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OPSEU Local 540 members ratify new collective agreement with Homes First | Mar 17 2013 | John Bonnar | After a four week strike, Local 540 workers negotiated a new collective agreement late Friday and returned to work on Sunday.

Labour news this week: Quebec court upholds farm workers' right to bargain, migrant workers detained in Vancouver, and more | Mar 15 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | A recap of the week's top labour stories: Quebec court upholds farm workers' right to bargain, undocumented migrant workers rounded up in Vancouver, backlash to Saskatchewan Bill 85 grows, and more.

Harper government responsible for CBSA made-for-TV debacle | Mar 15 2013 | Michael Stewart | As the smoke clears from the CBSA's made-for-TV debacle, it's important to point out that the conditions which made it possible are the direct result of Harper government policy.

Un guide des Métallos pour la négociation d’un équilibre entre les responsabilités liées au travail et à la vie personnelle | Mar 15 2013 | C'est un tour de force. Voilà pourquoi nous avons des politiques destinées à aider les travailleurs et les travailleuses à concilier leurs activités professionnelles, familiales et syndicales.

Steelworker Guide to Negotiating the Balance of Work-Life Responsibilities | Mar 15 2013 | It’s a Balancing Act. That’s why we have policies to help workers balance work, family and union activity.

Le Lobbying | Mar 15 2013 | À vrai dire, tout le monde peut faire du lobbying ou essayer d’influencer les personnes qui décident des politiques qui touchent nos vies.

Borderline offensive: The CBSA and reality television | Mar 14 2013 | Michael Stewart | At least three Vancouver construction sites were dramatically raided Wednesday by CBSA agents looking for undocumented workers. Literally dramatic, in that they were accompanied by reality-TV cameras.

Direct action supports Porter Airlines strike | Mar 13 2013 | Humberto DaSilva | Supporters of COPE Local 343, Fuelers of Porter Airlines, blockaded fuel shipments and passenger traffic to the Toronto Island Airport for 90 minutes.

Lobbying: Building the Political Foundation for Tomorrow's Jobs | Mar 13 2013 | Lobbying, or trying to influence those who make policies that affect our lives, is something anyone can do.

How To Communicate Effectively | Mar 13 2013 | We communicate to educate and inform. As union leaders and activists, we want the written word to work for us in helping workers organize and fight for their rights.

Comment communiquer efficacement | Mar 13 2013 | Nous communiquons dans le but d’éduquer et d’informer. À titre de dirigeants et militants syndicaux, nous voulons que les écrits que nous rédigeons aident les travailleurs à se syndiquer et à défendre

'Right to work' is a lie | Mar 11 2013 | Paul Kahnert | Creating legislation that takes away human rights in the workplace, and claiming that it is giving you rights, is deliberately dishonest. What it's really about is greed and low wages.

Right-to-Work Legislation | Mar 11 2013 | Right-to-work legislation prevents union membership from being a condition of employment.

A woman looks at Parliament on the cover of the USW Lobbying guide

Lobbying | Mar 11 2013 | Lobbying local government can be an effective way for activists change policy

Why gender equality will make you rich and popular | Mar 8 2013 | Kate McInturff | Closing the gender gap would transform the world we live in -- for men, for women, for the better. Just imagine a world in which you have more time to spend doing the things you love.

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Garment factory collapse in Bangladesh | lagatta said... Horrible. Another: http://www.industriall-union.org/bangladeshi-garment-workers-crushed-to-......

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