The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a union’s request to reinstate two terminated workers at an Alamos Gold mine on an …
Mining
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Labour RelationsGlobal HR PracticesOpinion
1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions
By Robert Forrant On a spring morning in 1914, miners in Ludlow, Colorado, were celebrating Greek Easter when the Colorado National Guard …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ontario spending $125 million on new mine rescue training facility in Sudbury
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will spend $125 million to build a new Ontario Mine Rescue Training Institute in Sudbury, …
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Global HR PracticesCompensationDiversity, Equity & Inclusion
How Australia’s mining sector locks women out of high‑paying roles
By Michelle Gander Mining is a critical industry for the Australian economy and has the potential to offer secure, well-paid and meaningful …
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Global HR PracticesGlobal Safety News
Mexican miner rescued after nearly 14 days in a flooded Sinaloa mine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A miner was rescued Wednesday after being trapped for nearly 14 days following a collapse in the northern …
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FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
Canada’s economy grew 0.1% in January, led by goods-producing industries: StatsCan
Canada’s real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in January, following 0.2% growth in December, as gains in mining, construction and utilities …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793 and Baffinland Iron Mines finalize four-year collective agreement covering mining operations workers
The deal runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027 and includes wage increases of 3.5% in 2024 followed by 3.0% …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsLayoffs
Unifor calls for action as Boart Longyear moves Mississauga, Ont., jobs to China
Unifor is calling on governments to act after Boart Longyear told workers it will close its Mississauga, Ont., manufacturing facility and shift …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Federal government puts $94.5 million into labour market data for key sectors
The federal government will spend up to $94.5 million over five years to improve labour market information across more than a dozen …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Ontario expands critical minerals list, launches strategy overhaul targeting 74,000 jobs
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario is overhauling its five-year-old Critical Minerals Strategy and adding high-purity iron and aluminum to its protected minerals list, moves the province …

