By Darryl Greer A labour arbitrator has awarded a former Vancouver police officer $30,000 in her years-long grievance process over how the Vancouver …
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Police force members in New Brunswick file harassment complaints against police chief
The association that represents municipal police in New Brunswick says members of the Saint John Police Force have filed nine harassment complaints …
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BenefitsCompensationFeaturedLabour Relations
Caledon firefighters awarded wage increases and new overtime rules in arbitration
An arbitrator has awarded wage increases, enhanced benefits, and clarified overtime rules for full-time firefighters in Caledon, Ont., settling a new three-year …
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Montreal transit constables should be better armed, says workplace safety board
Quebec’s workplace health and safety board says special constables working in Montreal’s transit network are not equipped with the weapons needed to …
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FeaturedLeadershipMental HealthWeekend Read
How one cop’s story is reshaping workplace conversations on mental health
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberWhen Brian Knowler talks about workplace trauma, he isn’t drawing from a textbook. He’s speaking from experience — experience that, for years, …
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Ontario paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: union, law experts
By Sharif Hassan The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLabour Shortages
RCMP union says Manitoba, Saskatchewan face severe staffing stresses
By Steve Lambert Saskatchewan’s top Mountie says a countrywide RCMP internal memo asking front-line officers to come and fill shifts in her province …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLabour Shortages
B.C. paramedics say staffing nears ‘critical’ levels, affecting response times
The union representing almost 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia is sounding an alarm on staffing levels “reaching critical” in …
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Ottawa broadens early retirement eligibility for public servants in frontline safety, security roles
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe federal government is planning to let public servants in certain frontline safety and security roles — including firefighters, paramedics, prison guards …
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FeaturedMental Health
Ontario launches mental health support program for first responders, public safety workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario is investing more than $32 million to provide mental health supports for first responders and public safety personnel, the provincial government …
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