By Somya Lohia | Shootin’ the Breeze Alberta teachers will learn later this week whether a court will suspend the province’s back-to-work legislation …
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Hands-on trades summit introduces Manitoba students to skilled careers
By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Hundreds of Manitoba high school students explored potential careers in the skilled trades during a hands-on summit …
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Labour Relations
Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library could be forced to close Friday due to a labour lockout
By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch Terry Fox Library’s unionized staff could be locked out of their workplace as early as Friday morning …
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CompensationFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
N.L. minimum wage increase ‘far from a living wage,’ says NDP leader
By Justin Brake | The Independent The provincial government’s regulated 35-cent increase to Newfoundland and Labrador’s minimum wage—bringing it to $16.35 an hour—falls …
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Employment LawFeatured
Coquitlam, B.C., meat business caught in pay-to-work scheme must repay foreign worker, tribunal rules
By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch Despite claiming he was the victim of a “witch hunt,” the proprietor of a wholesale meat business …
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CompensationFeatured
‘Amazing response from the community’: Fund helps workers displaced by lobster plant fire in Nova Scotia
By Tom Peters | The Advocate The Wallace and Area Development Association (WADA) has turned over more than $16,000 to Aquashell Holdings Inc. …
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By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee Workers at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in Canada are calling for a mediator to help …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsImmigration
N.W.T. introduces points-based system to rank foreign workers
By Aastha Sethi | Cabin Radio The Northwest Territories’ immigration program will use a new points-based system this year to assess candidates and …
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By Isaac Phan Nay and Zak Vescera [Editor’s note: This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and The Tyee.] Choori Mohamed came …
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Employment LawFeaturedLabour Relations
Arbitrator doesn’t fault West Fraser Mills for firing 100 Mile Lumber worker
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen West Fraser Mills was justified in firing a 100 Mile Lumber worker two years ago for …

