Presidents Message
Mark Hancock

Mark Hancock,
President, CUPE BC

Harper should clean up Senate mess instead of attacking workers

Talk about irony! At the same time the Senate is reeling from scandal after scandal of unaccountable spending and inappropriate expense claims from Conservative Senators, it is also debating Bill C-377 more...
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