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Standing Committee on International Trade; Hearings into the proposed Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on International Trade is holding hearings into the proposed Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. CALL/ACAMS has requested and been granted the opportunity to be heard by the Committee and to provide evidence regarding the impact of any agreement with Colombia on the rights of trade unions, union members and workers in Colombia. Mark Rowlinson, CALL/ACAMS member and counsel at United Steelworkers, will appear before the Committee on behalf of CALL/ACAMS on May 26, 2008 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

To view the letter seeking the right to testify at the committee hearings click here.

To view the brief submitted by CALL/ACAMS, click here.

News Release - Termination of the Chair and Vice Chair Persons of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board

The Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers/Association Canadienne des Avocats du Mouvement Syndical (CALL/ACAMS) speaks out against the
replacement of the hearing officers at the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board.

In an open letter forwarded to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and the Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour, Rob Norris CALL/ACAMS spoke out against the summary replacement of the neutral hearing officers at the Labour Relations Board as an affront to the Board, the public and the stakeholders appearing before it.

Click here to view a copy of this communique.

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