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Labour Rights News from across Canada and around the world
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President James Clancy’s Labour Day message
It’s time for Canada to put into practice our international commitments to labour rights.
Care centre fails to pay wages owed to workers
'Laid-off workers have not received their severance entitlements despite an employment standards regulation requiring the employer to pay out all wages within 48 hours.' - BCGEU.
Small victory for exploited migrant farm workers
$400 deposit fee finally dropped but other 'outrageous' exploitation practices against Guatemalan migrants continue in Quebec, says UFCW Canada.
Duty to accommodate - big labour movement victory
'Most of the accommodation solutions are inexpensive and don't turn the workplace upside down.'
Charges laid in deaths of mushroom farm workers
Two companies and four corporate officials face a total of 29 charges for failure to protect the safety of employees.
Canada must not bow to this Caesar from Clamato
Please sign to petition to stop a U.S. beverage company from milking Canada's good name for corporate profits.
Liberal fundraiser targeted by budget protesters
Provincial party event at Ottawa area golf club draws labour demonstrators opposed to wage freeze in 2010 Ontario budget.
Ontario Health Association demutualization update
Agreement to distribute $22.5 million in proceeds arising from the demutualization of certain insurance policies.
OPSEU gives Ontario an earful on wage restraint
'It is simply wrong for hard-working people to be bank-rolling already profitable corporations.'
Forestry worker abuse connected to B.C. cutbacks
'It’s not rocket science. If we have fewer bodies on the ground and virtually no presence in communities where the work is being done.' - BCGEU.
OPSEU tries to protect law on employment standards
Bill 68 would open workers to 'reprisals and termination' by forcing them to confront unfair employers personally.
Tories won't target federal workers to pay for deficit
John Baird says Harper Conservatives will make constraint in spending growth 'the centrepiece' of their approach to tackling record federal budget shortfalls.
Obama renews support for Employee Free Choice Act
Speech to AFL-CIO calls on workers to support Democrats this fall over the Republicans 'who drove America's economy into a ditch.'
Canada ratifies ILO Convention on Maritime Labour
First ILO Convention ratified in over a decade; Canada continues to refuse to ratify many of ILO’s fundamental conventions.
USW plans ‘Day of Solidarity’ to thank supporters
Workers vote 75% to accept agreement ending year-long strike against Brazilian giant Vale.
Tentative agreement in long nickel strike at Sudbury
More than 3,000 workers vote this week on contentious settlement with Brazilian nickel giant Vale.
First round victory in ILO fight for domestic workers
Despite the substantial progress made at this first discussion, a number of challenges remain for the second and final discussion in 2011.
Parliamentary Budget Officer confirms NUPGE's fears
'Inmates are not just being double-bunked in some places they are triple-bunked and sleeping on cots in every available bit of floor space. To add to this problem is a recipe for disaster.' - James Clancy.
RCMP will finally get the legal right to form a union
Legislation will remove a longstanding RCMP Act prohibition against unionization after being declared unconstitutional in a 2009 court ruling.
ITUC - 101 Trade Unionists Murdered in 2009
Of 101 murdered, 48 were killed in Colombia, 16 in Guatemala, 12 in Honduras, six in Mexico, six in Bangladesh, four in Brazil, three in the Dominican Republic, three in the Philippines, one in India, one in Iraq and one in Nigeria.
Labour Rights News from across Canada and around the world
- President James Clancy’s Labour Day message
- Care centre fails to pay wages owed to workers
- Small victory for exploited migrant farm workers
- Duty to accommodate - big labour movement victory
- Charges laid in deaths of mushroom farm workers
- Canada must not bow to this Caesar from Clamato
- Liberal fundraiser targeted by budget protesters
- Ontario Health Association demutualization update
