Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Don't look for any Conservative to confess they were wrong about the CN rail strike. Admitting error -- even when it's blatantly obvious -- is just not in their political DNA. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| The UCP won't risk passing legislation bad enough to become part of the federal election campaign in battleground Ontario until after the vote. Bill 9 buys time. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Today the UCP is introducing legislation called the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act, a lead-up to the government's presumed plans to roll back the wages of public employees. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Despite the herculean efforts of the North American right, it would seem increasing numbers of workers are doing the math. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| While details are still scarce, this agreement with AUPE seems unlikely to give the opposition very much to get its critics' teeth into. |
News
Meagan Gillmore
| Manitoba unions have filed an injunction to stop a recently passed law that would freeze public service employees' wages, saying it violates their constitutional right to freedom of association. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| A good news-bad news story for Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier -- Kevin O’Leary was his chief competitor; O'Leary's endorsement isn't going to help. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| It's worth asking the question if over time this approach could lead to the creation of an Academic Faculty Union of Canada? |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Alberta's labour laws haven't been meaningfully updated since 1988, but the NDP government plans consultations before introducing needed changes. |
Blog
David Camfield
| CUPW's collective bargaining with Canada Post is a rare case of a public sector union not only trying to defend its past gains but also to change the nature of the work its members do. |
Podcast
Redeye Collective
| Two weeks ago Canada Post issued 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. But management withdrew its lockout notice when it didn't get the backing of the Liberal government. |
News
Teuila Fuatai
| The $2.2 billion budget allocates less money than the previous year to 13 of 28 schools with nearly $2.1 million trimmed from one of the schools. |