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Alberta unions condemn Wisconsin decision to strip collective bargaining rights from workers: Warning issued to Tories and Wildrose – Don’t try this here!

Mar 10, 2011

The leaders of Alberta’s largest labour group meeting in Edmonton today condemned the passage of an anti-union bill in the Wisconsin Senate – and issued a warning to right-wing politicians […]

Cash-strapped U.S. states have launched an unprecedented assault on unions, argues CUPE’s Paul Moist. There is growing evidence that the trend is making its way north of the border.

Mar 9, 2011

Almost 80 years ago, the United States and much of the world were battling the Great Depression. Unemployment was high, stock market speculation drove regulatory reform, and the jobless were […]

The Fight for the Labour Movement in the United States

Mar 9, 2011

1) Snapshot of the issues Wisconsin The Governor wants to restrict public sector unions to bargaining solely over wages, eliminating their ability to bargain over health care, working hours and […]

Dispatch from Wisconsin: “Wisconsin is the canary in the coal mine”

Mar 9, 2011

NUPGE representatives are in Madison providing support and solidarity to Wisconsin public service workers. This is the first in a series of dispatches from Wisconsin, where the governor’s union-busting is […]

Alberta government must do more to improve lives of women, says AFL: Province urged to appoint minister responsible for status of women

Mar 8, 2011

One hundred years after the creation of International Women’s Day, Alberta’s largest labour organization is calling on the provincial government to take immediate action to give women an official voice […]

Additional health and safety inspectors ‘good news’

Mar 7, 2011

Friday’s announcement of additional Occupational Health and Safety inspectors is one more step to ensuring Fort McMurray residents make it home safely from work at the end of the day. […]

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