Nov 7, 2017
Federal lawyers should be paid for being on call: Supreme Court
Meagan Gillmore
The Treasury Board is considering the impact of Supreme Court of Canada decision
Nov 7, 2017 Federal lawyers should be paid for being on call: Supreme CourtMeagan Gillmore The Treasury Board is considering the impact of Supreme Court of Canada decision |
Nov 7, 2017 Government ordered to pay lawyers for being on-callMeagan Gillmore The Treasury Board is considering the impact of Supreme Court of Canada decision |
Nov 3, 2017 Striking Ontario college faculty gather at legislature as bargaining resumesMeagan Gillmore Pressure is being put on the provincial government to encourage equity for strikers ahead of the 2018 election |
Nov 3, 2017 'Engagement Organizing' is a modern roadmap for building people powerTom Liacas A new book to help develop organizing to deepen community activism |
Nov 2, 2017 ![]() How to raise more revenue for bolder policy initiativesCanadians for Tax Fairness has submitted a brief to the House of Commons Finance Committee for their Pre-Budget Consultations that identified some ways the government could raise over $23 billion. |
Oct 31, 2017 ![]() PSAC to file complaint; Treasury Board will not meet collective agreement deadline“PSAC is seeking compensation for our members,” said PSAC National President Robyn Benson. |
Oct 31, 2017 ![]() Nova Scotia government legislates workers compensation benefits for nurses with PTSDThe CNFU applauds the passage of an amendment to Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Act to include presumptive coverage for nurses and other emergency response workers who are diagnosed with PTSD. |
Oct 30, 2017 My dad put the tattoo on the Marlboro man's handPenney Kome Our long journey from conformity to individualism, and now to diverse communities. |
Oct 27, 2017 The collapse of Sears Canada should bring changeWhy a billionaire American hedge fund manager should personally pay benefits of terminated Sears workers |
Oct 27, 2017 Ontario’s college strike felt strongly at northern schoolsMeagan Gillmore The ongoing strike at Ontario’s 24 publicly-funded colleges puts some of the most vulnerable students at greater risk, say faculty at northern Ontario colleges |
Oct 26, 2017 The Ontario College Faculty strike - a student's perspectiverabble radio Former rabble radio intern and Fanshawe College student Braden Alexander explores questions about the Ontario College Faculty strike |
Oct 26, 2017 ![]() Canadian Labour Congress denounces Quebec’s Bill 62 as discriminatoryThe Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) says the Quebec government’s new legislation on religious neutrality is clearly discriminatory and puts workers in an untenable situation. |
Oct 26, 2017 ![]() OSSTF/FEESO celebrates Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day“It is regrettable that the government, school boards, and other employers still under-appreciate and undervalue the work of early childhood educators and child care workers" said Harvey Bishoff. |
Oct 25, 2017 Pearson ground crew strike endsMeagan Gillmore The nearly three-month strike of Swissport airline baggage handlers and ground crew at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport has ended |
Oct 24, 2017 ![]() Garneau puts airline profits ahead of passenger safety, tabling unanimous Transport committee reportDespite their election promise to ensure safety of all Canadians as a top priority’, Minister Garneau now says that his government has no intention to revise the 1:50 flight attendant-passenger ratio. |
Oct 24, 2017 ![]() We’re not in it for the money: Counselling staff on strike for fair contractThe 10 counselling staff at the Sudbury Counselling Centre, all women, are on strike. Working at a charitable non-profit centre is by no means highly paid, but it’s not about the money. |
Oct 24, 2017 ![]() UNIFOR on the North American Free Trade Agreement, get involvedUnifor is making its voice heard at the talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Read the joint statement by UAW and Unifor on this site dedicated to the NAFTA re-negotiation. |
Oct 23, 2017 Province-wide strike at Ontario's colleges begins second weekMeagan Gillmore More than 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors and librarians took to the picket lines after OPSEU and the College Employer Council failed to reach agreement |
Workers deserve their pensions3 Minute Action Sears Canada and others cannot continue to pay workers last. Take action. |
Oct 20, 2017 Four-week strike at Ontario autoplant endsMeagan Gillmore The agreement includes 2 per cent wage increases in the first and fourth years, annual $2,000 bonuses and a one-time $6,000 signing bonus. |
Oct 19, 2017 Smelter workers in Quebec stay strong eight months into strikeMeagan Gillmore Latest offer by owners at the CEZinc facility in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is turned down by 97 per cent of workers |
Oct 19, 2017 Harvey Weinstein and the politics of HollywoodJonathan Cook Organizing is an important way to stop the abuses of exploitation under this system |
Oct 18, 2017 ![]() Fair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch file joint ethics complaint against Prime MinisterFair Vote Canada and Democracy Watch jointly demand that the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson, investigate Prime Minister Trudeau’s actions concerning electoral reform. |
Taxpayers in Alberta are paying private operators to manage seniors facilities3 Minute Action Let's find out how this money is being used |