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The nurses' dispute and the right to strike in Australia
Mar 10, 2012Asia Pacific CurrentsLabour updates on International Women's Day and the Asia Pacific region, and an interview on the ongoing nurses' dispute and how the right to strike in Australia is...
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Mar 29, 2012Humberto DaSilvaVulture Capital firm Ace Aviation Holdings is about to distribute $300 million to its shareholders. But employees of Aveos, a former Ace holding, were left holding the bag.
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Not Rex: Adios Aveos
Mar 30, 2012Humberto DaSilvaEmployees of Aveos were left holding the bag after the company shut down last week.
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Temporary foreign workers and the labour market
May 9, 2012Jim StanfordEven before the expansion of the program envisioned in the current omnibus "budget" bill, temporary foreign workers already accounted for almost 30 per cent of all net new paid...
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Building the power to win: learning from last year's lockout at Canada Post
Jun 14, 2012David BushA year ago on June 14 the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) locked out nearly 48,000 employees. The lockout signaled a ramping up of aggression against workers, both organized and...
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Baskin-Robbins and the Walmartization of ice cream
Jul 20, 2012Armine YalnizyanDuring an unusually hot summer, Baskin-Robbins has decided to shut its production facility in Peterborough, Ont., and lay off 80 workers because of . . . wait for it . . ....
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Alberta Federation of Labour celebrates its 100th birthday
Aug 13, 2012Retiree MattersSusan KeeleyWhen we talk about the history of Alberta we usually think of wide-open prairies, cattle ranching and oil. Seldom do historians talk about the men and women of...
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Employees beware: The perils of posting on Facebook
Oct 25, 2012Pro BonoPriya SarinThe dramatic growth of social media use in Canada has raised novel legal issues around work, including whether off-duty conduct online can get an employee fired.
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R v. Cole and an employee's reasonable expectation of privacy
Nov 29, 2012Pro BonoShelina AliThe recent Supreme Court decision of R. v. Cole indicates that an employee's personal information, even if stored on computers owned by an employer, may attract a...
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Ontario teachers divided on resuming extra-curricular duties
Mar 1, 2013Lori Theresa WallerThe union representing education workers in Ontario elementary schools said yesterday it has no intention just yet of telling its members to end their boycott of...
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Shop talk: public speaking for organizers
WorkshopThis workshop covers how to become a better public speaker as a labour activist
View ArticleWhat issues are most important to labour leaders this Ontario election?
Jun 11, 2014Pablo CalderonWith the Ontario election around the corner, what issues are labour leaders most concerned about?
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Power to the PINAYs: On the work of Montreal-based Filipino women’s...
Aug 30, 2014Migrant MattersTapping into the current status of Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program and the work of Montreal-based organization PINAY, which is led by Filipinas, including women working as...
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Tell this Saskatchewan hotel to treat its employees fairly!
Tell this Saskatchewan hotel to treat its employees fairly!Jan 5, 2016Workers at the Best Western Seven Oaks in Regina, Saskatchewan are on strike. No backpay, lost benefits, and no fair wage await...
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NDP leadership candidates affirm support for labour in debate
Jun 23, 2017Meagan GillmoreNDP leadership candidates reinforced their commitment to workers and the labour movement at a debate hosted by the United Steelworkers in Toronto on Thursday night.
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Caterpillar: The moth flying too close to the flame
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The nurses' dispute and the right to strike in Australia
Mar 10, 2012Asia Pacific CurrentsLabour updates on International Women's Day and the Asia Pacific region, and an interview on the ongoing nurses' dispute and how the right to strike in Australia is...
View ArticleNot Rex: Adios Aveos
Mar 29, 2012Humberto DaSilvaVulture Capital firm Ace Aviation Holdings is about to distribute $300 million to its shareholders. But employees of Aveos, a former Ace holding, were left holding the bag.
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Temporary foreign workers and the labour market
May 9, 2012Jim StanfordEven before the expansion of the program envisioned in the current omnibus "budget" bill, temporary foreign workers already accounted for almost 30 per cent of all net new paid...
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Building the power to win: learning from last year's lockout at Canada Post
Jun 14, 2012David BushA year ago on June 14 the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) locked out nearly 48,000 employees. The lockout signaled a ramping up of aggression against workers, both organized and...
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