OFL to launch “Dump Harper” campaign | Stephen Harper has worst economic record of any Prime Minister | Unifor and the NDP at odds over NAFTA | Miniature gardens sprout up where community mail boxes are planned in London | Ottawa cleaners reach tentative deal | Staff cuts affecting food safety | Claims of BC Continue readingR&F Labour News Update – August 3 2015
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CEO pay soars | Storms ahead for Quebec labour | Ontario mental health staff cuts | Castlegar agreement ratified | Corner Brook firefighters | Ontario public service bargaining | Migrant workers in Lebanon From RankandFile.ca: In case you missed them during the holidays! Happy New Year from RankandFile.ca 2014: The Canadian Labour Movement in Review Continue readingR&F’s Labour News Update – January 5, 2015
Quebec pensions fight | Tembec strike | How WSIB has failed | Sexual harassment in the workplace | Rail fatigue | Western Canada workplace safety | Ste-Thérèse Paccar lockout | Muzzled scientists at bargaining table | Green jobs vs tar sands Quebec unions slam pension bill, vow new round of protests Marian Scott, Montreal Gazette Continue readingR&F’s Labour News Update – December 8, 2014
by Doug Nesbitt The current Ontario election could be an immense turning point for organized labour in the province and across Canada. As union activists know, the Tim Hudak Tories are promising devastating public sector layoffs of 100,000 people, union-wrecking right-to-work legislation, and the privatization of the already unjust Workplace Safety Insurance Board. And his Continue readingOrganizing our way out of Ontario’s political mess
Jessica Burnie from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) was elected May 7th to represent workers with disabilities on the Canadian Labour Congress’ (CLC) Canadian Council. RankandFile.ca‘s Samantha Ponting spoke with Jessica about the broad challenges faced by injured workers and other workers with disabilities, including the barriers facing people with disabilities at this year’s Continue readingInterview: Jessica Burnie, new CLC rep for workers with disabilities
Are you looking for an exciting job opportunity with a progressive organization? Rankandfile.ca is hiring a student intern. We know it is a tough world out there for students and young workers. Mounting debt and few job opportunities means most young people in Canada will struggle to find work. For those of you who have the Continue readingIntern At RankandFile.ca
By Gerard Di Trolio Activists opposing unpaid internships rallied in Toronto to call upon Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa to take action on the issue in the next budget. Organized by Stop Unpaid Internships in Ontario, over twenty protestors stood outside of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in downtown Toronto where Sousa was holding a consultation Continue readingFighting Unpaid Internships
By Roger Annis, Feb 11, 2014 VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has decided it will appeal a damning BC Supreme Court ruling on January 27 that said the province has grossly violated the bargaining rights of teachers since 2002. As reported previously in Rank and File.ca, the court voided 2002 legislation that stripped teachers Continue readingBC government appeals court ruling slamming its abuse of bargaining rights of teachers
By Roger Annis, Jan 14, 2014 No charges will be laid against the owners of Babine Forest Products for the fire and explosion that destroyed its sawmill located in Burns Lake, BC in January 2012. The explosion killed two workers and injured dozens. The Criminal Justice Branch (CJB) of the British Columbia government announced on Continue readingBabine Forest Products dodges charges for workers’ deaths in BC
The Vancouver Ecosocialist Group, including the trade unionists listed below, have issued this open letter to the International Longshore Warehouse Union. It responds to the union’s offer of a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of climate change protesters at the Port Metro Vancouver’s office. The open letter was originally published by Continue readingOpen letter: union needs to back climate change protesters, not persecute them
Times are good for Canada’s banks. At the end of 2013, the country’s Big Five – Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, CIBC, TD, and Bank of Montreal – delivered a record $29 billion in profits and stock value is up 20 percent from the year before. The CEOs of these financial institutions list as some of the Continue readingIn the Shadow of Profits: Work and Unions at Visa Financial
In this week’s update: the campaign to save Canada Post Ten months: the strike at Labatt’s in St. John’s Public service showdown with Tories in 2014 Concessions at Boeing CUPE National squashes drive in Ottawa Cambodian garment workers murdered by police New dangers for foreign workers in Canada Top CEOs rake in average salary in Continue readingLabour News Update – 6 January 2014