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Inquiry into Calgary care worker’s death calls for provincial legislative reformsThe Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents front-line care workers across Alberta, strongly advocated for the report, published Thursday.CrimeSep 18
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Air Canada, union agree to end mediation on flight attendant wagesAir Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees reached a four-year tentative agreement for its flight attendants in August.CanadaSep 16
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Quebec unions launch legal fight against Law 14On Monday, the CSQ, CSN, FTQ, CSD and the APT filed a lawsuit in Quebec superior court, arguing Law 14 infringes on workers' rights and gives the government unprecedent power.CanadaDec 1
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Teachers react with cynicism to Alberta government’s classroom complexity planThe Alberta government's "Aggression and Complexity in Schools Action Team" released its report on Friday, which was met with a great deal of cynicism from educators.EducationNov 21
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Liberals ask integrity commission to investigate minister over skills development fundFor weeks, David Piccini has been under growing pressure for the controversial retraining scheme, which the auditor general determined was 'not fair, transparent or accountable.'PoliticsNov 3
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Saskatchewan health-care workers ‘at a breaking point,’ unions sayThree unions representing health-care workers in Saskatchewan are speaking out about poor retention and low wages as the fall legislative session kicks off.CanadaOct 22
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Long-term care workers across N.S. take strike votes, prepare for job actionWorkers gathered for a rally Wednesday outside Premier Tim Houston’s office in Westville, N.S.HealthOct 23
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Alberta education support workers continue to work during teachers’ strikeThousands of support workers at Alberta schools continue to clock in each day during an Alberta teachers' strike. There's work to go around, but it's still an uncertain road ahead.CanadaOct 7
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Hundreds of public sector workers warned their jobs could be cut: unionA federal union says hundreds of workers have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the size of the public service.CanadaDec 5
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Treasury Board president ‘not aware’ of any return-to-office rule changesShafqat Ali on Monday denied having any knowledge about discussions to potentially order public servants to return to the office full time in 2027.CanadaDec 1
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Canada Post, union reach ‘agreement in principle’ toward new dealThe Canadian Union of Postal Employees said Friday it will agree to pause strike action and enter final negotiations once the new deals are signed.CanadaNov 21
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Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers’ unionThe strike was scheduled to begin early Saturday and last until Monday, but the Société de transport de Montréal says it reached a deal late Friday.CanadaNov 14
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Canada Post says it’s burning through $1B loan, expects to run out of cash by year-endCanada Post says it will need another bailout by early 2026 after burning through a $1-billion federal loan amid record losses and ongoing strike disruptions.CanadaNov 21
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Family members worried as strike continues at GTA care homeFamily members of people living in a Toronto-area group home say they are worried for their loved ones' well-being as the home's management is providing limited information.CanadaNov 24
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Ottawa must scrap labour rule that can shut down strikes, NDP urgesThe NDP plans to table a private member's bill to scrap Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, which was most recently invoked to end the Air Canada flight attendants' strike.CanadaSep 16
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Spectre of 1995’s budget cuts has public sector unions on edgePrime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canadians in the last federal election on restraining federal spending and reducing the government’s operating budget.CanadaNov 3
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Quebec labour minister wants power to intervene in Montreal transit strikeThe Quebec government wants the power to intervene in a strike that has disrupted public transit in Montreal since the start of November.CanadaNov 11
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Contraband in Ontario’s jails ‘flows like gravy’ as capacity concerns growHundreds of pages of contraband reports paint a picture of a jail system where illegal drugs, from cocaine to MDMA or fentanyl, are regularly found.CrimeDec 8
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Alberta hospital, nursing staff vote 98% in favor of striking ahead of mediationAbout 16,000 Alberta hospital workers, including licensed practical nurses and health-care aides, have voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to back contract demands.PoliticsNov 5
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Montrealers are facing a month-long transit strike that starts this weekendMetro and bus service in Montreal will be disrupted nearly every day this November due to a transit strike, with municipal election day this Sunday being no exception.PoliticsOct 30