May 23, 2018
The plight of farm workers in Canada
As we head into another growing season, we should be asking ourselves how sustainable our agricultural system is generally, but in particular, how fair it is given the treatment of farm workers.
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May 18, 2018  Prominent labour activist, plus well-known chanteuse and LGBTQ+ activist, named to Alberta Order of ExcellenceDavid J. Climenhaga Conservatives starting to hyperventilate about the possibility of David Suzuki being nominated can settle down. You actually have to live here, at least some of the time, to be considered. |
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May 17, 2018  Humberto DaSilva talks about why he's doing video coverage of the Venezuela electionsrabble radio rabble video contributor Humberto DaSilva (a.k.a. Not Rex) has a personal connection to Venezuela, which is one reason he's going there to monitor the May 20 federal election. |
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May 17, 2018  Ontario Election 2018 health-care resourcesFind resources, information about debates and meet the candidates events and other tools to help inform you about the important issues surrounding health care during the upcoming Ontario election. |
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May 16, 2018  Guides and toolkits for the 2018 Ontario provincial electionMaya Bhullar Election day in Ontario is on June 7, 2018. Here is a list of 10 great candidate questionnaires to help organizers. |
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May 16, 2018 WATCH: Raul Burbano of Common Frontiers on Venezuela presidential electionsInternational observers will be in Venezuela to monitor the presidential election. Raul Burbano of Common Frontiers speaks about the electoral process in the country. |
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May 16, 2018 WATCH: We are all VenezuelaAn interview with Donald Foreman of the Canadian labour delegation observing presidential elections in Venezuela. |
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May 15, 2018  Labour delegation to observe presidential elections in VenezuelaCommon Frontiers A Canadian mission of labour and ecumenical organizations is heading to Venezuela to participate in elections observation. |
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May 11, 2018  Elbow River Casino workers win their unionWorkers at the Elbow River Casino in Calgary are the latest to join UFCW Local 401. A vote of eligible employees was held at the casino on April 28 and 29, 2018. |
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May 11, 2018  Tell Walmart: Protect workers’ safety in Bangladesh!UFCW Canada is calling on members and allies to support safe factories and workers’ rights in Bangladesh by sending a message to Walmart urging the company to sign the 2018 Transition Accord. |
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May 10, 2018  The perfect gift for Mother's Day: Universal child careDorothy MacLeod One woman's experience of difficulty accessing child care paints a bigger picture that illustrates why Canada needs universal child care to close the gender wage gap and achieve gender equity. |
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May 10, 2018  Call it what it is, says labour minister: Conservative governments denied Alberta working people their rightsDavid J. Climenhaga Alberta has finally joined other Canadian provinces by giving working people the right to refuse unsafe work. The United Conservative Party says it will roll back this change if it's elected. |
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May 4, 2018  Just get over it, WestJet! It's time to negotiate like grownups with your pilots' unionDavid J. Climenhaga A strike would do serious harm to the goodwill WestJet has built over the years with travellers, especially in Western Canada. |
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May 4, 2018  Asian and South Asian Heritage Month - MayETFO is making a poster and diverse tools available to people celebrating Asian and South Asian Heritage Month in Ontario. The poster features six innovative and inspiring Asian Canadian writers. |
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May 4, 2018  Accelerate! Accelerate! Said the Workers to Their WagesThe recent wage data provided by Statistics Canada, from their monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS), is encouraging. However, it is important not to overstate the acceleration evident in the recent data. |
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May 3, 2018  'On the Line' provides a long-line perspective on B.C.'s labour movementrabble radio "You can't just put people in white hats and black hats. There's always a dimension to them that, as you get to know them, is good to know." - Rod Mickleburgh |
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May 2, 2018  Who controls what we see on social media? New film 'The Cleaners' explores how decisions are made and by whomface2face Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck talk about their new film "The Cleaners," censorship, the new digital public, content moderators, and what it means to outsource responsibility. |
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Apr 30, 2018  21st Century Learning - Labour Council calls for revision of public education funding formulaOntario government education funding has failed to keep pace with inflation and other emerging needs and, more importantly, societal expectations and ever-growing needs of our students. |
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Apr 30, 2018  Nurses call Liberal pharmacare resolution an historic opportunity"I applaud the Liberal members and MPs who have championed this pharmacare resolution throughout the Liberal policymaking process,” said Linda Silas, President of the CFNU |
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Apr 30, 2018  Mourn the dead, fight for the livingOn April 28th, injured workers are demanding a compensation system that treats them with fairness, dignity and provides for means to go on living in the midst of struggle, pain and economic loss. |
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Apr 30, 2018  OSSTF/FEESO celebrates Education Week in MayThe theme of Education Week 2018, Public Education – It’s for Everyone, recognizes a publicly-funded education system is perhaps the province’s most important asset. |
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Apr 30, 2018  Bill to guarantee Indigenous rights in Canadian laws will benefit thousands of union membersThe United Steelworkers (USW), which represents thousands of workers of Indigenous ancestry is appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Northern and Indigenous Affairs to support Bill C-262. |
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Apr 28, 2018  Alberta workplace injuries are vastly underreportedDavid J. Climenhaga Governments are hesitant to move forward on workplace safety legislation, lest it compromise the profits of the "job creators" we celebrate. |
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Apr 26, 2018  Medical cannabis benefits denied: How statutory insurance plans can avoid paying workers' compensation benefitsA case in Nova Scotia provides insight into how the use of medical cannabis is sometimes still perceived as an unconventional treatment despite having been legal in Canada for almost two decades. |
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