Many in the business community have condemned Ontario’s vast suite of proposed labour reforms – which include raising the minimum wage to $15 – but not all employers agree the outcome is [...]
Some in the business community have been quite vocal in their opposition to our proposed changes. They’ve said it is too much, too fast. But for those who keep falling behind, these changes can’t [...]
Canada is demanding that the new NAFTA includes a ban on so-called ‘right-to-work’ laws. Read more.
As it is written now, Bill 148 leaves many workers out, unprotected, without coverage and provides loopholes where employers can take advantage of workers. Without amendments, the bill will leave [...]
Among the most important facts to know about poverty is that almost all poor people work. But the employers for whom they work, constituting a huge portion of the total economy, do not pay them [...]
The Thunder Bay and District Labour Council and its affiliated unions marked this year’s Labour Day picnic with the launch of a new campaign, which is calling for prescription drug coverage for [...]
Whether they’re fighting for shorter work days or better wages, the labour movement has done more than just improve working conditions for ordinary people – by standing up to powerful [...]
Media reports indicate that a riot broke out damaging a number of rooms and one correctional officer was allegedly taken to hospital. Read more.
The P3 deals that Ball Government want to use to build health care facilities in Corner Brook are a Trojan Horse that will allow the quality of our public health care to be influenced by private [...]
Members of Local 5191 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 5191), representing emergency medical services workers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, have ratified a tentative [...]
