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Amazon unionization in Quebec was discussed by management, tribunal hearsAmazon's director of operations for Canada told the tribunal he knew there was some unionization activity at the e-commerce giant's distribution centre.CanadaOct 16
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Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to workThe move puts the Alberta government on a potential collision course with more than 350,000 workers in other provincial unions, which have promised an “unprecedented response."PoliticsOct 27
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No evidence Canadian schools banning pork from lunches as rumours spreadA TikTok video claims Ontario and Alberta parents received emails from teachers asking not to pack pork in children's school lunches lest it offend religious students.CanadaOct 15
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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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Canada Post union to meet with minister behind changes to mail carrierCUPW launched a national strike after the federal government announced changes to the Crown corporation's business that would reduce mail service.CanadaOct 7
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Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the ‘working man’OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Lisa Emery loves to talk about her "boys." With each word, the respiratory therapist's face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn't take long for that passion to switch to hurt. She knows the names, ages, families and the intimate stories of each one's scarred lungs. She worries about a whole community of West Virginia coal miners — including a growing number in their 30s and 40s — who come to her for help while getting sicker and sicker from what used to be considered an old-timer's disease: black lung.HealthNov 6
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Trump seeks Supreme Court order to remove Lisa Cook from Fed boardThe White House campaign to unseat Cook marks an unprecedented bid to reshape the Fed board, which was designed to be largely independent from day-to-day politics.U.S. NewsSep 18
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Alberta takes teachers’ union to labour board over accusations of false claimsFinance Minister Nate Horner said the complaint is connected with a document that was distributed by the Alberta Teachers' Association union after it set a strike date of Oct. 6.PoliticsSep 15
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Looming Alberta teachers’ strike puts spotlight on overcrowded schoolsAlberta parents say classroom overcrowding is having a disastrous domino effect on their children's ability to learn and some are hiring tutors to fill in the gaps.EducationSep 17
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Toronto Catholic school board chair ordered to return taxpayer purchased electronicsCalandra issued a letter to de Dominico with an itemized list of 61 items asking him to return $6,700 worth of items "purchased with taxpayers’ dollars."PoliticsSep 15
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Trustees accuse Ontario education minister of hypocrisy over focus on expensesIt’s the latest twist in a growing battle between government and school board trustees, many of whom face the possibility of being eliminated.CanadaSep 11
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Canada Post workers have stopped delivering flyers amid labour disputeThe Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses is warning of a 'significant' impact on small businesses that rely on flyers for marketing as fears of another strike loom.CanadaSep 15
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Trump sets $100K fee for skilled foreign worker visas, $1M for ‘gold card’H-1B visas are meant to bring in foreigners for high-skilled jobs that tech companies find difficult to fill with qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents.U.S. NewsSep 19
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Pickets come down at ICBC office, but BCGEU vows to ratchet up strikeWith the exception of the Guildford ICBC location, the public impacts of the BCGEU strike, now in its fourth day, have been relatively muted.EconomySep 5
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U.S. government shutdown hits Day 2, with mass layoffs and no end in sight'Let’s be honest, if this thing drags on,' warned U.S. Vice President JD Vance during a visit to the White House briefing room, 'we are going to have to lay people off.'U.S. NewsOct 2
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Tumultuous start to Alberta school year with possible teachers strike, confusion over school policiesIt has been a confusing and uneasy start to the school year in Alberta with shifting provincial government policies and the looming threat of a teachers strike.EducationSep 6
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Quebec workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants, union leaders sayThe law gives Quebec's labour minister the power to end a labour dispute by imposing arbitration when the strike or lockout is deemed likely to cause serious harm to the public.CanadaAug 19
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Dalhousie University locks out faculty over contract disputeThe Dalhousie University Faculty Association say members are currently voting on an offer, and that voting is not scheduled to end until Thursday.EducationAug 19
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Air Canada cancels more flights as union vows to continue ‘unlawful’ strikeThe airline originally planned to resume some flights on Sunday in response to the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordering it and its flight attendants back to work.ConsumerAug 18
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Air Canada cancels plans to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work orderAir Canada flight attendants vow to defy a federal back-to-work order, as CUPE challenges the ruling and holds protests at major airports, demanding fair wages.CanadaAug 17