When 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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FeaturedImmigration
Migrant workers survey paints ‘a pretty negative’ but cherry-picked picture, farmers say
By Paige Seburn | The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake farmers say they’re proud of how they treat their workers — and frustrated by national …
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FeaturedTraining & Development
Ontario invests $13 million to train 1,000 workers in Sudbury area
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Ontario government will invest more than $13 million to train over 1,000 workers and jobseekers in Sudbury and surrounding areas for …
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FeaturedLabour ShortagesTraining & Development
Ontario invests $56.8 million to train 2,200 more nurses by 2029
Ontario will spend $56.8 million to create nursing seats at colleges and universities across the province, adding 2,200 nurses to the health-care …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeatured
Transgender co-op student at Vale mine in Sudbury, Ont., feels unfairly targeted by anonymous letter
By Laura Stradiotto | Sudbury Star An anonymous letter that aired on television earlier this month, complaining that a trans man was showering …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ontario labour federation urges more worker protections as air quality concerns grow
By Natasha Baldin An Ontario labour group says it is advocating for more robust worker protections amid growing health concerns over poor air …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Unifor members ratify contract ending two-month strike at Windsor, Ont., hotel
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberUnifor members at the Best Western Plus Waterfront in Windsor have ratified a new three-year collective agreement, ending a two-month strike that …
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Labour Relations
Union urges governments to adopt rules favouring domestic production after closure of Hamilton biofuel plant
Unifor is calling on provincial and federal governments to act quickly after Biox Corporation announced it would shut down its Hamilton biodiesel …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Unifor workers strike at Dajcor Aluminum over threat of equipment removal, scab labour
Workers at Dajcor Aluminum in Chatham, Ont., walked off the job after learning the company intended to remove equipment and bring in …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ottawa paving company fined $115,000 after worker killed by reversing truck
An Ottawa-based paving company has been fined $115,000 after one of its workers was struck and killed by a reversing dump truck …


