The Labour Movement After Fraser (Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights)
In April 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released the long awaited Fraser decision. It was a major set back for the 80,000 agricultural workers in Ontario who have been denied the legal right to bargain collectively. This decision will impact the labour movement in Canada.
The Labour Movement After Fraser is a report of a seminar sponsored by the Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights (CFLR) on the Fraser decision. It provides analysis and interpretation of the decision, as well as insights on how Fraser may be applied in current and future labour litigation.
NEB Statement on Wisconsin and Labour Rights
Labour Rights Calendar 2010
| The calendar highlights many of the important victories and struggles the Canadian labour movement has encountered throughout our history |  |
Canada's Shameful Secret: Failure to ratify and promote ILO's core Conventions respecting fundamental rights at work
Canada is one of the few countries in the world that has yet to ratify all eight of the international standards recognized as being fundamental to the rights of human beings at work. These are the eight fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and are recognized as being fundamental to the rights of human beings at work which have been ratified by the overwhelming majority of ILO Member States. Unfortunately, Canada has yet to ratify those Conventions governing forced labour, the minimum age for working and the right to collective bargaining. This backgrounder provides detail on those three Conventions and on Canada's feeble excuses for not having yet ratified them.
Canada's Shameful Secret Leaflet
Canada is one of the few countries in the world that has yet to ratify all eight of the international standards recognized as being fundamental to the rights of human beings at work. These are the eight fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and are recognized as being fundamental to the rights of human beings at work which have been ratified by the overwhelming majority of ILO Member States. Unfortunately, Canada has yet to ratify those Conventions governing forced labour, the minimum age for working and the right to collective bargaining. This backgrounder provides detail on those three Conventions and on Canada's feeble excuses for not having yet ratified them. This pamphlet invites Canadians to join the campaign to have Canada formally ratify the three remaining ILO fundamental Conventions.
Labour Rights are Human Rights
This primer frames labour rights as a critical component of human rights helping to protect and promote the social and economic well being of the human population. It examines how the erosion of labour rights weakens democracy and threatens the economic prosperity of a nation.
Canada and the International Labour Organization (ILO) - revised July 2009
This backgrounder provides a detailed explanation of the ILO, its governance structure, investigative and supervisory bodies and the key international standards the ILO has developed to protect and promote labour rights around the world. The document also examines Canada's poor record at respecting and adhering to the fundamental labour rights principles of the ILO.
Supreme Court Says We Win
On June 8, 2007 the Supreme Court of Canada reversed 20 years of its own jurisprudence by ruling that the guarantee of freedom of association in section 2 (d) of the Charter of Rights protects the right of Canadian workers to bargain collectively. This pamphlet examines the key arguments made by the Supreme Court justices and shows how they closely mirror the the key themes of the National Union's ongoing Labour Rights are Human Rights national campaign.
Workers' Bill of Rights
Are you concerned about the erosion of collective bargaining rights of working people in Canada and committed to reversing this dangerous trend? If so, then make sure you get the elected leaders in your community to sign the Workers' Bill of Rights, a pledge affirming that all workers have the right to join a union and bargain collectively.
