Local Journalism Initiative

By Mzwandile Poncana | Mississauga.com When Rodolfo Pilozo began working at Walmart in 1995, he had just emigrated from Ecuador, and the pay was enough to live comfortably. Nearly 30 years …

By Jim Dumville | River Valley Sun Jade Dulle is a driven young woman. Her drive helped her overcome mental health challenges. It fuelled her efforts to pedal across Canada, from …

By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch Striking workers of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2009 held a rally outside Uni-Select, Bumper to Bumper, in Coquitlam, B.C., on Wednesday afternoon, demanding a …

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Staff members at the Manitoba Teachers’ Society met the official launch of a third-party probe into the union’s embattled headquarters with outrage, tears and …

By Talar Stockton | Yukon News 2023 saw one worker death in the territory, according to the Yukon Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board.   The board also reported one worker death in 2022. The 2023 …

By Michelle Gamage | The Tyee Union leaders say B.C.’s health-care workers have seen some minor improvements but there’s a long way to go before they feel respected, valued and safe. …

By Patrick Penner | Tri-Cities Dispatch A construction company working on a Coquitlam development site was slapped with a $167,890 fine from WorkSafeBC, after its tower crane hit adjacent high-voltage lines …

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press A Winnipeg teacher who has spent the last 25 years in union support and management roles across the country will be in charge of …

By Andrew Bates | Telegraph-Journal New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs said the province “strongly objects” to the inclusion of two nurses in a lawsuit from the family of a man who …