By Abdul Matin Sarfraz | Canada’s National Observer Premier Doug Ford is threatening to sue General Motors for breaking its contract with Ontario …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Q&A with federal jobs minister Patty Hajdu on labour in a changing world of work
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee The world of work is changing, says federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu. Since she …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLabour Relations
Workers’ issues in N.L. sidelined by parties, say labour groups
By Rhea Rollmann | The Independent Newfoundland and Labrador has the fourth-lowest minimum wage in the country, the third-highest rate of workplace injury fatalities, and the highest …
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By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee For more than 30 years, unions in B.C. have been fighting for sectoral bargaining — a …
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Labour Relations
Long-term care contract in Dryden, Ont., ‘will help set the bar’ for negotiations elsewhere: Unifor
By Mike Stimpson | Thunder Bay Source The more than 120 Unifor members who work at Princess Court in Dryden, Ont., have a …
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FeaturedImmigrationLabour Shortages
Temporary foreign workers are crucial to agri-food industry, says OFA
By Ethan Braund | Woolwich Observer The agriculture industry is currently facing a major labour shortage problem, and temporary foreign workers (TFW) are …
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Employment LawFeatured
House arrest for worker who stole tools from Home Depot and sold them on Facebook
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Home Depot worker fired two years ago for stealing DeWalt and Milwaukee brand power tools and listing them …
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By Kaiden Brayshaw | LiveWire Calgary In an email sent to the Alberta Teachers’ Association’s Provincial Executive Council, the association’s governing body, Peter Mackay, …
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Employment Law
New Hamburg veterinarian convicted of sexual exploitation involving another local vet
By Galen Simmons | The Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette A retired New Hamburg veterinarian has been sentenced to two years conditional house arrest after pleading …
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By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is helping Canada fill health-care staffing gaps and offering most participants a path …


