Faculty applaud court ruling that strikes down Ford government’s unlawful “Student Choice Initiative”
November 22, 2019 12:55 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, Nov. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario faculty are pleased to see that the Ontario Divisional Court has struck down the Ford government’s controversial “Student Choice Initiative” (SCI),...
Canada’s labour leaders encourage premiers to embrace universal pharmacare
July 10, 2019 10:00 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, July 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The presidents of federations of labour from across the country are in Saskatoon during the Council of the Federation meeting to encourage...
Labor, Environmental Leaders Release Historic “Solidarity for Climate Action” Platform
June 24, 2019 15:28 ET
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BlueGreen Alliance
PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance today released their platform to create good-paying jobs and fight income inequality by addressing the climate...
RELEASE: BlueGreen Alliance and Members Release Infrastructure Priorities
May 15, 2019 13:08 ET
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BlueGreen Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During “Infrastructure Week” and following the announcement from Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer that President Trump tentatively agreed to work...
Ontario faculty alarmed by proposal to overhaul university funding in provincial budget
April 11, 2019 18:54 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Toronto, April 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s faculty are alarmed by the Doug Ford government’s budget proposal to allocate 60 per cent of university funding based on institutional...
Power Workers’ Union Disappointed in the Proposed Legislated Arbitration Process
December 17, 2018 19:27 ET
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Power Workers' Union
TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Power Workers’ Union (PWU) is disappointed with the proposed changes to the Labour Relations Act, 1995 that undermine the current round of bargaining...
Doug Ford fails Ontario workers with the passage of Bill 47, say leaders in the Fight for $15 and Fairness movement, Ontario Federation of Labour, and Workers’ Action Centre
November 21, 2018 11:56 ET
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Ontario Federation of Labour
TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the unconscionable passing of Bill 47, which takes away basic workplace rights from Ontarians, this government has shown again that it is governing...
Ontario faculty deeply disappointed with government repeal of $15 minimum wage and fair labour laws
October 24, 2018 11:23 ET
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Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario faculty are deeply disappointed that Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has announced they will cancel fair labour laws, including the...
Canada’s poverty reduction strategy “missing key ingredient,” says national union leader
August 22, 2018 17:45 ET
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UFCW Canada
Paul MeinemaNational President, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada) OTTAWA, Aug. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As one of Canada’s leading unions, we certainly welcome the federal...
Unions Ratify Labor Agreements in Northern New England
August 10, 2018 12:30 ET
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Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Union leaders from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 2320, 2326 and 2327 and the Communication Workers of America (CWA)...