attack is an attempt by the Harper government to impose a social-conservative agenda on public policy priorities without any public discussion or accountability.'

'Together, with your support, we can create a country where no other Colombian child loses a parent to violence because they work for a better world.'

“The really outrageous thing is that the banks are still talking about this as if they were unlucky… That’s rubbish. It’s like drinking a bottle of vodka, tying a scarf over your eyes and trying to run down Georgia street then complaining that you are unlucky when you get hit by a taxi.”

“We can rebalance society and limit markets. Organizations around the world are finding new and exciting ways to describe the world’s worth.”

Delegates at national union convention say no government fiscal decisions should widen income inequality or diminish access to public services.

'Reject the status quo dog-eat-dog fundamentalism and join the ranks of those who yearn for a future that recognizes the value of using our common wealth for the common good' - NUPGE Convention 2010

'A key goal of our union in the coming years will be to reach out and engage our members in this campaign.' - James Clancy.