By Sandi Krasowski | The Chronicle-Journal Effective Oct. 1, the Ontario government will increase the minimum wage from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, …
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Accessibility remains a back-burner issue for Victoria city council and CRD board
By Sidney Coles | Capital Daily According to the municipality’s website, the city of Victoria, is “committed to embedding equity, diversity, inclusion and …
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Teachers across the province have spoken, and the answer is a resounding ‘no’. A final offer put forward by the Government-Trustee Bargaining …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Striking staffers at Northern Ontario municipality back at bargaining table, yet to reach a deal
By Marissa Lentz, Local Journalism Initiative After nearly six months, striking staff in a Northern Ontario municipality have been at the bargaining table …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Legal battle over workers’ compensation for seasonal farmworker likely to continue after his death
By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report The fight to compensate a seasonal farmworker injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is …
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Proposed changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will directly affect thousands of Niagara-on-the-Lake seasonal workers won’t come soon enough and …
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Mental HealthWellness
Study on mental, physical health of Northwestern Ontario workers and employers could become ‘powerful tool for change’
An ongoing survey seeking feedback from Northwestern Ontario workers and employers about the state of mental and physical health on the job …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Asbestos protocols stall Rotary Club work at Kings County Memorial Hospital in P.E.I.
The Rotary Club of Montague and Eastern PEI purchased 40 TVs and headsets for in-patients at Kings County Memorial Hospital but they …
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Corporate CultureLabour Relations
Toxic workplace revelations at Manitoba Teachers’ Society trigger call for inquiry into leak
By Maggie Macintosh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter One group of local union presidents wants the Manitoba Teachers’ Society to launch an inquiry into …
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By Owen Fullerton | YGK News Unions at Queen’s are considering coming together for future bargaining in an attempt to secure better …


