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Warning: If They Take Wisconsin, They Might Go After Our Weekends
Mar 18, 2011

Workers all over the country are rising up by the thousands to defend the basic American right of collective bargaining. We can fight the anti-union ambush in the states with […]

Alberta women falling behind: AFL
Mar 17, 2011

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is lobbying the province to name a minister for the Status of Women. The AFL says Alberta women continue to suffer inequality, especially in […]

Groundwork for Wisconsin-style attacks on Canadian post-secondary education is in place
Mar 17, 2011

The Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill had sweeping implications not just for organized labour, but for all public service sectors in the state. Major changes were made to Wisconsin’s post-secondary education […]

Warning on US states’ plan to severely restrict workers’ rights
Mar 17, 2011

Amnesty International has urged several US states to abandon planned legislation that would drastically restrict workers’ rights. States including Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee have […]

Alberta women falling behind, say union leaders: Labour calls for government action to end gender inequality
Mar 16, 2011

Today, more than a dozen MLAs are hearing from union leaders calling for a minister to be made responsible for the Status of Women in the province. “Alberta’s women continue […]

Confront lax law on farm safety
Mar 16, 2011

Saskatchewan posted its best safety record in two decades last year while in Alberta, workers continue to suffer injuries and deaths at a horrific rate. Why? It’s not exactly rocket […]