Tracy Cochrane, Author at Wilfrid Laurier University Staff Association

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Feeling refreshed for a new school year

September 1, 2023/in OTIP/by Tracy Cochrane

Summer break is an excellent time to refresh yourself for the next school year. It’s also an ideal time to align your goals, including those that support your health, wellness, […]

Toronto-area Metro workers ratify second tentative agreement after month-long strike

September 1, 2023/in Did you know?, Labour Movement/by Tracy Cochrane

Metro workers from 27 stores in the Greater Toronto Area have a new collective agreement after a month-long strike. Metro workers ratify agreement after month-long strike | CTV News

The Canadian Labour Council Indigenous Lobby Day 2023 (October 3) – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Delegate Positions

August 30, 2023/in Did you know?, OSSTF/by Tracy Cochrane

In 2019, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) held its first-ever Indigenous Lobby Day on Parliament Hill, which brought together 129 participants from 21 different union affiliates to meet with 78 Members of […]

The advantages of unionization are obvious, so why don’t more workers join unions?

August 30, 2023/in Did you know?, Labour Movement, OSSTF/by Tracy Cochrane

It’s well established that unionized workers earn better wages and have better benefits than their non-union counterparts. Unionized workers also experienced much greater levels of job security during the COVID-19 pandemic. But if the […]

Administrative and Support Staff at Cape Breton University Vote in Favour of a Strike

August 29, 2023/in Did you know?, Labour Movement/by Tracy Cochrane

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia — Administrative and Support Staff at Cape Breton University (CBU), represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike on […]

Labour Day 2023Better Schools, Stronger Communities & Canada’s Unions: Lifting Everyone Up

August 29, 2023/in Labour Movement/by Tracy Cochrane

On affordability So, let’s organize together, and lift everyone up. Take this quiz to find out which Labour Superhero you are!!!

Ottawa considering a cap on international students to ease housing pressure, says Fraser

August 23, 2023/in Did you know?/by Tracy Cochrane

The federal government is considering a cap on the number of international students to ease the pressure on the housing market, says the man now tasked with tackling Canada’s housing crisis. […]

Loyalist College cleaning staff vote in favour of strike

August 23, 2023/in Did you know?, Labour Movement/by Tracy Cochrane

The 30 workers who are employed by Compass Group Canada have been without a contract since December 2022, and their last raise came in January 2022, the Service Employees International […]

CMG members at TVO begin strike action today

August 23, 2023/in Did you know?, Labour Movement/by Tracy Cochrane

Toronto, Aug. 21, 2023 – The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) is announcing that as of 10:30 a.m. today, Monday, August 21, TVO workers are walking off the job (2180 Yonge St.). […]

Labour Day 2023Better Schools, Stronger Communities & Canada’s Unions: Lifting Everyone Up

August 23, 2023/in Labour Movement/by Tracy Cochrane

This year’s theme is Canada’s Unions: Lifting Everyone Up. Today, about a third of Canada’s workers belong to unions and what we’ve won has improved the lives of all workers. […]

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