Labour Rights

Saskatchewan essential services legislation deemed unconstitutional

dduffy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:38:36 -0500

“… no other essential services legislation is as devoid of access to independent, effective dispute resolution processes to address employer designations of essential service workers." - Justice Dennis Ball.

Tragic accident takes the lives of agriculture workers in southern Ontario

dduffy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:05:49 -0500

"On behalf of the 340,000 NUPGE members, we offer deepest condolences to the families of all the victims of this terrible accident," said James Clancy, NUPGE National President.

Ontario Labour Relations Board ruling upholds access to union representatives during strike action

dduffy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:27:57 -0500

"Workers in Ontario — workers everywhere — benefit from the board's findings and rulings."

New members choose OPSEU as union

dduffy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:44:29 -0500

New members from a range of sectors join OPSEU/NUPGE to improve working conditions.

Human Rights Day opportunity to highlight the positive role of unions

dduffy — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:39:32 -0500

“We must continue to make the connection between strong labour rights and our ability to achieve economic justice and equality for all Canadians.”

Injured workers protest WSIB cuts: KPMG recommends cuts to Workers' Compensation benefits

dduffy — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:18:07 -0500

Despite mounting evidence of poverty among injured workers, KPMG promotes further cuts that would force more of them to seek social assistance or become homeless.

B.C.'s anti-democratic Bill 18 discriminates against union activists

dduffy — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:00:35 -0500

Help push back B.C.'s antidemocratic legislation. Fight Bill 18!

Supreme Court unanimous decision supports pay equity claim against Canada Post

dduffy — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:58:26 -0500

"This 30 year struggle shows that Canada needs to improve its pay equity laws to ensure this injustice never happens again. Women must be treated and compensated fairly in every workplace." - James Clancy, NUPGE President

NSGEU supports NDP’s first contract labour legislation

dduffy — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:35:22 -0500

"This is good for all workers in Nova Scotia," says NSGEU President Joan Jessome. "Eighty per cent of Canadians already have labour legislation like this. Our workers deserve the same kind of supports."

New report shows political environment has greater impact on unionization rates than economy

dduffy — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:50:41 -0500

Politics, more than the economy and technology, has a greater impact on rates of unionization.

Charter challenge against Saskatchewan’s Bills 5 and 6 in court this week

dduffy — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:50:31 -0500

Unions argue Bills 5 and 6 violate the right to freedom of association under Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Proposed legislation banning union activists from college boards is discriminatory, says BCGEU

dduffy — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:56:57 -0500

“This government seems to have learned nothing from the Supreme Court battle over labour rights," says Darryl Walker, BCGEU President.

Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights launches new website

dfudge — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:48:32 -0400

www.labourrights.ca is a valuable research and educational tool for those interested in promoting and protecting labour rights

Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights releases report on Fraser decision

dfudge — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:13:24 -0400

“This report is an important contribution to understanding the Fraser decision’s meaning for labour rights.”

NUPGE provides support to Mexican workers with NAFTA challenge

lbush — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:28:54 -0400

Electrical workers persecuted by Mexican government.

Court orders stay of proceedings in CUPW challenge to Lisa Raitt’s arbitrator

dduffy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:26:56 -0400

Postal workers mount serious legal challenge against Conservative government actions.

NUPGE / OPSEU file complaint with CBC Ombudsman over offensive anti-union comments by Kevin O’Leary

dduffy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:55:15 -0400

“Mr. O’Leary’s wilful promotion of contempt and hatred towards unions reflects a viewpoint that has often ended in violence perpetrated against union members and leaders around the world.”

Harper government actions reckless: Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights

dduffy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:38:45 -0400

For a government to legislate away the power of labour at the negotiating table is simply reckless. It is blatantly designed to tip the balance in favour of the employer.

President’s Commentary: Harper government denying fundamental human rights

dduffy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:25:20 -0400

It is the role of a democratic government in a civil society to defend all human rights. Human rights cannot flourish where labour rights are not enforced.

President's Commentary: Economic insecurity hangs like a cloud over Labour Day 2011

lbush — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:10:45 -0400

There’s a dark cloud hanging over Labour Day celebrations this year. Workers and their families are scared and angry as they struggle to cope with the ongoing economic crisis.

Trade union movement condemns murder of Colombian Mineworkers' leader

lbush — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:32:39 -0400

Letters of protest sent shortly after Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper defends the progress Colombia made and promotes Canada-Colombia trade agreement.

Whistleblower protection fails with Public Service Labour Relations Board decision

khawley — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:00:11 -0400

Three of Canada's best know whistleblowers from Health Canada received the decision last week as to whether they would be re-instated to their former positions after seven years of legal battle.

Workers unionize at U.S. IKEA manufacturing plant

dduffy — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:41:42 -0400

Unionization campaign at Swedwood was a huge success partly due to the solidarity of other workers across the globe.

Workers employed by Rocky Mountaineer locked out

dduffy — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:42:12 -0400

Help the Rocky Mountaineer workers reach a fair collective agreement.

Quebec Court of Appeal rejects constitutional challenge to Bill 30

dduffy — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:09:35 -0400

“It is hard to fathom how subjects like determining bargaining units and levels of negotiation cannot be viewed as being of fundamental importance to the exercise of basic associational rights.”

Harper to Canada Post workers: Suck it up

lbush — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:28:08 -0400

By Laura Penny

This reactionary and authoritarian attitude is pretty depressing when you recall that, a few short decades ago, Nova Scotians like Lisa Raitt’s dad fought long and hard for workers’ rights.

ILO adopts landmark Convention on rights of domestic workers

dfudge — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:42:17 -0400

Domestic workers are excluded from the right to join a union and bargain collectively in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick.

Legislating workers back to work creates bad labour relations: CFLR

dfudge — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:10:55 -0400

“Short-term coercive fixes do not create the conditions for developing long-term solutions to the challenges facing Canadian workers and employers.” CFLR Board Member Judy Fudge

Canadian Civil Liberties Association to Labour Minister: back-to-work legislation undermines collective bargaining

dduffy — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:57:10 -0400

The CCLA Ottawa (17 June 2011) - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has written to the Minister of Labour urging her to reconsider the proposal to introduce legislation that would forc

NUPGE supports locked out CUPW members

lbush — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:51:13 -0400

"Our members across the country support postal workers in their efforts to bargain for a solid and profitable corporation, one that treats its workers with dignity and respect, to serve the best interests of Canadians for decades to come." - James Clancy, NUPGE national president.

Harper government provoking a confrontation with labour movement

dduffy — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:01:45 -0400

“We’re witnessing a concerted effort by the new Harper majority government to weaken the rights of workers and the influence of their unions.”

NUPGE supports striking CAW members at Air Canada

dduffy — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:05:23 -0400

"We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with CAW members and all Air Canada workers and urge you to show these workers the respect they deserve and negotiate a fair deal, including good pension benefits." - James Clancy, NUPGE national president.

ITUC Survey: Repression of union rights and economic freedoms across the globe

lbush — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:24:48 -0400

A survey across 143 countries find Colombia and the Americas the deadliest region.

Fraser decision denies agricultural workers access to meaningful collective bargaining

dfudge — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:28:41 -0400

“For the Court to suggest that a mere right to have bargaining proposals considered in good faith amounts to an extension of real and meaningful bargaining in the Canadian context is to ignore both labour history and collective bargaining reality.”

ITUC reports more teachers murdered in Colombia

lbush — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:09:52 -0400

"The Colombian authorities must take every action necessary to end this constant violence against the trade union movement, as well as the impunity surrounding these crimes," said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow.

Workers at All Care Home Support Ltd. choose NAPE

dduffy — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:42:37 -0400

"We are pleased to have been selected by the employees for All Care Home Support as their union." - Carol Furlong, NAPE president.

Fraser decision “troubling” according to lead counsel for UFCW

dfudge — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:07:19 -0400

"The farm workers case unfortunately seems to have been lost in a larger political battle beyond their control.”

Judge strikes down Wisconsin’s anti-union law

dfudge — Thu, 26 May 2011 13:48:12 -0400

Law would have eliminated collective bargaining rights for most public sector employees.

ITUC report cites major restrictions of labour rights in Canada

dfudge — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:23:04 -0400

In the last 29 years, federal and provincial governments across the country have enacted 90 pieces of back-to-work legislation.

Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights to host seminar on Fraser decision

dduffy — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:03:06 -0400

The goal of the seminar is to bring timely analysis of the Fraser decision and to explore response from the labour community.

Supreme Court of Canada turns its back on farm workers

dfudge — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:30:42 -0400

“Farm workers are one of the most vulnerable groups of workers in Canada. How the Supreme Court could deny them access to effective collective bargaining in order to achieve fair wages and working conditions is beyond me.” – James Clancy

Supreme Court decision on rights of agricultural workers unworkable

dfudge — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:25:32 -0400

“The Courts interpretation of the AEPA is unworkable. The decision does not reflect the realities of collective bargaining on the ground and the unequal bargaining power between employers and farm workers.”

PEI Liberals deny employees bargaining rights

dduffy — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:27:12 -0400

Why is Premier Ghiz discriminating against Civil Service casual employees by denying them their full collective bargaining rights?" - Shelley Ward, PEIUPSE president.

BC Supreme Court rules legislation removing teachers' bargaining rights unconstitutional

dfudge — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:34:09 -0400

“We now have four years of consistent jurisprudence that recognizes the constituional obligation of governments to respect the collective bargaining process and refrain from enacting legislation that strips away the Charter rights of their employees.” James Clancy

Part-time college workers demand ballots be counted

dduffy — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:21:26 -0400

Members chanted as they marched, "Open the ballot boxes. Count those votes now!"

Making the connection: Labour rights, good jobs, tax fairness and quality public services

dduffy — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:18:05 -0400

The pretense for the attacks is that state governments are broke and radical measures are required to eliminate budget deficits. This is a false argument.

Standing in solidarity with US public sector workers: British Columbians take to the streets

dduffy — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:52:01 -0400

This show of solidarity will be held on Saturday, April 2 at 2 pm at the Peace Arch Park on the Canada-US border.

U.S. labour ties worker's struggle to civil rights movement

dfudge — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:37:41 -0400

'We Are One' events to take place across the U.S. on April 4, the 43rd anniversary of the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated after speaking in Memphis, Tennessee on behalf of striking black sanitation workers.

Koch Industries registers to lobby Alberta government

dduffy — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:28:21 -0400

According to Global Compass Group, the lobby firm hired by Koch Industries to represent its interests, it will focus on issues ranging from taxation policy, energy and resource and economic development.

Proposed TTC essential service law violates international labour standards

dfudge — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:58:25 -0400

“Restricting fundamental collective bargaining rights of transit workers just to appease the new anti-union administration at Toronto city hall is a slap in the face to all unions in Ontario and across Canada." - James Clancy, NUPGE national president

This is what democracy looks like - check out our photos from Wisconsin

mluff — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:35:24 -0500

UPDATED Sun. Mar. 13 - NUPGE national president James Clancy joined other NUPGE representatives (Doug Evetts OPSEU/NUPGE; Jim Paul OPSEU/NUPGE; Vic Wonnacott MGEU/NUPGE; Holly Page BCGEU/NUPGE; and Greg Hamara OPSEU/NUPGE) in Wisconsin to provide support and solidarity to public service workers. They joined with 100,000 other people who marched around the state Capital. Check out these photos.

Wisconsin people not giving up despite sneaky move by Senators in dark of night

mluff — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:47:22 -0500

In 30 minutes, in the dark of night, Republican Senators undid decades of civil rights in Wisconsin. They used a sneaky procedural move to strip collective bargaining rights from public service workers. But the people of Wisconsin aren't giving up. They're planning actions for the rest of the week and NUPGE representatives are there to support them.

The attack on US labour – it’s not about paying the bills

dduffy — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:46:40 -0500

"In Canada, we’re told that Wisconsin is a lesson for public sector unions. The public can no longer afford to pay for "cushy" salaries and benefits for public sector employees. We have to get with the times. What a complete crock." - NUPGE secretary-treasuer, Larry Brown

Dispatch from Wisconsin: "Wisconsin is the canary in the coal mine"

mluff — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:39:06 -0500

NUPGE representatives are in Madison providing support and solidarity to Wisconsin public service workers. This is the first in a series of dispatches from Wisconsin, where the governor's union-busting is spurring a popular uprising.

Human Rights Watch condemns U.S. attack on Labour Rights

dfudge — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:08:46 -0500

Most major advanced democratic countries honour collective bargaining rights of public employees. By contrast, many undemocratic countries restrict or prohibit collective bargaining by public employees.

NUPGE responds to Margaret Wente's attack on public sector workers and unions

dduffy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:06:48 -0500

"Sometimes I think I live in a parallel universe to Margaret Wente. Today I know so."- James Clancy, NUPGE national president

Charest government nothing more than bullies for passing unjust law

dduffy — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:07:20 -0500

“The Charest government knows this law will eventually be overturned in the Courts but yet steamrolls ahead anyway with a law that is clearly unconstitutional.” - James Clancy, NUPGE national president.

President's Commentary: Lessons from Wisconsin

lbush — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:06:44 -0500

Wisconsin Governor’s attack shouldn’t be a surprise to any of us. Indeed, the question has only been when and which jurisdiction in North America would be first to take such heavy handed action.

Organ donor leave available in Quebec

dduffy — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:57:56 -0500

Quebec organ donors allowed unpaid leave

OPSEU: restore rights for part-time college workers

lbush — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:00:05 -0500

OPSEU president Smokey Thomas writes Premier Dalton McGuinty calling on action to count the ballots of part-time college workers who voted to unionize.

BCGEU calls for sweeping review of B.C. labour laws

dblaikie — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:45:00 -0500

Union cites 'the devastating impact of changes made by the B.C. Liberal government' to labour laws and employment standards since it was first elected in 2001.

Former NDP labour minister Bob Mackenzie dies

dblaikie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:39:00 -0500

Introduced legislation in Ontario banning the use of scab workers during labour-management disputes.

Recession hits U.S. unions harder than in Canada

dblaikie — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:30:00 -0500

71% of Canadian public sector workers belong to a union compared to 16% of private sector workers.

NUPGE answers unfair Economist attack on unions

dblaikie — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:50:00 -0500

'The scapegoating of public employees by The Economist is an insidious way of dividing public and private sector workers who actually share the same aspirations.' - James Clancy.

Denny's sued for $10 million by migrant workers

dblaikie — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:49:00 -0500

Vancouver restaurant outlet accused of reneging on wages and refusing to repay $6,000 processing fees paid in advance by 50 Philippine cooks and servers.

Remembering labour pioneer Huguette Plamondon

dblaikie — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:45:00 -0500

'Huguette was a trailblazer. She spent her whole adult life fighting for fairness and defending the interests of working families.'

'Pilgrimage of Freedom' best labour photo of 2010

dblaikie — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:29:00 -0500

'Migrant workers ready, willing and able to march and tell their story of abuse, injustice and false hopes of making a better life.'

ICTUR World Map on Freedom of Association

dfudge — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:00:57 -0500

Map shows the levels of respect around the world for the fundamental Freedom of Association Conventions of the ILO.

Settlement reached in Ornge discrimination case

dblaikie — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:35:00 -0500

Memorandum negotiated by OPSEU amounts to substantial victory for members of Local 505.

UFCW Canada bests Walmart in free speech battle

dblaikie — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0500

'This is a huge victory for Walmart workers and their ability to freely communicate on the Internet.' - Wayne Hanley.

Please observe Dec. 18 - International Migrants Day

dblaikie — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:45:00 -0500

PSI appeals to governments around the world to mark the occasion by making a commitment to ratify UN Conventions aimed at strengthening the rights of migrant workers.

N.B. public employees asked to take unpaid leave

dblaikie — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:54:00 -0500

Latest in a series of austerity measures announced by the new Conservative government.

Maisons de la famille runs ads to hire scab workers

dblaikie — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:32:00 -0500

'This action demonstrates a complete lack of respect for the hard-working, dedicated staff.'

Grievance settlement board rejects unfair postings

dblaikie — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:30:00 -0500

Appeals allowed for four workers wronged by unfair selection process in Ontario.

Labour Board Act introduced by NDP in Nova Scotia

dblaikie — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:45:35 -0500

New Nova Scotia Labour Board will eventually combine the activities of six existing boards and agencies performing labour relations functions.

Toronto rally Nov. 30 to back labour rights in Mexico

dblaikie — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:35:00 -0500

'There is a clear goal of eliminating independent trade unions in Mexico.... Let’s stand in support of all independent Mexican unions.'

OPSEU video takes apart McGuinty wage freeze

dblaikie — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:55:00 -0500

The impact on public employees will stretch far beyond the two-year freeze proposed by the province – all for the benefit of already-wealthy corporations.

Ontario gov't flouts ILO ruling on college part-timers

dblaikie — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:26:00 -0500

Province refuses to respond to international condemnation for denying part-time college workers the right to organize.

SGEU condemns request for biased SIAST mediator

dblaikie — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:03:00 -0500

College negotiators in Saskatchewan want anti-labour government to pick arbitrator on long-running dispute.

Canada and Ontario violating farm workers' rights

dblaikie — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:45:00 -0500

International Labour Organization, a UN agency, says an Ontario ban on farm unions violates human rights of 100,000 migrant and domestic farm workers in the province.

Migrant workers win historic contract in Abbotsford

dblaikie — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:29:00 -0500

This is the first time UFCW Canada union has negotiated a contract specifically for this sector of the workforce.

Arbitrator orders health care raises despite freeze

dblaikie — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:43:00 -0500

"Dwight Duncan is cutting almost $5 billion in corporate taxes in the next three years despite Ontario having one of the lowest tax rates in the industrialized world." - Warren (Smokey) Thomas.

Unionization in Canada rises to 4.2 million workers

dblaikie — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 09:02:00 -0500

Women experienced disproportionately more gains in unionized jobs.

Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights established

dfudge — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:31:33 -0400

CFLR to be a national voice promoting labour rights as an important means to strengthening democracy, equality and economic prosperity in Canada

Court of Appeal upholds union certification of a Walmart store in Saskatchewan

dfudge — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:52:20 -0400

The Court’s ruling is the latest chapter in legal process Walmart has dragged out since 2004

OPSEU Local 505 files complaint against Ornge

dblaikie — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:39:00 -0400

Union alleges discrimination, intimidation and targeting of union activists by operator formerly known as Ontario Air Ambulance.

Ontario arbitrator rejects freeze, orders wage raises

dblaikie — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:45:00 -0400

Brian Keller deals blow to McGuinty government restraint plan by ruling in favour of employees at Windsor Regional Hospital.

Wal-Mart employees in Gatineau get union contract

dblaikie — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:44:50 -0400

Workers hope the retail giant will not shut down the store as it did five years ago in Jonquiere, Que.

Appeal court ruling delays RCMP unionization drive

dblaikie — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:03:00 -0400

However, union organizers get broader access to organize officers while waiting for related Supreme Court ruling this fall.

OPSEU backing bill to ban scab workers in Ontario

dblaikie — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:02:00 -0400

Anti-scab legislation has worked for decades in Quebec and B.C. and the time is right for such a law in Ontario, says NDP MPP France Gélinas.

Regional meetings build resistance to wage freeze

dblaikie — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:44:00 -0400

OPSEU says a two-year freeze would cost many members nearly $2,000 annually in lost purchasing power.

Movement afoot in Quebec to outlaw high-tech scabs

dblaikie — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:44:00 -0400

Quebecor operating le Journal de Montreal with electronic strikebreakers 20 months after locking out workers.

Oct. 10 'Pilgrimage to Freedom' for migrant workers

dblaikie — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:35:00 -0400

Public invited to join march from Leamington to Windsor to help 'Break the chains of indentureship' for migrant farm workers in Canada.

Arbitrator calls wage freeze unfair and unreasonable

dblaikie — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:59:00 -0400

SEIU case sets precedent for long queue of similar cases pending across Ontario.

Ontario may seek to freeze private care executives

dblaikie — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:29:00 -0400

Employees fighting freeze say money saved in wages would be scooped up by long-term care executives and private shareholders.

Employees declare victory at Mott’s Clamato plant

dblaikie — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:31:30 -0400

Three-month strike drew support from across the United States and Canada and from global unions and labour federations.

Migrant farm workers die in job-related accident

dblaikie — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:29:00 -0400

Deaths of two Jamaican workers at Ontario orchard under investigation.

President James Clancy’s Labour Day message

dblaikie — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:02:00 -0400

It’s time for Canada to put into practice our international commitments to labour rights.

Care centre fails to pay wages owed to workers

dblaikie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:31:00 -0400

'Laid-off workers have not received their severance entitlements despite an employment standards regulation requiring the employer to pay out all wages within 48 hours.' - BCGEU.

Small victory for exploited migrant farm workers

dblaikie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:29:00 -0400

$400 deposit fee finally dropped but other 'outrageous' exploitation practices against Guatemalan migrants continue in Quebec, says UFCW Canada.

Charges laid in deaths of mushroom farm workers

dblaikie — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 -0400

Two companies and four corporate officials face a total of 29 charges for failure to protect the safety of employees.

Canada must not bow to this Caesar from Clamato

dblaikie — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:35:00 -0400

Please sign to petition to stop a U.S. beverage company from milking Canada's good name for corporate profits.

OPSEU gives Ontario an earful on wage restraint

dblaikie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:29:00 -0400

'It is simply wrong for hard-working people to be bank-rolling already profitable corporations.'

OPSEU tries to protect law on employment standards

dblaikie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:31:00 -0400

Bill 68 would open workers to 'reprisals and termination' by forcing them to confront unfair employers personally.

Tories won't target federal workers to pay for deficit

dblaikie — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:30:00 -0400

John Baird says Harper Conservatives will make constraint in spending growth 'the centrepiece' of their approach to tackling record federal budget shortfalls.

Obama renews support for Employee Free Choice Act

dblaikie — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:44:00 -0400

Speech to AFL-CIO calls on workers to support Democrats this fall over the Republicans 'who drove America's economy into a ditch.'

Canada ratifies ILO Convention on Maritime Labour

dblaikie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:45:00 -0400

First ILO Convention ratified in over a decade; Canada continues to refuse to ratify many of ILO’s fundamental conventions.

USW plans ‘Day of Solidarity’ to thank supporters

dblaikie — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:31:00 -0400

Workers vote 75% to accept agreement ending year-long strike against Brazilian giant Vale.

Tentative agreement in long nickel strike at Sudbury

dblaikie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:33:30 -0400

More than 3,000 workers vote this week on contentious settlement with Brazilian nickel giant Vale.

First round victory in ILO fight for domestic workers

dfudge — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:12:10 -0400

Despite the substantial progress made at this first discussion, a number of challenges remain for the second and final discussion in 2011.

RCMP will finally get the legal right to form a union

dblaikie — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:45:00 -0400

Legislation will remove a longstanding RCMP Act prohibition against unionization after being declared unconstitutional in a 2009 court ruling.

ITUC - 101 Trade Unionists Murdered in 2009

lbush — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:44:17 -0400

Of 101 murdered, 48 were killed in Colombia, 16 in Guatemala, 12 in Honduras, six in Mexico, six in Bangladesh, four in Brazil, three in the Dominican Republic, three in the Philippines, one in India, one in Iraq and one in Nigeria.

Migrant farm workers need access to public healthcare

dfudge — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:52:25 -0400

In spite of contributing to the Canadian economy and paying taxes for 4 to 5 months for up to 25 years, these workers are marginalized from the healthcare coverage their taxes should entitle them to while they are here.

Court upholds seniority rights of highway workers

dblaikie — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:43:00 -0400

Protracted legal battle dates back to layoffs imposed by the Newfoundland and Labrador government in 2005.

Canada's rank and file Mounties want a real union

dblaikie — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:32:00 -0400

National poll finds widespread support for a staff association with real bargaining power or a traditional trade union.

New Westminster first city to adopt living wage

dblaikie — Sun, 09 May 2010 12:59:00 -0400

All direct and indirect employees will be paid at least $16.74 an hour, well above minimum wage rates in B.C. and across Canada.

Labour applauds Quebec ruling on migrant workers

dblaikie — Mon, 03 May 2010 18:30:00 -0400

'From a legal perspective it's a tremendous victory.' - Naveen Mehta.

Wal-Mart to face massive class-action law suit

lbush — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:23:40 -0400

Lawsuit centers on allegations that Wal-Mart pays women less than men for the same jobs and that female employees receive fewer promotions and have to wait longer for those promotions than male counterparts.

NUPGE asks ILO to reopen case on part-time college staff in Ontario

lbush — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:44:05 -0400

“A law that has no practical use is no law at all,” says NUPGE president James Clancy. “The amended CCBA technically allows part-time college workers in Ontario to unionize, but it’s been a complete failure in practice and these workers continue to have their rights denied.”

Study challenges Saskatchewan government's Bill 6

lbush — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:17:34 -0400

Study concludes that Wall government's Bill 6 amendments to the Trade Union Act are in violation of sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Union victory for Quebec farm workers

dfudge — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:24:04 -0400

Workers at Mirabel-area farm go union with UFCW Canada after Quebec Labour Relations Commission strikes down 40-year-old labour code regulation as unconstitutional

Saskatchewan unions join together against Bill 80

dblaikie — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:00:00 -0400

Anti-labour Wall government takes side of construction contractors against building trade unions.

W.Va. mining tragedy renews call for tougher laws

dblaikie — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:40:00 -0400

Like Canada's Westray tragedy in 1992, the deaths of 29 coal miners in West Virginia could have been prevented with tougher laws to crack down on negligent corporate operators.

Saskatchewan Party government flouts ILO

dfudge — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:24:17 -0400

Employment Minister Rob Norris defies International Labour Organization ruling.

Saskatchewan and Ottawa must act on ILO ruling

dblaikie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:46:00 -0400

NUPGE president James Clancy says decision by United Nations body 'damages the human rights reputation of both the province and the Canadian government.'

ILO blasts anti-labour laws in Saskatchewan

dblaikie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:44:00 -0400

UN body instructs government of Premier Brad Wall to consult and with labour and work out a more balanced approach to essential services legislation, union organizing votes and a labour relations board all parties can trust.

Harper Tories complicit in exploiting farm workers

dblaikie — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:29:00 -0400

UFCW Canada blasts province for arresting farm labourers while ignoring agricultural operators who break the rules.

World unions organize global action against Vale

dblaikie — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:35:59 -0400

Unions working together include dozens of labour organizations from Australia, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Peru, Sweden, South Africa, Zambia, among others.

Justice prorogued for immigrants and refugees

dfudge — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:33:31 -0500

Legal experts warn of rights-clawback as Parliament returns

Women’s Court of Canada reverses Supreme Court’s 2004 decision on pay equity

dfudge — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:47:29 -0500

“The Women’s Court finds that fiscal considerations should never suffice as a pressing and substantial basis for overriding equality rights”

N.B. extends rights to part-time and casual workers

dblaikie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:30:00 -0500

New law tabled in legislature will implement landmark lawsuit provisions won last year by NBUPPE.

Guest Commentary - Canada’s migration policies: for cheap labour, against human freedom

dfudge — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:40:25 -0500

York University professor disputes the positive assessment of Canada’s migration policies in the UN Human Development Report 2009

President’s Commentary: Two steps forward and one step backward for labour rights in 2009

dblaikie — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:58:59 -0500

(29 Jan. 2010) - While 2009 provided several significant victories for workers across Canada, governments continued their legislative attack on the rights of labour, says NUPGE president James Clancy.

Migrant workers score breakthrough in Manitoba

dblaikie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:30:30 -0500

New UFCW Canada contract in Brandon puts migrant workers on the road to permanent settlement in Canada.

Scab labour at College of the North Atlantic - NAPE

dblaikie — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:29:00 -0500

'The fact that scab labour is being used to carry out the work of persons with disabilities and their job coaches is almost unfathomable.' - Carol Furlong.

Union wins case upholding 'hot edict' against Telus

dblaikie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:36:49 -0500

Longstanding legal case finally resolved by the B.C. Supreme Court.

NUPGE strongly backs Ontario college teachers

dblaikie — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:45:00 -0500

Province-wide strike vote will be held Jan. 13 after management walks away from bargaining table.

Epic fight for farm workers reaches Supreme Court

dblaikie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:45:00 -0500

It is because of UFCW that farm workers will soon have the same human rights as all other workers, including their right to join a union and bargain collectively."

Freedom of Association: harmonizing Canadian norms with international commitments

dfudge — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:04:28 -0500

University of Saskatchewan conference to examine Canadian labour laws and their degree of compliance with various human rights treaties

Supreme Court urged to recognize provincial jurisdiction in First Nations certification

dfudge — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:49:34 -0500

BCGEU appeared before Canada's top jurists to make the case for provincial jurisdiction of labour relations of First Nations communities in B.C.

Colombia: 195 teachers killed, no one guilty

lbush — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:01:42 -0500

There has been 195 teachers assassinated in Colombia, without a single arrest being made, and at least 35 trade unionists have been killed this year alone.

NUPGE celebrates International Human Rights Day

dblaikie — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

'Labour rights and human rights should be promoted, protected and strengthened.' - James Clancy.

Wal-Mart wins Supreme Court case on technicality

dblaikie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:31:00 -0500

'The workers at the Jonquière store know in their hearts why Wal-Mart shut their store. So do most Canadians. So does Wal-Mart.' - UFCW Canada.

Alberta told to put 'Rand formula' in labour code

dblaikie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:00 -0500

Landmark 2007 Supreme Court ruling on collective bargaining means unions must have compulsory check-off of union dues to represent workers, says ALRB.

Fraser Health Authority flouts Supreme Court ruling

dblaikie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01:00 -0500

Ignores restrictions imposed by Canada's top court when sections of Bill 29 were struck down as unconstitutional.

Labour and human rights policies are becoming the norm for large companies

dfudge — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:51:13 -0500

First-of-a-kind benchmark study finds 43 percent of European companies have supply-chain labour and human rights policies, with North America and Asia lagging behind

OPSEU Charter challenge over classification disputes

dblaikie — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:32:00 -0500

'The very foundation of law provides that, at the end of the day, if two parties can’t agree there is an independent person to make a final decision.' - Warren (Smokey) Thomas.

Campbell government introduces legislation to end ambulance strike

dfudge — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:29:35 -0500

“A shocking new low by this government.” –First time a government has legislated a contract on workers while they were in the middle of voting on an offer.

BP hit with largest-ever OSHA fine of $87 million

dblaikie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:31:00 -0500

'This administration will not tolerate disregard of our laws. Employers have a legal and moral responsibility to protect their workers.' - Hilda Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor.

Ontario tries to block tally of part-time college vote

dblaikie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

OPSEU seeking Ontario Labour Relations Board hearing as soon as possible to resolve the impasse.

NDP blasts anti-worker Saskatchewan government

dblaikie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:32:00 -0400

'All health care workers in our province who provide dedicated frontline care should be treated with dignity, respect, and equality by their government.' - Dwain Lingenfelter.

President’s Commentary: Wall government’s Bill 80 is pay back to big business and phony unions

dblaikie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:00 -0400

(16 Oct. 2009) - The objectives of the legislation are threefold: to eliminate sectoral bargaining, to allow the establishment of employer-dominated company unions and to greatly reduce the power of unions in the construction industry.

Conservatives making life hard for migrant workers

dblaikie — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400

'Even more than immigrants, temporary migrants like farm workers, live-in caregivers, construction workers and others face exploitative and precarious work and living conditions.'

World Day for Decent Work focuses on global crisis

dblaikie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:28:00 -0400

Occasion marked annually by the International Labour Organization and worker groups around the globe.

Historic union contract for migrant workers in B.C.

dblaikie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:31:00 -0400

'This a great victory for the workers at Floralia who have exercised their Charter rights to join a union and bargain collectively.' - Wayne Hanley.

SGEU fights back against draconian Sask. law

dblaikie — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:30:00 -0400

Unfair labour practices complaint against the Brad Wall government alleges that its essential services legislation violates the Trade Union Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Part-time college support staff to vote in October

dblaikie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:31:00 -0400

10,000 part-timers at Ontario's 24 community colleges can opt for OPSEU as their voice at work.

Wal-Mart thugs beat Chinese shoplifter to death

dblaikie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:45:30 -0400

Woman accused of stealing from store in Jiangxi province is attacked on street by five employees after refusing to show a receipt. She dies four days later in hospital.

President's Commentary: Cruel and needless recession hangs like a cloud over Labour Day 2009

dblaikie — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:44:59 -0400

(31 Aug. 2009) - 'I ask you to reflect on the victims of this powerful recession and to speak out for the changes that our government must make if we are to build a better world for ourselves and our families.'

The Fraser Institute and the Flat Earth Society

dblaikie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 -0400

'There are, to put it mildly, serious questions and doubts about its research methodology.' - NUPGE's Larry Brown.

Civil liberties group criticizes Wal-Mart lawsuit

dblaikie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:29:00 -0400

Copyright protections are 'not designed to insulate corporations from public criticism.' - CCLA general counsel Natalie Des Rosiers.

ITUC marking Oct. 7 as World Day for Decent Work

dblaikie — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:30:00 -0400

International body urges trade unions worldwide to stage activities marking the occasion.

Mexican consul tampered with migrant farm vote

dblaikie — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:30:00 -0400

Threatened Mayfair Farms workers with blacklisting before union decertification vote was held.

Wal-Mart tries to shut down union organizing site

dblaikie — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:30:00 -0400

'This injunction request is an over the top assault on effective freedom of speech.' - Wayne Hanley, UFCW Canada national president.

President’s commentary: Still waiting after 60 years

dblaikie — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:45:00 -0400

(28 July 2009) - Why is Canada still refusing to ratify ILO Convention No. 98 – the right to form unions and bargain collectively? After 60 years, the federal government has run out of excuses. Even the Supreme Court of Canada has recognized this right. - James Clancy.

Cadillac Fairview engages in flagrant union-busting

dblaikie — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400

Multi-billion-dollar company is wholly owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

Sign the Workers' Bill of Rights

kcarruthers — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:37:12 -0400

N.B. will not appeal court ruling on casual workers

dblaikie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:30:00 -0400

'I am pleased to advise you and other New Brunswick public sector unions that this government will not appeal.' - Human Resources Minister Rick Brewer.

Union to appeal Wal-Mart ruling in Weyburn case

dblaikie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:29:00 -0400

'The situation in Weyburn is a perfect example of how multi-national corporations with bottomless legal budgets are allowed to never-endingly drag out the process.' - Wayne Hanley.

Obama sees 'difficulties' with Colombian free trade

dblaikie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400

'It is important that Colombia pursue a path of rule of law and transparency.'

Sask. government continues to stall ILO complaint

dblaikie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:35:00 -0400

Despite numerous requests from NUPGE and SGEU, the Saskatchewan minister of labour has refused to make public his government’s reply to the ILO on NUPGE complaint against restrictive labour laws.

Big victory for casual employees in New Brunswick

dblaikie — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:00 -0400

Court ruling says freedom of association rights are guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

NUPGE joins in mourning latest Colombian murders

dblaikie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:29:00 -0400

Canada can, and should, reject proposed Harper free trade deal with bloody Colombian regime.

President’s commentary: Canada's shameful refusal to ratify the ILO convention on forced labour

dblaikie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:33:00 -0400

(18 June 2009) - Canada has a shameful secret, says NUPGE president James Clancy. It is one of only nine countries in the world that have failed to ratify the International Labour Organization's Convention No. 29 on Forced Labour.

ITUC says 76 unionists killed worldwide in 2008

dblaikie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:30:00 -0400

Assaults, threats and firings for union activists remain common around the world.

Canada's 'sham' response to UN human rights review

dblaikie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:32:00 -0400

Harper government rejects or partially rejects more than half of all recommendations contained in the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of Canada.

Farm profits soar but workers are still exploited

dblaikie — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:30:00 -0400

Farm sector total net revenues increased for the second consecutive year to $3.3 billion — up $1.3 billion.

Study: Anti-union behavior by employers intensifies

dblaikie — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:30:00 -0400

Rise in firings, intimidation, coersion, threats, surveillance, retaliation and harassment demonstrate need for Employee Free Choice Act.

President’s Commentary: A people’s response to the economic crisis

dblaikie — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:28:00 -0400

(18 May 2009) - The “experts” had their chance. We tried it their way. It didn’t work. Now it’s our turn. It’s our turn to ensure our governments find real economic alternatives that work for everybody. — Commentary by NUPGE president James Clancy.

Labour groups push Harper government to ratify labour and human rights Conventions

dblaikie — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:47:00 -0400

'Successive Canadian governments, including the current Harper administration, have refused to ratify three key Conventions or to explain their failure to do so.' - NUPGE, CTF, CPA, UFCW Canada.

Obama signals big shift in labour policy

dfudge — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:40:07 -0400

Three individuals with a strong union background have been appointed to key positions

PSAC to challenge Harper government's attack on workers' and women's rights

dfudge — Fri, 01 May 2009 11:24:33 -0400

The Expenditure Restraint Act violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by denying workers' rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

Union bashing in the Canadian auto industry

dblaikie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0400

'It’s brutal, dishonest, economically asinine and painful to observe.... Union wages account for about 7% of the cost of a car.' - Larry Brown.

Wage restraint legislation in 2009 federal budget to face constitutional challenge

dfudge — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:38:28 -0400

Restricting the ability of public sector unions to negotiate pay rates and compensation with their employers violates the rights to freedom of association guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Union contract imposed at Ste-Hyacinthe Wal-Mart

dblaikie — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:58:59 -0400

Giant retailer won't say whether it will close store as it did when operations were unionized in Jonquiere and Gatineau.

Ontario court says RCMP officers entitled to a union

dblaikie — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:29:00 -0400

The existing RCMP Act 'interferes with the freedom of members of the RCMP to engage in collective bargaining.' - Justice Ian MacDonnell.

Ontario colleges continue to block union vote count

dblaikie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:31:00 -0400

'Basically, it’s a strategy to have the application (to unionize) dismissed without counting the vote.' - Connie Huziak

Supreme Court agrees to hear farm workers case

dblaikie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:30:30 -0400

Ontario Liberal government appeals to Canada's highest court to deny bargaining rights to agricultural workers

President’s Commentary: Financial Post excuses corporations by blaming unions for the recession

dblaikie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:28:30 -0400

(31 March 2009) - The same corporate 'experts' who flattened the stock market and triggered the economic crisis with relentless deregulation are now claiming that higher wages for workers is bad for the economy — Commentary by NUPGE president James Clancy.

Flawed essential services process wastes resources

dblaikie — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:27:00 -0400

'Three out of five members of the union negotiating committee ... have been identified as essential. If there were a work stoppage, we would be virtually unable to meet to bargain an end to the strike.'

UFCW Canada files Ontario complaint with ILO

dblaikie — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:15:00 -0400

UFCW Canada has filed a formal complaint with the ILO asking the body to investigate the denial of collective bargaining rights to farm workers by the government of Ontario.

Leading American economists: Employee Free Choice Act key to rebuilding economy

dfudge — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:51:19 -0400

Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act is critical to rebuilding our economy and strengthening our democracy

Wal-Mart forced to the bargaining table by U.S. Court of Appeals

dfudge — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:46:38 -0400

After nearly a decade of legal maneuverings and circumventions of federal law, the U.S. National Labour Board finally forced Walmart to the bargaining table in Jacksonville, Texas.

Anti-scab resolution on agenda for Manitoba NDP

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:59:00 -0500

Other resolutions call for labour courses to be taught in high school and post-secondary institutions and for an apology to leaders of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.

Ontario colleges blocking historic union vote count

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:04:44 -0500

'The colleges should quit wasting taxpayers’ money on a fight they’ve already lost.' - Warren (Smokey) Thomas.

Death threats a way of life for Colombian unionists

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:55:00 -0500

Thirty-nine trade union leaders were killed in 2007, and 41 in 2008, an average of one per week.

Essential services legislation unnecessary and ineffective

lbush — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:22:14 -0500

A legislative ban on strikes in all essential services or all public services simply doesn't work. It doesn't meet the most basic test of effectiveness.

Ballots cast but Ontario Colleges move to prevent vote from being counted

lbush — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:44:19 -0500

Colleges have asked Ontario Labour Relations Board to deny application for certification outright - want the ballot boxes to remain sealed and they don’t want the votes to be counted. Union calls on Minister to act.

National Union joins call for improvements to Employment Insurance

lbush — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:01:27 -0500

As the number of unemployed grows the National Union is demanding the federal government move quickly to fix the Employment Insurance program.

UN committee urges Canada to improve human rights record

lbush — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:51:46 -0500

Long list of concerns about Canada's performance raised with particular attention to living conditions of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples, the use of Tasers, and the refusal to ratify outstanding human rights agreements.

UFCW calls on Alberta Premier to 'End the Harvest of Death'

lbush — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:34:10 -0500

'End the Harvest of Death' - UFCW national president Wayne Hanley says that it is time for Alberta to join the national consensus by becoming the ninth province to respect the health and safety rights of agriculture workers.

Denying collective bargaining rights to casuals & summer students violates Charter, says PSAC

dfudge — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:22:26 -0500

Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA), excludes student, casual, and short-term workers from access to collective bargaining

Saskatchewan government holds up ILO hearings on labour laws

lbush — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:27:03 -0500

NUPGE and SGEU have written to Labour Minister Rob Norris to urge the Saskatchewan government to cooperate with the ILO and provide a response to the complaint.

America needs stronger unions: pass the EFCA now

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:13:34 -0500

'The sooner the Employee Free Choice Act is enacted, the better - for U.S. workers and for the U.S. economy.'

Top court rules against Saskatchewan widow

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:50:21 -0500

Dispute over pension benefits dates back to 1980s.

Obama chooses pay equity as first bill to sign

dblaikie — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:56:24 -0500

With the Harper Conservatives moving in the opposite direction, the contrast between Canada and the new administration in Washington is startling.

McGuinty disrespects collective bargaining

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:46:21 -0500

NDP is the lone party to defend the collective bargaining process.

Saskatchewan labour groups may appeal LRB ruling

dblaikie — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:08:12 -0500

Labour Relations Board chair replaced last year by Brad Wall.

The campaign for labour reform in the United States

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:33:37 -0500

A $3-million campaign by American Rights at Work has been launched in support of the Employee Free Choice Act.

Wal-Mart assailed in Supreme Court of Canada

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:39:53 -0500

'Shutting down the Charter rights of 200 Canadian workers.'

Historic college organizing vote in Ontario

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:59 -0500

College part-timers and sessionals are voting on OPSEU.

Ontario Liberals appealing farm workers ruling

dblaikie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:31:41 -0500

Premier Dalton McGuinty is behaving no better on workers' rights than former Tory Premier Mike Harris, says UFCW Canada.

Canada slammed during UN human rights review

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:33:10 -0500

Fifty submissions slamming Canada – on everything from the state of Aboriginal Peoples to the erosion of labour rights – have been filed with the Geneva-based UNHRC.

Ambrose intervenes, orders Ottawa bus vote

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Sides with mayor who refused to bargain seriously with striking drivers.

Wal-Mart workers unionized at third store in Quebec

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Employees in Gatineau follow lead of those in Jonquiere and Ste-Hyacinthe.

Conservative plan to derail pay equity complaints still stands

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Attack outlined in economic statement remains despite political crisis in Ottawa

Human Rights Day highlights poor record of Harper government

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Just before the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights Prime Minister Stephen Harper chose to violate human rights by further attacking labour rights

Quebec Court declares laws denying right to join a union unconstitutional

dfudge — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

The Superior Court of Quebec has declared unconstitutional two pieces of legislation denying certain home care and child care workers their right to join a union and other labour rights.

Harper backs down on plan to ban public sector strikes

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Conservatives reeling in retreat at prospect of losing power to an opposition coalition

Conservatives prepared to run a labour and human rights deficit

dfudge — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

'The Harper government made it clear in the fall economic update that they are going to legislate away fundamental human rights, such as the right to collective bargaining and the right to equal pay for work of equal value.'

Time to strengthen rights for workers, says Ed Broadbent

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

No one should fear the right to strike - 'it's not often used.'

Labour organizations call on Prime Minister Harper to ratify international human rights conventions

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Four of Canada’s largest labour organizations are calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to live up to international commitments of the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions and declarations recognizing workers’ rights.

Labour Rights are Human Rights: James Clancy's plan

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

A seven-point strategy to advance the cause of workers in uncertain times

Strong trade unions are essential to a thriving democracy and economic prosperity

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Countries with the best labour rights also do the best economically

Labour rights are meaningless without unions to give them life

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Elaine Bernard of Harvard University opens international labour rights symposium

Ontario court ruling allows farm workers to unionize

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

The Ontario Court of Appeal has told the Ontario government to drop its law that bans more than 100,000 agriculture workers from organizing a union and bargaining collectively because it violates labour rights that are protected by Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Labour Rights Are Human Rights international symposium

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

'Helping to protect and promote democracy as well as the social and economic well-being of citizens.'

Wal-Mart actions in Quebec intimidate employees elsewhere

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board refuses to dismiss unfair labour practice complaint citing Wal-Mart store closure in Jonquiere

Will Obama make the Employee Free Choice Act a reality?

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Obama's election provides an opportunity for progressive labour law reform in the U.S.

One day strike and Indigenous mobilizations in Colombia

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Follows six weeks of strikes and Indigenous mobilizations across Colombia against regime’s hard-line policies.

Wal-Mart closes unionized Quebec tire and lube shop

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400

'If you join a union, they're going to close your shop.' - Wayne Hanley

Ontario's part-time college workers win right to unionize

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:00:00 -0400

Royal Assent given to Bill 90, ending more than 35 years of discrimination

OPSEU: amend law to cover information knowledge workers

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Ontario's Employment Standards Act discriminates against huge group of modern-day workers

Incorporating human & labour rights risk into investment decisions

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:00:00 -0400

New Study Says Mainstream Investors are Assessing Labour and Human Rights Sustainability Risks for the First Time

Farm workers flown to Mexico to thwart B.C. union vote

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Abbotsford greenhouse operator prevents seasonal employees from participating in legal vote

Top court rules on criminal pardons and employment rights

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Sides with Montreal woman pardoned for shop lifting

NUPGE takes labour rights fight to UN Human Rights Council

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'Almost every jurisdiction in Canada has experienced a major violation of bargaining rights.'

Labour Day 2008: A time to reflect as the struggle continues

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Labour Day 2008 is an occasion for all workers to celebrate recent victories and to plan for the future, says James Clancy, president of the 340,000-member National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE).

Celebrating Labour Day: the holiday Canada gave the world

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The first Canadian parade for workers' rights was held in Toronto on April 15, 1872

Seasonal farm workers in B.C. go union

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Seasonal foreign farm workers at Greenway Farms Ltd. in Surrey, B.C. have gone union after a majority of ballots cast earlier this month said 'yes' to representation by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada).

Collective agreement imposed at Gatineau Wal-Mart garage

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Eight Wal-Mart employees become the first in North America with a union contract

Supreme Court of Canada to hear Wal-Mart anti-union case

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Case accepted by top court on behalf of two employees who lost jobs when Wal-Mart store closed in Quebec

Wal-Mart accused of meddling in U.S. presidential campaign

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Employees reportedly intimidated at meetings to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama

Charter case filed by SFL against Bills 5 & 6 in Saskatchewan

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'The government cannot justify this rolling back of workers’ rights.' - Larry Hubich

Canadian labour leaders warn Colombians of free trade danger

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'It will only exacerbate an already horrifying list of human and labour rights abuses.'

Canadians briefed on human and workers' rights in Colombia

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Labour leaders undertaking week-long tour of South American country

More protection needed for temporary foreign workers in P.E.I.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Russian workers being exploited by recruiting agencies

Landmark contract for seasonal migrant farm workers

dfudge — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:00:00 -0400

First-ever collective bargaining agreement to apply to seasonal migrant workers in Canada, capping a 21-month struggle for union rights and representation

Clancy delivers message of international solidarity to UNISON

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'It's unconscionable what some governments and corporations are doing in the name of globalization.'

Farm workers relegated to second-class status: CCPA study

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'At the mercy of a complex and confusing system that exploits, threatens and silences them while putting their lives in danger.'

NUPGE takes SGEU case to International Labour Organization

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Challenging the Saskatchewan Party over two pieces of anti-labour legislation - Bills 5 & 6

Bills 5 and 6 violate International Labour Organization Convention

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

New Saskatchewan laws weaken workers’ rights

Recognition for college part-timers tainted by scab option

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

New Ontario bill eliminates provisions forbidding scabs during college strikes and lockouts

Alberta strips ground ambulance services of right to strike

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Stripping Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel of their right to strike during a labour dispute represents a 'further chipping away of workers' rights,' says Elisabeth Ballermann, president of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA/NUPGE).

Collective bargaining for farm workers back in the spotlight

Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Appeal arguments heard this week in case before the Ontario Court of Appeal

Saskatchewan Party rams anti-labour bills through legislature

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Paying off the province's business community

Labour groups begin $54-billion Supreme Court EI challenge

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Premiums paid by workers and employers diverted to other uses by successive governments

Labour Rights are Human Rights international symposium

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:31:07 -0400

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is one of four sponsors of an important international symposium planned in the fall. Entitled Labour Rights Are Human Rights, it will be held Nov. 19-21 at the Marriott Hotel in Ottawa.

Two public sector unions challenge collective bargaining limits

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Federal legislation prevents negotiations on staff, job classification and pension issues

May Day celebrates the achievements of unions worldwide

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Unfortunately, inequality continues to grow for millions of workers worldwide

SGEU planning big May Day rally at Saskatchewan legislature

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Protesting two anti-worker bills tabled by right-wing government of Premier Brad Wall

Labour groups charge U.S. with violating NAFTA labour standards

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NUPGE one of 40 Canadian, U.S., and Mexican labour bodies filing formal charge under side agreement to international trade deal

Saskatchewan essential services law blocks right to strike

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

NDP labour critic says proposals are so broad all health workers may be declared essential

OLRB slams door on union vote by Ontario college part-timers

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

OPSEU president accuses Premier Dalton McGuinty of breaking promise

Rights partially restored by removal of illegal parts of Bill 29

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'The strength, solidarity and commitment of health care workers and unions has forced the government to correct this abhorrent intrusion on basic rights of workers.' - George Heyman

OPSEU files historic union certification application in Ontario

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Seeking legal right to bargain on behalf of part-time workers at Ontario's 24 community colleges

Canadian labour lawyers blast political firings in Saskatchewan

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Top officers of labour relations board ousted by right-wing Saskatchewan Party government of Brad Wall

Worst part of anti-worker labour law reversed in Australia

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

'Today, we declare Australian Workplace Agreements dead and buried.' - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Saskatchewan's government fires top labour board officials

kcarruthers — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

New chair described as 'complimentary' to government's right-wing agenda

Anti-labour legislation tabled by Saskatchewan government

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Former NDP premier says new premier lied to voters during election campaign

March 6 will focus on 'crimes against humanity' in Colombia

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Join a rally, organize a vigil, or write an MP

Supreme Court to hear landmark wrongful dismissal appeal

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Test case being watched by employers, workers, advocacy groups and insurance companies

Forty Years Since King: Labor Rights Are Human Rights

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

By Michael Honey
History Professor at the University of Washington, Tacoma

Mexico: new ITUC report on core labour standards

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Report points out that violations regarding trade union autonomy are constant and that many obstacles prevent the effective right to form an independent union.

Bush nominates anti-worker Labour Board Chair to serve second term

dfudge — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Anti-worker Robert Battista, the point man in Bush’s war on workers

Whitaker calls for union rights for part-timers and sessionals

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

'There is no justification for excluding these employees from collective bargaining. Part-time employees should be immediately granted the right to unionize.'

Settlement agreement reached in British Columbia on Bill 29

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Expanded rights, compensation and retraining highlight deal settling thousands of grievances

Ontario must stop interference with college organizing drive

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

OPSEU demands crackdown against attempts by college managers to thwart unionization of part-timers

Rampant violence against workers in Colombia, says AFL-CIO

admin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

'Outrageous that Harper Conservatives would consider signing a free trade deal with such a country.' - James Clancy

B.C. health care unions resume meetings on Bill 29 today

admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Health care shortages and workers' rights must be addressed in wake of historic Supreme Court ruling

Bankruptcy protection fund for workers will be operating soon

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Legislation will provide up to $3,000 in wage protection for employees of companies that go bankrupt

Union for part-timers 'best possible thing' for Ontario colleges

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0500

'Good managers support our campaign.' - Roger Couvrette

Labour demands talks before Saskatchewan legislation tabled

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0500

New provincial government appears set to introduce legislation first and consult later

December 10 is International Human Rights Day

kcarruthers — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0500

(Dec 7, 2007) -- 'Labour rights are human rights. Seize them. Defend them. Promote them. Understand them and insist on them. It’s a sure way to strengthen our democracy while helping to achieve equality and justice for all working people.'

Quebec court rules forced union mergers unconstitutional

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Gives Quebec government 18 months to amend Bill 30

Ed Broadbent on the value of unions

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

No place for phony, defanged unions. The right to strike is as important today as it was when it was won by workers in Oshawa 70 years ago.

Breakthrough for casual public sector workers in Nova Scotia

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

NSGEU wins status for all workers doing more than 10 weeks of bargaining unit work in a 12-month period

The real reason John Howard got the boot in Australia

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Canadian media failed to report that Howard lost the election largely because he declared an ideological war on the trade union movement.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall sets his sights on labour

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

New right-wing government making pro-business labour law changes a priority in first legislature session

Health care strike ban will mean less warning of trouble

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

'There is no better alternative to free collective bargaining.' - new report by CCPA

N.S. health care workers rallying against anti-strike law

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

'Fix health care. Don’t pick on the people who deliver it on the frontlines.' - NSGEU

Human rights wither when workers' rights are not enforced

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:00:00 -0500

'We need to continue our labour rights are human rights campaign.' - James Clancy

Activism is still the bedrock of the labour movement

jclancy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

(Oct 26, 2007) -- 'Union activity is an integral part of democratic civil society. Our problems are social and economic, but the solution remains political.'

Ontario court declines to enforce union fines against scabs

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

OFL says unions need to look at other options

OPSEU launches largest Ontario organizing drive ever

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

12,500 part-time college workers invited to sign cards

Nova Scotia will push ahead with health care anti-strike bill

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Passage of new law doubtful in minority legislature

Workers

dfudge — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Conference to provide a forum for the labour and human rights communities to explore labour rights as fundamental human rights

How long will Canada's multi-billion-dollar EI scandal continue?

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Throne Speech contains a vague hint but no promise that action will be taken

Nova Scotia health care unions boycott anti-strike briefing

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

'It's pure politics.' NSGEU president Joan Jessome

Ontario declares new annual Family Day holiday in February

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

'If there is anything Ontario families prize, it is to spend time together.'

Nova Scotia health care unions begin 'Right to Strike' tour

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Minority Tory government would impose binding arbitration in all future N.S. health care disputes

B.C. regulation to protect night workers best in North America

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Labour federation calls for strict enforcement

McGuinty won't sign TILMA if it undermines labour standards

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Promise to OPSEU in advance of Oct. 10 Ontario election

Ontario NDP would make it harder to shut down good plants

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Howard Hampton calls for longer layoff notices and job adjustment committees

Collective bargaining works in Nova Scotia

dduffy — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Tentative agreement between CDHA and province's largest healthcare local.

Executive Board hears implications of ruling on labour rights

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:43:47 -0400

The court ruling validated longstanding campaign to have labour rights recognized as human rights.

Collective bargaining rights at last for college part-timers

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Ontario will introduce legislation in 2008 following review by Kevin Whitaker

Labour Day 2007: A time to reflect as the struggle continues

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Workers need a strategy to build on historic Supreme Court ruling, says James Clancy

B.C. Federation of Labour calls for $10 minimum wage

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Economic boom confined to corporations and CEOs

B.C. highway contractor guilty of using scab workers

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Provincial labour board decision brought down against Emcon Services Inc.

HSABC welcomes talks on Supreme Court labour rights ruling

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Liberal government of Premier Gordon Campbell given one year to amend unconstitutional sections of Bill 29

NUPGE seeks investigation of union deaths in El Salvador

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:00:00 -0400

In a letter to Elías Antonio Saca González, president of El Salvador, NUPGE president James Clancy said those responsible for the deaths of Miguel Angel Vásquez Argueta, whose body was discovered July 18, and of Gilberto Soto, who was assassinated last November, must be brought to justice.

CLC calls for minimum of three paid weeks of vacation

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Canada lags the world in paid time off work; big discrepancies also exist among provinces

B.C.'s Campbell Liberals ignoring Supreme Court ruling

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Layoffs at Chilliwack seniors facility occurring under legislation struck down by Canada's highest court

Much work remains in wake of Supreme Court ruling

jclancy — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:00:00 -0400

(July 19, 2007) -- 'The Supreme Court ruling on collective bargaining rights is definitely a victory worth celebrating. But with so much at stake, we cannot and must not stop to rest or relax for long.'

U.S. shame: the only OECD country with no paid vacation

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Canada lags badly in survey of paid vacation and paid holidays among 21 OECD countries

Migrant farm workers win right to organize in Manitoba

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Decision follows landmark Supreme Court ruling that labour rights are human rights

Labour rights are human rights: NUPGE convention 2007

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Delegates applaud leadership taken by National Union in campaign focusing on labour rights

Supreme Court ruling good for Ontario college part-timers

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Time for all Ontario political parties to end the prohibition on organizing

BCGEU outlines impact for workers of Supreme Court ruling

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Up to 8,000 health care workers were fired by B.C. Liberals during their first term of office

Supreme Court ruling affirms labour rights are human rights

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:00:00 -0400

'This landmark decision recognizes that collective bargaining is a right for all workers, and it affirms that labour rights are human rights.' - NUPGE President James Clancy

Newfoundland and Labrador considering anti-scab legislation

Tue, 29 May 2007 12:48:58 -0400

Province would join Quebec and B.C. if it outlaws the use of strikebreakers in labour-management disputes

NSGEU will not participate in strike-ban talks with province

Mon, 21 May 2007 14:22:30 -0400

'I’m not sitting down at a table to talk about giving away the rights of workers.' - Joan Jessome

Weak U.S. labour laws relentlessly exploited by Wal-Mart

Thu, 03 May 2007 16:39:48 -0400

Human Rights Watch says workers have 'virtually no chance' to organize

College part-timers have rights elsewhere - why not Ontario?

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:00:00 -0400

Update on the organizing campaign in the Ontario's 24 community colleges

NUPGE condemns back-to-work legislation in CN dispute

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:00:00 -0400

'This action was unnecessary. The collective bargaining process was not given a chance to work.' - James Clancy

ILO condemns Quebec for imposing Bill 142 on 500,000 workers; 2005 law violates international labour standards

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:00:00 -0400

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has condemned the Quebec government of Premier Jean Charest for imposing a seven-year contract on 500,000 public sector workers.

NSGEU demands fair treatment for casual public employees

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:39:49 -0400

Demonstration at legislature includes one 'causal' worker with 31 years of service

Majority of MPs side with business in anti-scab vote

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:47:40 -0400

'They might as well rename the federal labour department the Ministry of Business.' - James Clancy

International Trade Union Confederation condemns Australia

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:25:21 -0500

New report says laws enacted by John Howard violate international labour treaties and conventions

OPSEU allays fear of reprisals against college part-timers

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:43:55 -0500

Major drive underway to organize 17,000 workers at 24 Ontario colleges

Liberal party withdraws support for federal anti-scab bill

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:14:27 -0500

Decision follows ruling by House of Commons Speaker to reject essential service amendments

NUPGE says back-to-work law violates Canada's UN obligations

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Intervention in CN Rail dispute ignores Canada's international commitments to the UN and the ILO

Green light for massive class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Sex-discrimination case is largest in American history

Ontario asked to stop exploiting part-time college teachers

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Major campaign underway at 24 college campuses across Ontario

The campaign to organize part-time Ontario college workers

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Legislation outlawing unionization violates International Labour Organization standards

Successor rights back in effect for Ontario Crown employees

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0500

McGuinty Liberal government restores protections stripped away by Mike Harris

Canada's sad record on the issue of a federal minimum wage

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Bowing to constant pressure from the business community

Survey shows union membership growing slightly in Canada

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:00:00 -0500

Number of unionized workers stood at 4,441,000 at the beginning of 2006

Anti-Scab legislation a victory for workers' rights in Canada

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:53:55 -0400

CLC urges MPs not to delay third reading of Bill C-257

U.S. labour board ruling banning RN

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:02:47 -0400

The ruling has sent shock waves through the labour movement in the U.S. and Canada.

Workers suffer continent-wide under NAFTA

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:47:00 -0400

A new three-country report shows that NAFTA has not lived up to its promise of better jobs and faster growth for Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Instead it has promoted an integrated continental economy with rules set by and for the benefit of the political and economic elite.

New Brunswick unions fighting for casual government workers

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:36:07 -0400

NBUPPE joins other public groups in challenging six-month employment rule preventing casual workers from joining a union

Saskatchewan court issues stinging rebuke to Wal-Mart

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:33:00 -0400

Arkansas giant presented 'absolutely no evidence' labour board was biased

ICFTU complains to ILO about terror against Iranian union

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:37:49 -0400

Repressive government in Tehran fails to honour international labour standards

Wal-Mart under investigation in Quebec bomb scare incident

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:28:58 -0400

Customers asked to leave store while employees were directed to remain and look for explosives

Striking Pepsi workers are back on the job in Newfoundland

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:41:54 -0400

Boycott lifted as amicable settlement is reached after seven-week strike

Canada's labour record ranks with Turkey, Chad and Morocco

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:32:51 -0400

'Governments that use the law to break the law have no right to expect us to obey the law.' - Larry Brown, NUPGE

Wal-Mart employees kept inside store after bomb scare

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:02:37 -0400

Directed by managers to help police search for explosives; company spokesman claims workers could have left if they had asked

GMB negotiates breakthrough Wal-Mart contract in Britain

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:32:15 -0400

'A very significant victory ... for unions in general." - Union Network International

Excluding migrant farm workers violates Canada Health Act

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:16:46 -0500

Denial of coverage in British Columbia violates terms of contract

Labour Left Out: collective bargaining as a human right

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:15:45 -0500

Roy J. Adams' new book examines Canada's abject failure to live up to international committments at the UN and ILO

On the Side of the People - a history of labour in Saskatchewan

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:00:44 -0500

New book traces the history of workers from the first strike by fur trade employees up to the present day

NUPGE calls on Canada's new government to restore rights

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:26:19 -0500

James Clancy calls on new labour minister to reverse dangerous trend to undermine collective bargaining

National Union protests crackdown on activists in Philippines

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:44:44 -0500

James Clancy, national president of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), is urging members and supporters to protest the repressive actions of the government of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines.

How will Stephen Harper treat federal public sector workers?

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Canada's next prime minister is the only federal leader who refused to sign The Workers' Bill of Rights

BQ Leader Gilles Duceppe signs The Workers' Bill of Rights

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Quebec political leader joins New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton in defending the rights of workers

Jack Layton pledges to fight for federal anti-scab legislation

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500

NDP leader says party will 'stand up for working people' in Canada's post-election Parliament