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MPs Hurry ‘Outsourcing’ Act Blacklock’s reporter, April 21, 2016 Parliament last night on a 165 to 131 vote approved in principle a cabinet bill waiving Air Canada’s liability for illegally transferring maintenance work out of the country. The Commons Liberal majority forced the Second Reading vote after cutting short debate. Cabinet denied rushing the bill Continue readingLabour News Update: April 25, 2016
On June 5, the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) is hosting a meeting on migrant worker issues in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This full-day meeting will focus on migrant worker rights via skill-sharing and strategy development. Participants will include migrant workers and migrant worker advocates from across Canada. The meeting will focus on labour rights, health and Continue readingForum on migrant worker issues in Saskatoon, June 5, 2016
Uber in Ottawa | US Steal in the couts | Mulcair and labour | Temporary Foreign Worker exemptions | Racism and the job search | BCTF at 100 | OAS at age 65 | Manitoba domestic violence leave | Alberta’s new labour legislation | The federal budget for unions | Covered Bridge strike | EI Continue readingLabour news update: March 21, 2016
By Samantha Ponting Last week, there was widespread swooning over the newly appointed Trudeau cabinet, an amount of public adoration rather unsettling for those of us that remember the ugly days past of Liberal austerity. In addition to Liberal supporters, many progressives applauded Trudeau for appointing a diverse cabinet and practicing gender parity. While straight Continue readingCharting corporate connections in the new Liberal cabinet
By Bob Barnetson Over the summer, there were encouraging signs that Alberta’s New Democratic government was going to provide Alberta farm workers with basic workplace rights, such as the right to refuse unsafe work. The details remain sketchy (the NDP inherited a pretty full plate of problems!) but one report suggests farms will become subject Continue readingFarmers against farm safety in Alberta
By Dan Darrah Facing his death on the gallows in 1887, August Spies shouted, “The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you strangle today.” Spies was a labour activist and newspaper editor in Chicago. He, along with seven other Chicago anarchists, were found guilty of a conspiracy to Continue readingThis Labour Day, let’s remember five forgotten stories of struggle
By Tania Parker Talks between Unifor Local 1688 and Coventry Connections broke down as of 11pm on Monday, Aug. 31, with Coventry refusing to budge on the new per-ride fee structure. While last Wednesday’s meeting with Ottawa mayor Jim Watson was successful in bringing Ottawa’s airport taxi drivers’ union and Coventry Connections, the city’s largest Continue readingToken Table Talk: Negotiations begin and end abruptly with Coventry Connections
By Jennifer Mathers-Piper Unit Chair, Unifor Local 433 Note from the author I would like to start by stating that my purpose in writing this article is to increase social and cultural awareness among union workplace leaders so they can better communicate, educate and empower members. Please do not view cultural differences as problems that Continue readingNavigating the ins and outs of workplace cultural diversities
Truck drivers rally | Community mailboxes deemed unsafe | The Pacific Coast Farm Worker Rebellion | Lessons of Crown strike | Bryce Casavant arbitration | School teacher tax credit | Harperman song | Pearson airport accident | Harper campaign promises | Jazz Aviation tentative deal | A message from a Postie | Bitter battle in Continue readingLabour News Update: Aug. 31, 2015
Harper’s retirement policies | Better scheduling win at Loblaws | Salvation Army labour history | Closing research libraries | Strike deadline for CUPE ed. workers | Workers and the election | Jump in EI claims | Super C grocery workers unionize | Why Black votes matter | Panhandlers join union | 36 years in poverty Continue readingLabour News Update: Monday, Aug. 23, 2015
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