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Blog

Nov 27, 2019

No way Conservatives will admit they look foolish for calls to legislate CN strikers back to work

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

Jun 14, 2019

The strategy behind the UCP's Public Sector Arbitration Deferral Act explained

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

Jun 13, 2019

UCP bulls ahead with plan to ignore public employees' collective agreements

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

Sep 3, 2018

Despite constant propaganda, the number of workers who wish they had a union is growing

David J. Climenhaga

Despite the herculean efforts of the North American right, it would seem increasing numbers of workers are doing the math.

Blog

Aug 17, 2018

Alberta government and AUPE sign tentative agreement for three-year public service contract

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

Jul 14, 2017

Manitoba's unions take government to court, calling wage-freeze bill unconstitutional

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

Apr 27, 2017

Good news-bad news for Tory candidate Maxime Bernier as Boston Stranger packs up his carpet bag and heads home

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

Apr 10, 2017

Big changes coming to academic faculty, graduate student and postdoctoral bargaining rights in Alberta

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

Mar 14, 2017

Alberta finally moves, cautiously, toward reforming labour laws, more boldly to ban cash-for-blood transactions

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

Aug 10, 2016

A clash of visions for public postal service: What's at stake at Canada Post

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.

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