A B.C. emergency medical responder’s union must hire an independent lawyer to review his discipline case. The union settled his grievance without… …
First Responders
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A trial of 24-hour shifts will begin for Greater Napanee firefighters in January 2027, under a four-year collective agreement imposed by an… …
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Mental HealthFeaturedLabour Relations
RCMP union hopes to sway Quebec after province cuts funding for police mental health care
By Ghazal Azizi Kashi | Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Mounties’ union is lobbying in Quebec after the province cut funding for first… …
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Mississauga fire fighters will receive a new front-line allowance worth three per cent of the first-class salary rate, along with wage increases… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Striking paramedics’ pay tied to essential services schedule, not regular shifts: Nova Scotia board
Striking workers at EMC Emergency Medical Care are entitled to overtime and holiday pay based on the schedule they work under the… …
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An Ontario labour arbitrator has dismissed a policy grievance filed by the union representing City of Hamilton paramedics after it challenged the… …
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Mental HealthFeaturedOpinion
Mental health programs alone won’t fix psychological injury among public safety workers
By Megan Edgelow A recent Ontario Coroner’s Review documented 34 deaths by suicide among correctional workers over the past 15 years, with 17 of… …
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The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint from a Medicine Hat police officer who argued his… …
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Workplace Safety & OHSFeatured
Toronto police officer shot in exchange of gunfire has died, chief confirms
By Elissa Mendes and Rianna Lim Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw says an officer who was shot this morning has died, as police… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Wood Buffalo paramedic fired after pushing colleague into a fridge door loses grievance
An advanced care paramedic firefighter who was fired after a confrontation with a co-worker during a shift change has lost his bid… …

