Picking asparagus is back-breaking work. Scurrying down the field, knife-wielding workers stoop down to cut the dark green spears shooting out of …
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Unions pay tribute to QEC electrician killed in work-related incident
The North’s public service unions are offering tributes to Noah Paniyuk, a Qulliq Energy Corp. employee, who died last week in a …
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Sault Ste. Marie’s largest employer is making a significant investment in the local YMCA, donating $250,000 over five years to prop up the organization’s …
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Ontario municipality rejects idea of pre-paying meal allowances of $75 for councillors attending conferences
Members of the Township of Southgate council in southwestern Ontario firmly rejected a hand-out of $75 per day in advance of a …
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An electrician with Qulliq Energy Corp. died Friday in a workplace incident in Naujaat, Nunavut, the company has confirmed. A crew from …
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Bites. Bruises. Tears: What unions are saying about the growing violence in schools
Educators crying in their cars, trying to convince themselves they can get through another day. Bite marks, bruises, and the daily fear …
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The Town of Peace River in Alberta and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 898 have ratified a new four-year collective …
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Council for the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc approved a change in provider for their Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) during the June …
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New teachers contract signed in Nova Scotia, contains 12% salary increase over 3 years
School is out for the summer but the province has a lot of homework to get done in the next few months. …
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Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., began what some are calling “mass layoffs” this week, which could see as many as 30 per …