By Dan Darrah Publisher of Durham Region’s labour newsletter Critical Perspectives, available at www.criticalperspectives.org HAY RIVER, NWT – After a gruelling six-month strike, the municipal government of the small community of Hay River has ratified an agreement that agrees to the workers’ hard-fought demand for wage increases. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), which Continue readingSolidarity in the North: Hay River strikes new deal for labour peace
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By Scott Price Thirty-one municipal workers, who do a range of jobs from office administration, ground and facility maintenance, by-law enforcement, lifeguards and pool attendants, in the town of Hay River, Northwest Territories have entered into their fifth month of walking a picket line for a contract with the town. The Union of Northern Workers Continue readingStriking Hay River municipal workers not backing down after five months