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Canadian-African week of action on HIV-AIDS

National Union of Public and General Employees supporting campaign activities that will target Canadian embassies and Prime Minister Harper.

Public sector unions in Canada and Europe alarmed by proposed trade deal

Canadian public sector unions along with the European Federation of Public Service Unions release study arguing that the deal is fundamentally flawed.

Harper must hold firm to 2011 Afghanistan deadline

'Peace and stability cannot be brought to another country through war and occupation.' - NUPGE president James Clancy.

The Vanishing Islands and Indigenous Rights in Panama

Ben Powless, a Mohawk youth and a student at Carleton University, has just returned from Panama and the International Indian Treaty Council. His brief report for NUPGE is included below.

Majority of Canadians want troops home from Afghanistan, says new poll

New public opinion research by Ipsos Reid reveals that a majority of Canadians want all of the troops in Afghanistan brought home in 2011 when Canada's mission there is due to end.

Liberals may be wavering on Colombian trade deal

Join the online letter campaign now. Thousands of e-mails and phone calls are having an impact. Liberal MPs are the key. Let's keep up the pressure.

Canada-Colombia free trade agreement condemned

National labour federations and major unions say deal will be 'catastropic for a country like Colombia.'

Death threats a way of life for Colombian unionists

Thirty-nine trade union leaders were killed in 2007, and 41 in 2008, an average of one per week.

National Union mourns deaths in Australian disaster and applauds heroic efforts of public sector workers

The role that public sector workers played in fighting the fire - and saving lives - has not received the recognition that it deserves.  Public sector workers have been at the forefront of responding to the disaster.

Masai for Africa campaign thanks National Union for ongoing support

'We continue to use your encouragement and spend these donated funds wisely to better the lives of the people of Lesotho fighting for their lives against the AIDS pandemic.' Executive Director Andy McDougall