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Tomorrow a large rally to protest the policies of unpopular Michigan Governor Rick Synder will take place in Lansing. There was a protest held there earlier today attended by more […]

There’s blood in the water for the labour movement, and the political sharks are circling. In Wisconsin the Governor has stripped public workers of the right to collective bargaining. Tellingly, […]

MADISON, Wis., March 12 (Reuters) – Up to 100,000 people protested at the Wisconsin state Capitol on Saturday against a new law curbing the union rights of public workers that […]

On the day that the bill passed the Wisconsin Assembly effectively ending 50 years of collective bargaining in Wisconsin and eviscerating the ability of public unions to raise money through […]

Nearly seven years ago, Finning announced the closure of its CRC facility in Edmonton. As a result, more than 170 workers with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers […]

Try as they might, those attacking public sector unions can’t seem to figure out why exactly they are so bad for Canada. For whatever the reason – it doesn’t seem […]

In late 2009, Wisconsin became the first state to require schools to include “the history of organized labour in America and the collective-bargaining process” in social-studies curricula. That was when […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

“Fifteen million Americans bring you Edward P. Morgan and the news.” From 1955 to 1967, that line, heard on the ABC radio network every weeknight at 7 P.M., heralded the […]

The Stelmach government’s announcement of 30 new Occupational Health and Safety workplace inspectors is welcome, but Alberta still remains a dangerous place to work. That’s the message from president of […]

The province is bolstering the ranks of workplace safety inspectors, adding 30 new inspectors over the next three years. Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk made the announcement Friday at […]

Alberta’s largest labour organization welcomes the announcement that 30 new Occupational Health and Safety inspectors will be hired, but says much more needs to be done to protect workers. “This […]

Alberta is hiring 30 new occupational health and safety officers to improve the province’s record on workplace accidents. “I hope this sends a strong message to any company or worker […]

Alberta employers punished with creative sentence fines after a worker is seriously injured or killed will now be tracked under the same provincial system that looks at whether all other […]

All eyes are on the Middle East as a wave of popular uprisings sweeps dictators from power. But there’s another battle brewing closer to home that has more significance for […]

Last week, in the face of protest demonstrations against Wisconsin’s new union-busting governor, Scott Walker – demonstrations that continued through the weekend, with huge crowds on Saturday – Representative Paul […]

Over the last couple weeks there have been massive rallies in Wisconsin protesting legislation proposed by the new Governor, Scott Walker, legislation which can only be described as anti-labour and […]

Colombian human rights advocate and forensic anthropologist Berenice Celeyta, wants the Colombian government of President Santos to acknowledge that there continues to be armed conflict in that country. Both the […]

WASHINGTON — The Wisconsin Democratic Party has launched a fundraising campaign to recall state Senate Republicans who have supported the budget bill by Gov. Scott Walker (R) that would strip […]