This piece was written and submitted by WLUSA Executive Member, Doug Roberts On Wednesday, June 28th I attended an online session called “Labor & Disability Justice.” Now before you get in a huff because “labour” is spelled wrong, please remember that the session was organized by Labor Notes which is an American labour publisher out […]
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
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 advantages of union membership are so obvious, why are fewer than one in three workers in Canada unionized? https://theconversation.com/the-advantages-of-unionization-are-obvious-so-why-dont-more-workers-join-unions-164475
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 August 21st, 2023, with 93.5% of the entire membership voting to authorize a strike. Administrative and Support Staff at Cape Breton University Vote in Favour […]
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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 Union Local 2 said in a media release on Thursday. INQUINTE.CA | Loyalist College cleaning staff vote in favour of strike
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.). We are deeply saddened to have not been able to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with our employer. AUGUST 21, 2023 / TVO BARGAINING / BARGAINING, NEWS
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. Imagine what we could win if half or more of us were unionized? Labour Day 2023 is our chance to encourage everyone to imagine that […]
Debbie Chapman, the Ontario NDP Candidate for Kitchener-Centre, is hosting a grand opening celebration for her campaign office. Join Marit Stiles, Catherine Fife, and other special guests on Saturday, August 19th, 2023 at 3:30 PM at 7 Duke Street West, Unit 103. We hope to see you there!
We invite you to join us for a peaceful protest against Doug Ford’s FordFest event in Waterloo Region on September 8th from 4 – 6 pm. We will walk the sidewalks along Bingemans Centre Drive to show Premier Ford and his supporters that this community feels Enough is Enough! RSVP Here