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The 2013 CALM Awards were distributed in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday, May…
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The official newsletter for OPSEU Local 110 Fanshawe College Faculty.
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Unions get a rough ride from corporate news sources.
From the loudest and most angry leading the charge (the Sun) down to…
Twenty-five years later, remembering a famous strike
Striking UNA Nurses at Alberta Legislature
Dressed like arctic explorers in parkas and scarves, they…
What is Idle No More?
Idle No More has emerged as a civil rights movement where Indigenous people, regardless of region or…
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United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1400 represents thousands of workers from the cooperative, service, food, and industrial sectors in Saskatchewan, Canada. …
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All progressive struggles are connected, even when those connections can be hard to determine. Drawing these connections is not always easy. Neoliberalism…
Over the past few months the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 (COPE 378) has been working hard developing new Member…
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United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1400 represents over 6,000 members in Saskatchewan in various industries. The Focus magazine is published quarterly.
Readers who remember the Lunch with Jan Wong column in the Globe and Mail would not think of her as a likely…
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The Educator is the official newsletter of OPSEU Local 110 (Fanshawe College Faculty). The March 2012 issue covered the Fleming Drive Riot in…
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The Educator is the official newsletter of OPSEU Local 110 (Fanshawe College Faculty).
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Christopher Daniels knows about Internships.
Daniels is a Red Seal certified chef, worked as an…
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Last week, we published an analysis of the situation confronting teachers and all other educators in the Ontario elementary and secondary school…
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Diesel engine exhaust has long been considered a significant threat to worker and public health. However, it’s now officially considered…
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Nurses who are bullied and those who witness bullying report a similarly high desire to quit, according to a study…
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On Monday there were clashes between workers and guards in Foxconn's plant in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China.
Reports indicate the…
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In an important development, Canada's Industry Minister, Christian Paradis, announced September 14 that Canada would drop its efforts to prevent…
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Celebrate World Day for Decent Work on October 7 by joining the international campaign to Stop Precarious Work.
All over…
By: Suzanne Ma
What a spectacle we were. The enormous bus roared down the highway, then slowed and pulled to the side…
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For nearly a century, studies have consistently shown that newly hired workers are more likely to be injured than those…
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Fifty years ago, Sam Walton began a store with a vision. Walton believed that if you worked hard…
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Some Canadian parties are developing a taste for American anti-union laws like the one passed in Wisconsin.
In the past…
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Vancouver mother Dawn Steele has spent more than a decade fighting for children and adults with developmental disabilities. …