Nurses at Manitoba’s second-largest hospital have declared it too dangerous to work in and are discouraging union members from accepting jobs or …
Workplace Violence
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FeaturedGlobal HR PracticesWorkplace Safety & OHS
Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements
By Aarón Ibarra And María Verza CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) — Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns …
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Employment LawFeatured
Worker who punched co-worker reinstated after employer ignored years of racist harassment: Arbitrator
An arbitrator has reinstated a British Columbia mixer driver who was fired for punching a colleague, ruling that his employer’s failure to …
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Diversity, Equity & InclusionFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Ottawa opens $16.5 million in funding for workplace equity and harassment prevention
The federal government is now accepting proposals for projects aimed at improving equity and preventing harassment in federally regulated workplaces, with $16.5 …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Quebec teachers’ union survey says 90 per cent have faced violence on the job
By Pierre Saint-Arnaud A Quebec teachers’ union released the findings of a survey of its members on Monday that found 90 per cent …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Woman who stabbed shelter worker in Prince George, B.C., to spend another 50 days in jail
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen Judge Michael Brecknell sentenced a 23-year-old woman Nov. 28 to another 50 days in jail for …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Restaurant fined $55,000 after worker injured in workplace violence incident in London, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Vancouver-based restaurant company has been fined $55,000 after a worker was assaulted by a patron at its London, Ont. location and …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Union calls for workplace protections as holiday season pressures mount
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA union representing more than 70,000 Ontario workers is urging employers to address workplace harassment and violence as the holiday season brings …
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FeaturedLabour RelationsWorkplace Safety & OHS
Manitoba Nurses Union says staff feeling unsafe, considering grey listing hospital
The Manitoba Nurses Union says safety issues are piling up after a recent sexual assault at a Winnipeg hospital parkade. “Nurses are …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
‘If I’m not safe, my patients aren’t safe’: Nurses plead for protection after HSC assault
By Steven Sukkau | Winnipeg Sun Violence against front-line health-care workers continues to escalate in Manitoba, with the latest incident at Health Sciences …


