Sentences with phrase «from public sector unions»

A coal miner's daughter who became a member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, she is also the first CLC president from a public sector union.

While an MP might owe his or her place in parliament, or even cabinet, not due to patronage from above, but because he was an NUM MP, or had backing from the public sector unions, or the London Labour Party etc, s / he could enter into those discussions pre-vote from a position of real stregnth.

That would require the approval of the Legislature, and many lawmakers in both parties have received significant campaign contributions from public sector unions.

From the sound of the NS Act, it resulted from public sector unions being concerned about outsourcing data processing (which is what the unsuccessful complaints in BC and ON were about.)

A coal miner's daughter who became a member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, she is also the first CLC president from a public sector union.