A selection of labour articles, studies and videos from the past week
Conservatives vow to amend public service labour act: Public service unions worried about ‘vague’ promise to change act
CBC News
October 17, 2013
Ottawa closely monitoring labour dispute at CN Rail
The Globe and Mail
October 15, 2013
CUPE celebrates 50th Anniversary
October 21, 2013
CNW
Ontario
Postdoc collective agreement ratified
PSAC 901
October 21, 2013
400-plus warehouse workers at Aspect Logistics in Ontario join the union, UFCW 1000A
UFCW Canada
October 21, 2013
Lawyers hold rally as frustration with Legal Aid Ontario grows
CNW
October 18, 2013
Auto industry hit and run
Rankandfile.ca
October 17, 2013
PEI
Public sector pension reform prompts protest call
October 18, 2013
CBC News
British Columbia
Logging truck rules need review, says union chief
CBC News
October 21, 2013
Manitoba
Unionized Loblaws employees vote on union deal that includes reopening downtown grocery store
Global News
October 20, 2013
Academic freedom at issue in U of M faculty talks: union
CBC News
October 18, 2013
University of Manitoba faculty set to strike Oct. 22
CBC News
October 15, 2013
Nova Scotia
NSP union pickets outside corporate headquarters
The Chronicle Herald
October 21, 2013
Alberta
Union members vote yes to government-mediated settlement with Extendicare
Courier Islander
October 21, 2013
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
90% of government scientists feel they can’t speak freely: union survey
CTV News
October 21, 2013
How corporate Ontario gets its way at Queen’s Park: Cohn
The Toronto Star
October 19, 2013
Fast-food giants make billions while their workers use billions in welfare benefits: two new studies profile the worst employers in America
Alternet
October 15, 2013
MIGRANT WORKERS
UFCW Local 5 signs historic agreement to protect Mexican migrant workers’ rights in USA
UFCW Canada
October 19, 2013
VIDEOS
Longshoreman Strike Shuts Down Port of Baltimore
The Real News
October 17, 2013
INTERNATIONAL
BART strike enters fourth day as probe begins into fatal accident: No talks scheduled to resolve strike; workers mourn two colleagues killed in a track accident on Saturday
Aljazeera America
October 21, 2013
Shoprite fires almost 3,000 striking Zambian workers, union says
Business Week
October 16, 2013