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Quebec's common front unionized workers vote to accept deal with province
MONTREAL - Some 420,000 unionized public sector workers have voted 74.8 per cent in favour of accepting an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government. The workers, who are part of the "...
Feb 23, 2024
Sask. livestock company to pay $50,000 after worker injured by bull
A Saskatchewan livestock company has been ordered to pay $50,000 after a bull seriously injured a worker near Weyburn in 2022. According to the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Holds...
Feb 23, 2024
Ontario repeals Bill 124, wage restraint law twice found unconstitutional
TORONTO - An Ontario public sector wage-restraint law that advocates and opposition critics blamed for heightening a health-care staffing crisis is now officially off the books after it was twice decl...
Feb 23, 2024
One person dead after load from construction crane falls on Vancouver building
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s premier and minister of labour are sharing their heartfelt condolences after a worker was killed in Vancouver's Oakridge neighbourhood when a load from a crane fell on a building un...
Feb 21, 2024
STF trades shots with minister, plans news conference on in-class violence
As the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation refuses to resume bargaining and plans more sanctions, the union is also trading shots with Saskatchewan's education minister on social media. The union has sa...
Feb 21, 2024
STF supported by other unions as it pushes for class size, complexity in contract
Many teachers from across Canada are standing behind the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF). On Tuesday, teachers' federations from Ontario, New Brunswick and British Columbia joined STF presiden...
Feb 20, 2024
Amcor screw cap workers launch job action, possibly hitting Quebec's alcohol retailer
MONTREAL - Workers at global packaging company Amcor are hitting the picket lines in Quebec, launching temporary strikes that kicked off Sunday. The CSN union, which represents 97 Amcor employees, say...
Feb 18, 2024
‘No austerity,’ despite bigger deficit due to spending on Quebec teachers: Legault
MONTREAL - Premier Franois Legault said Sunday the ramp-up in spending on education pledged by his government will go a long way to supporting Quebec's teachers and students - and prompt a bigger budg...
Feb 18, 2024
Alberta company fined $65,000 after worker hurt near Elrose
An Alberta-based well service company was ordered to pay $65,000 after an incident where a worker was seriously hurt near Elrose. According to Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Labour Relations and Wor...
Feb 16, 2024
STF says it turned down invitation to resume bargaining as teacher strikes resume
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says it has turned down an invitation from the provincial government to resume negotiations. Talks between the groups broke down this week after two days of plann...
Feb 16, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...