By Sandi Krasowski | The Chronicle-Journal Effective Oct. 1, the Ontario government will increase the minimum wage from $16.55 per hour to $17.20, …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Striking staffers at Northern Ontario municipality back at bargaining table, yet to reach a deal
By Marissa Lentz, Local Journalism Initiative After nearly six months, striking staff in a Northern Ontario municipality have been at the bargaining table …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Legal battle over workers’ compensation for seasonal farmworker likely to continue after his death
By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report The fight to compensate a seasonal farmworker injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is …
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Proposed changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will directly affect thousands of Niagara-on-the-Lake seasonal workers won’t come soon enough and …
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Sixty members of Unifor Local 4268, employed by Waste Management Canada Corp. (WM), commenced strike action on May 2 over issues including …
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Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it tried to …
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FeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsLegislation & Compliance
Ontario to increase fines for ‘bad actor’ employers
Ontario is set to clamp down on bad employers with big fines. Labour Minister David Piccini says his government will introduce legislation …
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Mental HealthWellness
Study on mental, physical health of Northwestern Ontario workers and employers could become ‘powerful tool for change’
An ongoing survey seeking feedback from Northwestern Ontario workers and employers about the state of mental and physical health on the job …
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In a significant labour development, over 600 Unifor union members initiated a strike at GreenShield Canada’s offices in Windsor and Toronto shortly …
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By Owen Fullerton | YGK News Unions at Queen’s are considering coming together for future bargaining in an attempt to secure better …