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Scorched by Intense Heatwaves Farm workers face rising risk of heatstroke and workplace injuries

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Scorched by Intense Heatwaves Farm workers face rising risk of heatstroke and workplace injuries [The Organiser] 27-07-2026


The postal bargaining round unlike any other [Canadian Dimension] 26-07-2026


Saskatchewan Low wages are pushing Saskatchewan’s health care system to its breaking point: health care workers will hold a strike vote in September [CUPE] 23-07-2026


New poll: Canadians draw a line: protect workers, don't restrict strikes [CLC] 22-07-2026


Bruske: It’s time to fight back [CLC] 22-07-2026



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  JOB  Ontario Chief Operating Officer 2026-07-27 [AMAPCEO]

Ontario Unionized workers at NextStar Energy vote 98% in favour of strike action to back contract demands 2026-07-27 [CTV]

Quebec Paramedics reach a tentative agreement with the Quebec government 2026-07-27 [CTV]

Ontario Brockville ‘Fight Ford’ rally highlights mental health strike, education funding concerns 2026-07-27 [The Brockvilleist]

Scorched by Intense Heatwaves Farm workers face rising risk of heatstroke and workplace injuries 2026-07-27 [The Organiser]

WestJet Flight Attendants Are Ready To Make History 2026-07-27 [The Maple]

Quebec Tentative deal reached with Quebec paramedics after years without contract 2026-07-26 [Toronto Star]

Let’s protect workers from heat stroke. It’s time to back new regulations in BC and across the country 2026-07-26 [rabble]

Alberta Sherwood Park care workers file to unionize 2026-07-26 [Alberta Worker]

Alberta Calgary steelworkers get 3% raise 2026-07-26 [Alberta Worker]

The postal bargaining round unlike any other 2026-07-26 [Canadian Dimension]

Quebec Québec City fire fighters reaffiliate with the IAFF 2026-07-26 [IAFF]

Newfoundland and Labrador Bonuses for some — but not all — tradespeople forcing some to consider leaving sector, welders say 2026-07-26 [CBC]

Alberta Union goes to labour board to force Sobey's to tell truth about future of Safeway 2026-07-25 [UFCW 401]

Ontario Members of UFCW 175 at Lakeside Retirement Resident in Innisfil ratify three-year agreement. 2026-07-25 [UFCW 175]

Ontario Year-long Titan Tool & Die lockout ends with agreement 2026-07-25 [Unifor]

Nova Scotia Union members reject deal with NS Power, will file strike notice on Monday 2026-07-25 [CTV]

British Columbia Cowichan Valley Newspaper workers could be heading towards a strike 2026-07-25 [My Cowichan Valley Now]

British Columbia Nurses to end job action after accepting mediators’ recommendations 2026-07-25 [CBC]

Ontario Migrant worker's death on rural road in Niagara Region revives calls for reform 2026-07-25 [CP24]

Wildfire crisis worsened by public service cuts, unions say 2026-07-25 [rabble]

Saskatchewan Celebrating community at Back to Batoche 2026-07-25 [CUPE]

Ontario Unifor members at Saint-Gobain on strike 2026-07-24 [Unifor]

British Columbia BC Nurses to End Province-wide Job Action, Accept Mediators’ Recommendations 2026-07-24 [BCNU]

VIDEO  Atlantic Regional Director Jennifer Murray speaks at healthcare rally 2026-07-24 [Unifor]

Bypassing the PIC and fighting Treasury Board’s lowball wage offer 2026-07-24 [PSAC]

Nunavut Uber Eats delivery person back to work after UFCW Canada helps reinstate account 2026-07-24 [UFCW]

Ontario Casino Woodbine locks out 100 security officers 2026-07-24 [Unifor]

Bank of Canada breaks anti-scab law 2026-07-24 [CLC]

Reduced Canada Health Transfer growth rate would see health care funding drop by billions 2026-07-23 [CFNU]

British Columbia Young workers may hesitate to raise safety concerns 2026-07-23 [WorkSafeBC]

IAM Members Ratify A New Collective Agreement with Air Canada 2026-07-23 [IAM]

Nova Scotia CUPE warns Stellarton care home workers could return to strike 2026-07-23 [Your Halifax Now]

Bank of Canada breaks the law a second time, using notorious union-busting company as scabs 2026-07-23 [PSAC]

Quebec Laid Off Bethesda Employees Told Severance Pay Would Be as ‘Low as Legally Possible’ 2026-07-23 [Glitched]

Quebec Union claims Bethesda developers 'received termination letters' the day Xbox announced new Fallouts—after being told they would still have jobs until September 2026-07-23 [PC Gamer]

Ontario ‘Healthcare is not a luxury’: Scarborough hospital workers warn staffing shortages are putting patient care at risk 2026-07-23 [Now]

Quebec Bethesda Montreal developers lost pay and insurance on the day of Fallout announcements. 2026-07-23 [GameGPU]

Saskatchewan Healthcare workers issue urgent warning ahead of strike 2026-07-23 [CKRM]

Quebec CWA Canada Slams Microsoft Over Three-Minute Bethesda Layoff Call 2026-07-23 [GameLuster]

Ontario Essex-Windsor paramedics inch closer to strike as 17-day countdown begins 2026-07-23 [CBC]

Human rights and civil society organizations support the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and its curatorial independence 2026-07-23 [rabble]

British Columbia Ladysmith employee union ratifies new contract 2026-07-23 [My Coast Now]

New U.S. tariffs target Canadian construction materials as USW Warns of Impact on Workers and Industry 2026-07-23 [Construction News]

Saskatchewan Health-care workers’ union to vote on potential strike this fall 2026-07-23 [Global]

Carney’s major projects plan is a misguided approach 2026-07-23 [CUPE]

Manitoba CUPE mourns sudden loss of CUPE Local 500 President Gord Delbridge 2026-07-23 [CUPE]

Ontario Essex-Windsor paramedics move closer to a strike as CUPE 2974 calls for a No Board report 2026-07-23 [CUPE]

Saskatchewan Low wages are pushing Saskatchewan’s health care system to its breaking point: health care workers will hold a strike vote in September 2026-07-23 [CUPE]

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