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Saturday 4 February 2012, 03:06:00

Top news stories from Canada

Ontario CAW Outraged at Closure Announcement at Electro-Motive in London [CAW] 2012-02-04

Ontario City of Toronto’s ‘threatening final offer’ rejected by union [The Star] 2012-02-03

Ontario Outside workers in Toronto ready to negotiate to prevent strike or lockout [CUPE] 2012-02-03

Ontario Caterpillar closes London Electro-Motive plant [The Star] 2012-02-03

Ontario Donations buoy locked-out workers [The Star] 2012-02-03

Other labour news from Canada

Ontario Vale calls back workers on day of miner's funeral [CBC] 2012-02-04

Ontario City, union far apart as deadline nears [CBC] 2012-02-04

Ontario Electro-Motive plant shut by U.S. owner [CBC] 2012-02-04

Ontario Caterpillar pulls plug on London plant [The Globe and Mail] 2012-02-04

Newfoundland and Labrador NAPE Serves Notice to Bargain [VOCM] 2012-02-04

Nova Scotia Transit strike hits Halifax [CBC] 2012-02-03

Nova Scotia Transit staff man their strike stations [Metro] 2012-02-03

Nova Scotia Province plans to stay out of transit strike [Metro] 2012-02-03

Newfoundland and Labrador School cafeteria strike could start Monday [CBC website] 2012-02-03

Newfoundland and Labrador Corner brook firefighters accept deal [CBC website] 2012-02-03

Nova Scotia Sides digging in heels [Metro] 2012-02-03

Air Canada offshore airline would 'outsource' flying: union [The Times-Colonist] 2012-02-03

Quebec Placement syndical : la FTQ-Construction entre contestation et obstruction [SRC] 2012-02-03

Newfoundland and Labrador Firefighters Ratify Agreement [VOCM] 2012-02-03

Nova Scotia driver charged for striking picketers [CBC website] 2012-02-03

Nova Scotia Public transit slams to halt in HRM [Chronicle Herald] 2012-02-03

Saskatchewan Suspicious timing for SaskTel's out-of-province work [CEP] 2012-02-03

CAW Urges Set up of Ontario Long Gun Registry [CAW] 2012-02-03

Ontario Oshawa Calls for Exemption from European Trade Deal [CAW] 2012-02-03

Alberta Northern Gateway pipeline will hurt consumers and harm Canada’s already weakened manufacturing sector [AFL] 2012-02-03

Ontario Union exaggerating progress in talks: Holyday [CP24] 2012-02-03

Nova Scotia HRM, transit union at impasse as strikers hit picket lines [Metro] 2012-02-03

Ontario Toronto labour fight: As lockout date looms, CUPE reports ‘significant progress’ [The Star] 2012-02-03

Ontario Toronto union optimistic as talks reach 'sensitive stage' [CTV] 2012-02-03

Ontario Border services agents back on job in Windsor [CBC] 2012-02-03

Ontario Airport security union asks Raitt to intervene [CP24] 2012-02-03

Nova Scotia man accused of driving into picket line [Chronicle Herald] 2012-02-02

Nova Scotia Live: Halifax transit workers strike [Chronicle Herald] 2012-02-02

Ontario Oshawa public garbage pick-up remains public [CUPE] 2012-02-02

Canada shows EU private firms our water is on offer: Moist and Barlow [CUPE] 2012-02-02

Ontario Teaching Assistants at University of Toronto set strike deadline [CUPE] 2012-02-02

Ontario Labour Leadership Squabbles in Ontario [The Bullet] Image 2012-02-02

Quatrième manifestation contre l’exclusion de travailleurs devant le consulat du Mexique à Vancouver [TUAC] 2012-02-02

Northwest Territories Parsons outré par l'offre initiale du gouvernement des T.N.-O. [AFPC] 2012-02-02

Northwest Territories GNWT opening offer an insult says Parsons [PSAC] 2012-02-02

Le projet de pipeline Gateway n’est pas viable, selon une affirmation d’un syndicat de l’énergie devant l’ONE [SCEP] 2012-02-02

Gateway pipeline unsustainable, energy union tells NEB [CEP] 2012-02-02

Ontario Premier McGuinty Urges Caterpillar to Show Flexibility [CAW] 2012-02-02

With Trade Deal, Will Canada Give EU 'Right to Profit' on Water? [The Tyee] 2012-02-02

Quebec Seize emplois perdus à la Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles [SCFP] 2012-02-02

Quebec TVA suspend le président du syndicat pour trois mois [SCFP] 2012-02-02

Quebec Université de Sherbrooke: Le SEESUS signe [SCFP] 2012-02-02

Ontario Contrived austerity crisis covers Liberals’ move to cut and privatize health services [CUPE] 2012-02-02

Ontario Teaching Assistants at University of Toronto set strike deadline [CUPE] 2012-02-02

Ontario Les employés de la Ville de Kawartha Lakes passent de l’optimisme à la déception [SCFP] 2012-02-02

Ontario Les intervenants en service d’aide sociale à l’enfance demandent au ministère d’accroître les services et le personnel [SCFP] 2012-02-02

Ontario Les libéraux invoquent une crise d’austérité artificielle pour réduire et privatiser les services [SCFP] 2012-02-02

Le Canari : nouvelles du congrès sur la santé et la sécurité [SCFP] 2012-02-02

Le SCFP célèbre le Mois de l’histoire des Noirs [SCFP] 2012-02-02

CUPE celebrates Black History Month [CUPE] 2012-02-02

Ontario City of Toronto offers union workers annual raises, while seeking concessions [The Star] 2012-02-02

Ontario EMC train free after one week, still sitting [London Community News] 2012-02-02

Thetford Asbestos Mine in Canada May Close [Today's Legal News] 2012-02-02

Ontario EMC and CAW face off in court over blockade [London Community News] 2012-02-02

Public service cuts could reach 50,000: union [The Sun] 2012-02-02

Ontario A month on the line at Cat [The Free Press] 2012-02-02

Ontario Labour Minister called in as airport chaos looms [The Digital Journal] 2012-02-02

Anti-turbine group to boycott CAW union [The Sun-Times] 2012-02-02

The NDP needs a bold voice for workers [The Star] 2012-02-02

Nova Scotia Le transport en commun paralysé par une grève à Halifax [SRC] 2012-02-02

Newfoundland and Labrador Layoffs Begin at Corner Brook Mill [VOCM] 2012-02-02

TCRC - CP Negotiation Bulletin No. 4 [Teamsters] 2012-02-02

Nova Scotia Strike threat worries riders [Chronicle Herald] 2012-02-01

Nova Scotia seats still empty at transit table [Chronicle Herald] 2012-02-01

British Columbia Quatrième manifestation contre l’exclusion de travailleurs devant le consulat du Mexique à Vancouver [TUAC] 2012-02-01

Ken Georgetti on Old Age Security [CLC] 2012-02-01

L’annonce de Catalyst rend encore plus urgente la mise en œuvre d’une stratégie pour l’industrie forestière [SCEP] 2012-02-01

Catalyst announcement makes industrial forest strategy more urgent than ever [CEP] 2012-02-01

British Columbia CAW Local 114 Members Ratify New Contract at Viking Air [CAW] 2012-02-01

Quebec CAW President Sends Solidarity Message to Locked-out Rio Tinto Workers [CAW] 2012-02-01

Sunwing Pilots Association Merges with CAW [CAW] 2012-02-01

British Columbia BC Fed responds to USW Burns Lake appeal [BCFL] 2012-02-01

Nova Scotia Carpenter's Union and Allies Picket Airport Hotel Construction Site [Halifax Media Co-op] 2012-02-01

CAW, airline union merge [CBC] 2012-02-01

Ontario McGuinty calls out CAT [London Community News] 2012-02-01

Quebec Alleging racism costs employee [Castanet] 2012-02-01

CUPW wins again [Straight Goods] 2012-02-01

Ontario Premier, Cat workers have tete-a-tete [The Free Press] 2012-02-01

Ontario Dalton McGuinty slams Electro-Motive over steep wage cuts [The Star] 2012-02-01

Sunwing Airlines' pilot union merges with Canadian Auto Workers [The Free Press] 2012-02-01

British Columbia Catalyst seeking creditor protection, union votes 'no' [OHS Canada] 2012-02-01

Nova Scotia Halifax Water workers in strike position [CBC] 2012-02-01

Newfoundland and Labrador workers protest OCI [CBC website] 2012-02-01

Newfoundland and Labrador Kruger Reps Meeting With Unions Today [VOCM] 2012-02-01

Nova Scotia Carpenters protest at airport [Chronicle Herald] 2012-02-01

Nova Scotia Transit strike seems inevitable [CBC website] 2012-02-01

Nova Scotia Transit strike looms as talks stall [Chronicle Herald] 2012-02-01

Nova Scotia Strike looms as Metro Transit talks end [CBC] 2012-02-01

As Lockouts Drag On Canada’s Labor Movement Digs in for ‘PATCO Equivalent’ [In These Times] 2012-02-01

Fourth Vale death in 12 months 'unacceptable', says union [Creamer] 2012-02-01

NAV CANADA lines up more collective agreements with workers [CAPA] 2012-02-01

Sunwing Airlines' pilot union merges with Canadian Auto Workers [Canadian Press] 2012-02-01

Ontario Ontario child welfare workers call for ministry meeting to increase service and staffing levels [CUPE] 2012-01-31

Prince Edward Island Low wages hurt Islanders [CBC website] 2012-01-31

Newfoundland and Labrador Cafeteria workers vote to strike [The Telegram] 2012-01-31

Newfoundland and Labrador Eastern school cafeteria workers vote to strike [CBC] 2012-01-31

British Columbia Crofton union rejects tentative deal [HQ] 2012-01-31

Ontario What will it take to win the lockout at Electro-Motive Diesel? [The Media Co-op] 2012-01-31

Ontario Workers could strike at Cargill Meat Solutions in Guelph [The Mercury] 2012-01-31

Ontario High stakes in Caterpillar lockout [The Star] 2012-01-31