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B.C. inmates attempt to form first prison labour union in Canada

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

B.C. inmates attempt to form first prison labour union in Canada Agassiz, B.C.? The Canadian Press Published Friday, Mar. 04, 2011 3:25PM EST Inmates at a B.C. prison are in the final stages of applying to create a labour union, saying the historic event would be a first in Canada. Their lawyer Natalie Dunbar says organizers at Mountain Institution in Agassiz are trying to sign up members for ConFederation, Canadian Prisoners' Labour Union, Local 001. But Ms. Dunbar says prisoners are facing resistance from administrators. She says the inmates are not trying to create another prisoners' rights group but want the right to assemble as any other workers to vote about forming a union that will deal with their various complaints. Ms. Dunbar says there's a lack of resources at federal institutions to address issues that plague prison populations as a workforce...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 08, 2011 (boomark / email).