$72 billion at stake if Gateway pipeline halted
Jan 2, 2012
EDMONTON – Oil producers could lose $72 billion over a nine-year-period if a pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen to the West Coast isn’t built, a new report for the Alberta […]
Work begins on monument to Alberta’s Broken Families
Dec 21, 2011
A monument to Alberta’s Broken Families began to take shape today, with workers breaking ground in Edmonton’s Grant Notley Park. “Alberta is a dangerous place for workers. Last year, 166 […]
2011: The Year Of The Right-Wing Media’s War On The American Worker
Dec 20, 2011
This was a banner year in the right-wing media’s campaign to belittle working Americans. In the early part of the year, media conservatives promoted anti-union laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, […]
Kenyan postal workers fight for collective bargaining rights
Dec 20, 2011
UNI stands in solidarity with postal workers in Kenya fighting for labour rights as 600 dismissed for taking part in industrial action. Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) management has dismissed […]
The decline of labour unions in the US : Labour unions are under fire across the US, but do they have enough vitality to fight back?
Dec 20, 2011
For decades, labour unions in the US have been on the decline. While they are widely credited with boosting safety standards and worker pay, many have received blame for wanting […]
The end of the Occupy camp saddens at least one Calgarian
Dec 19, 2011
The Occupy Calgary Movement has been legally evicted by the city. Whether the justification of the verdict is the invalidity of the protesters’ cause, the cleanliness and accessibility of Olympic […]