Category Archives: Labour
Economic recovery threatened if some workers, households left behind, Macklem says
OTTAWA — An economic rebound that leaves behind parts of the Canadian labour force in the short term could end up jeopardizing the recovery from COVID-19 in the long run, Canada's top central banker says. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem
Fierce fight brewing as unhappy jail guards in Ontario seek to form new union
TORONTO — Disaffected Ontario correctional officers are pushing for their own union in an increasingly bitter battle to win the hearts and cards of thousands of front-line jail workers. Backed by a well-heeled Quebec-based labour organization, the raid...
Alberta proposes legislation to change rules on child-care spaces
EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing new rules for child care that would include flexible oversight and availability 24 hours a day to accommodate parents who work shifts. Children’s Services Minister Rebecca Schulz says a bill introduced in the house Wedne...
Alberta union leaders launch protest website against Kenney government
EDMONTON — Labour-union leaders are urging Albertans to sign up to protest Premier Jason Kenney’s government through rallies and demonstrations and, if necessary, provincewide general strikes. Gil McGowan, head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, says...
EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat
OTTAWA — The representatives for employers and workers in the employment insurance system say they are deeply concerned that a promised review of the program will be lost in the heat of a minority Parliament.The shortcomings in EI, flagged for
Mexican president pledges to ban outsourcing of jobs
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposed Tuesday a blanket ban on sub-contracting or outsourcing of jobs by private companies, saying the practice has been abused to avoid paying employees’ the benefits they are due by law. ...
Alberta health staff return to work, surgeries resume after one-day walkout
EDMONTON — Hospital and health-care workers who staged a one-day illegal walkout returned to work Tuesday while politicians swapped recriminations and accusations in the house over the dispute. Alberta Health Services reported no service disruptions an...
Alberta to limit temporary foreign worker program to save jobs for Albertans
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is hoping to open jobs in the province for local people by closing some of them to foreigners. On Monday, provincial Labour and Immigration Minister Jason Copping said the United Conservative government will limit the ...
Report warns taxpayers are spending more on privatized Defence Department services
OTTAWA — Two unions representing Canadian defence employees are calling on the federal government to stop privatizing National Defence services. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of National Defence Employees say the government is spe...
Labour board orders health-care staff who walked off the job to go back to work
EDMONTON — The union representing Alberta health-care staff who walked off the job Monday to protest recent cuts says its members will return to work after the province's labour relations board ruled they acted illegally. In a decision issued late Mond...