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Bingo hall appeals to court in bid to decertify workers' union 2024-03-27 [CTV]

Scott Moe is a threat to 2SLGBTQI+ workers in Saskatchewan 2024-03-26 [CUPE]

STF, NDP voice concerns over government support for private education 2024-03-24 [Leader-Post]

Teachers Announce Withdrawal of Extracurricular Activities, Noon-Hour Supervision March 25-28 2024-03-22 [STF]

Another provincial budget that fails Saskatchewan workers 2024-03-22 [CUPE]

Today’s Budget Means Saskatchewan Will Fall Even Further Behind in Education Funding 2024-03-20 [STF]

Statement From Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation President 2024-03-20 [STF]

Events in peril as Sask. teachers announce provincewide strike, continued withdrawal of extracurriculars 2024-03-19 [CBC]

Basketball, music festival hang in balance in Saskatchewan teacher labour dispute 2024-03-19 [CP]

New CUPE Sask. president focused on 'making life better' for workers 2024-03-16 [The Star-Phoenix]

“I will fight like hell for Saskatchewan workers”: Kent Peterson elected new president of province’s largest union 2024-03-16 [CUPE]

“When we fight anger with love, we always win” – Mark Hancock delivers a message of hope at the CUPE Saskatchewan Convention 2024-03-16 [CUPE]

“Vote – and vote for change” – Candace Rennick reports at the CUPE Saskatchewan Convention 2024-03-16 [CUPE]

Rotating Withdrawal of Noon-Hour Supervision March 18 and March 19 2024-03-15 [STF]

STF president 'incredibly disappointed' Sask. government won't agree to binding arbitration 2024-03-15 [CBC]

Nurses union takes aim at reliance on contract nurses, lack of action on safety concerns 2024-03-15 [CBC]

'I will fight like hell for Saskatchewan workers': Kent Peterson elected new president of province’s largest union 2024-03-14 [CUPE Sask]

Teachers Offer Path Forward to End Job Action 2024-03-14 [STF]

Government-school boards' MOU Must Be Included in Collective Agreement 2024-03-08 [STF]

Moe's budget preview a ploy to skirt bargaining table 2024-03-08 [Leader-Post]

Provincewide Withdrawal of Extracurricular and Rotating Withdrawal of Noon-Hour Supervision 2024-03-08 [STF]

Government Must Put Commitment in the Contract 2024-03-07 [STF]

STF president: Government avoiding accountability 2024-03-07 [STF]

Rotating Withdrawal of Noon-Hour Supervision on March 8 2024-03-06 [STF]

Rotating Withdrawal of Noon-Hour Supervision on March 5 2024-03-05 [STF]

Teachers at Legislative Building on First Day of Spring Session 2024-03-05 [STF]

Chinook School Division ignoring Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner recommendations 2024-03-01 [CUPE]

Teachers Announce Rotating Withdrawal of Noon-Hour Supervision 2024-02-26 [STF]

Teachers announce rotating withdrawal of noon-hour supervision and extracurricular activities 2024-02-25 [STF]

NUPGE welcomes court decision on human rights for gender-diverse and transgender youth 2024-02-23 [NUPGE]

Canadian teachers support Saskatchewan Teachers' Bargaining 2024-02-20 [STF]

STF Declines Invitation From Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee 2024-02-18 [STF]

Members at CFB CANEX ratify new deal 2024-02-16 [UFCW]

Teachers advised to expect escalation in job action 2024-02-16 [STF]

Care home workers rally for new contract outside LutherCare office 2024-02-15 [CTV]

Gov't bargaining committee walks away from table, sanctions reinstated 2024-02-14 [STF]

Saskatchewan teachers back at bargaining table Monday to talk class size and complexity 2024-02-12 [Global TV]

Little progress on the prairie: Building a feminist, anti-racist labour movement in Saskatchewan 2024-02-12 [Briarpatch]

CUPE health-care workers say salaries aren’t keeping up with inflation 2024-02-10 [CKOM]

Paratransit services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Prince Albert are facing an imminent cut due to city funding shortfall 2024-02-09 [CUPE]

Union representing correctional workers frustrated with lack of movement from government 2024-02-08 [Now]

SGEU declares impasse in negotiations with Sask. government 2024-02-08 [CKOM]

SGEU says contract talks stalled 2024-02-08 [The Star-Phoenix]

Union calling for boost to health-care worker wages amid rising cost of living 2024-02-08 [The Leader-Post]

Teachers suspend job action ahead of new round of negotiations 2024-02-07 [STF]

No 'switcheroo': Viterra denies it agreed to a wage increase that wasn't tied to performance 2024-02-06 [CTV]

Sask teachers to withdraw noon-hour supervision on Feb. 8 2024-02-05 [STF]

Teachers Fighting For Working And Learning Conditions 2024-02-05 [The Maple]

Viterra workers say company pulled 'switcheroo' on negotiated wage increase 2024-02-05 [CTV]

Second round of rotating teachers' strikes set for Feb. 7 2024-02-05 [STF]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

2-03-1986 Workers in Newfoundland and Labrador's Transport and Public Works departments begin an illegal strike in response to a law that requires public sector unions to designate 49 per cent of their members as essential before taking strike action. [more]

3-03-1937 Polish and Italian migrant workers start a sit-down strike at the Holmes Foundry in Sarnia, Ontario. A mob of 300 "Canadian-born" men evict them and also attack their homes. Fifty workers are injured. [more]

4-03-1919 Canadian soldiers waiting for demobilization at an army camp in Wales riot against delays in returning them home. Five men are killed and dozens arrested before the mutiny is suppressed, but plans for demobilization are speeded up. [more]

4-03-1910 An avalanche in the Rogers Pass, British Columbia, takes the lives of workers clearing snow from Canadian Pacific Railway tracks. A total of 62 bodies are recovered, including four the following spring. The dead include 32 contract labourers from Japan. [more]

6-03-1925 Nova Scotia coal miners shut down the mines after the British Empire Steel Corporation refuses to continue contract negotiations and cuts off credit at company stores. It is the beginning of an historic five-month strike. [more]

7-03-1978 Women workers begin a 23-week strike for a first contract at a small auto parts plant in Centralia, Ontario. The Fleck workers' militancy wins wide support and shows the need for reforms in labour law. [more]

8-03-1980 In Hamilton, Ontario, an International Women's Day rally features the Women Back Into Stelco campaign. A human rights complaint by five women forces a major steel company to change their hiring practices. [more]

9-03-1906 Mineworkers in the Lethbridge, Alberta district go on strike against poverty wages and are met by scabs, police and private detectives. They win a small wage increase with the help of a mediator, but the company refuses to recognize the union. [more]

10-03-1925 The Hamilton Tigers, who finished first in the regular hockey season, strike for an increase of $200 per game. Five days later, the team is suspended from further play for the Stanley Cup. [more]

10-03-1957 Copper miners at Murdochville, Quebec launch a strike for union recognition. The unsuccessful struggle lasts seven months and the courts award Noranda Mines $1.5 million in damages, to be paid by the United Steelworkers. [more]

12-03-2012 Union organizer and feminist Madeleine Parent, born in Montreal in 1918, dies at age 93 after a lifetime of service to the organization of workers and the cause of social justice. [more]

13-03-1919 In Calgary, Alberta, the Western Canadian Labour Conference calls for sweeping political and economic changes, including abolition of production for profit and the organization of workers on industrial lines. They adopt the name One Big Union. [more]

17-03-1960 Five Italian immigrant workers die in an underground tunnel at a watermain construction project in suburban Toronto. The Hogg's Hollow Disaster draws public attention to the unsafe conditions in construction and the exploitation of immigrant workers. [more]

25-03-2006 An accounting instructor dies from injuries received on the picket line at Centennial College in Toronto during a province-wide strike. John Stammers, 62, was a member of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. [more]

27-03-1912 Thousands of workers start to walk out of railway construction camps on the Fraser River in British Columbia in a strike led by the Industrial Workers of the World. When Joe Hill visits, he writes a song for the Wobbly song book. [more]

31-03-2004 Bill C-45 comes into force, amending the Criminal Code to impose penalties on corporations and managers for violations causing workplace injuries or death. It is named the Westray Bill after the 1992 mine disaster. [more]

31-03-1949 The Canadian Seamen's Union launches a strike to defend union contracts. Shipping companies and Canadian authorities collaborate with the Seafarers' International Union to drive out the CSU. [more]