Mar 18, 2015
Daycare workers take to the picket line in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Ella Bedard
Daycare workers say they can't accept a zero per cent wage increase. Daycare administrators blame the province for lack of childcare funding.
Labour
Mar 18, 2015
What does social work have to do with the University of Toronto TA strike?
Raluca Bejan
Marshal German
University of Toronto provost and VP Cheryl Regehr is the administration's public face during the Teaching Assistant strike, now in its third week. She is also an acclaimed researcher in social work.
Mar 18, 2015
Campaign to end tampon tax takes aim at economic discrimination
Kathleen Fraser
Jill Piebiak
Menstruation products are subject to GST even though they are essential for many Canadians. This underlines the fact that many Canadians who menstruate already face systemic economic disadvantages.
Mar 18, 2015
Steelworkers welcome industrial inquiry in beer can strike
The Ontario government has decided to appoint an Industrial Inquiry Commission into an 18-month labour dispute in Toronto provoked by U.S.-based multinational Crown Holdings.
Mar 17, 2015
Deportation deadline approaching for migrant workers
Redeye
On April 1, thousands of migrant workers will be required to leave Canada under recent changes to Canada's immigration policy, and they won't be allowed be back for at least four years.
Mar 18, 2015
Temporary foreign workers face deportation come April 1
Fatima Syed
Under new legislation, temporary foreign workers will be forced to leave after four years of employment to give way to priority hiring for Canadian employees.
Solidarity rally with York & U of T workers
Mar 21, 2015
Dundas square
Dundas/Yonge
Canada
Toronto
, ON
Canada
43° 39' 21.69" N, 79° 22' 48.9252" W
See map: Google Maps
Ontario CA
This solidarity rally aims to defend the accessibility of graduate studies, but also to demand better public funding of universities for all students.
Mar 17, 2015
Victory for health-care workers in Nova Scotia's Bill 1 deal
Stephen Kimber
Last week, Nova Scotia workers put a stake through the heart of the McNeil government's grand ambition to make workers pay full price for generations of political maladministration and malfeasance.
Mar 16, 2015
Harper stirs prejudice against Muslims, but workers stand tall
John Cartwright
New bill under Harper stirring up fear and prejudice to build Conservative political advantage. John Cartwright calls for workers to stand up to Harper's inflammatory rhetoric.
Mar 12, 2015
Lack of debate, lack of oversight, lack of democracy: The 'secret police' law must be stopped.
Paul Finch
The federal government is trying to recklessly push through this unnecessary bill without due debate. This stifles our democratic process.
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