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Sep 11, 2017

Quebec labour tribunal reaffirms health sector workers' right to strike

Meagan Gillmore

The Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) in Quebec has ruled that a portion of the province's Labour Code restricting how much certain public sector employees can strike violates the Constitution.

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Sep 7, 2017

Nova Scotia unions ask to be included in legal review of wage-freeze law

Meagan Gillmore

Unions in Nova Scotia are asking to be included in a legal review of a bill that restricts wage increases for public servants and, they say, infringes on their rights to collectively bargain.

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Jul 14, 2017

University of Toronto Students' Union layoffs violate contract, union says

Meagan Gillmore

The union representing workers at the University of Toronto Students' Union (UTSU) says recent layoffs violate the collective bargaining agreement and put students' services at risk.

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Apr 22, 2016

New Brunswick workers and unions celebrate major victory after Bill 24 shelved

Teuila Fuatai

The proposed labour law amendments under Bill 24 that would have affected collective bargaining rights was shelved this month after a successful campaign by New Brunswick unions.

In cahoots

Mar 2, 2016

Website launched to protest tax agreement with Quebec mayors

Philippe Couillard signed a partnership agreement with mayors throughout Quebec which would consequently nullify workers' right to collective bargaining and strike action.

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Dec 22, 2015

Welcome to the wacky world of collective bargaining in Nova Scotia

Stephen Kimber

Nova Scotia premier Stephen McNeil says Nova Scotia's 75,000 public sector workers are welcome to bargain collectively -- so long as they don't expect to negotiate wages.

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Aug 18, 2015

Nova Scotia's 'new approach' to labour: Gut collective agreements

Stephen Kimber

More than 300 collective agreements are up for re-negotiation this year in Nova Scotia. Finance Minister Randy Delorey leaves little to the imagination about what the government hopes to accomplish.

In cahoots

Apr 22, 2015

Government threatens collective bargaining rights in federal budget

The federal government said it will eliminate the existing sick leave provisions for federal public service workers, whether or not an agreement is reached at the bargaining table.

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Feb 14, 2014

B.C. government appeals Supreme Court decision on BCTF's bargaining rights

Joel Bakan

The grounds for B.C. government's appeal of Supreme Court ruling for BCTF appears weak. The B.C. government should accept decision on bargaining rights and move on

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Jul 19, 2012

Unions, equality and democracy

Andrew Jackson

Unions are an important force for a more democratic society. That is why it is disturbing that Canadian conservatives have recently embraced the extreme anti-union agenda of the American right.

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