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Alberta AFL Launches Fight Back Now and Fight Back Academy Today [AFL] 01-03-2026


Nova Scotia NS government broke the law with Bill 148, courts find: will Houston fix the problem? [CUPE] 28-02-2026


/ North America Steelworkers fighting for Canadian, American and Mexican workers [RadioLabour] 28-02-2026


Nova Scotia Unions prevail in Bill 148 Charter Challenge [NSGEU] 27-02-2026


The Union That Doesn’t Like Confrontation [Press Progress] 26-02-2026



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USA New leaders take helm of United Steelworkers union 2026-03-01 [USW]

VIDEO USA Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry 2026-03-01 [LeftStreamed]

Manitoba Snowplows frozen as Taché workers launch strike 2026-03-01 [The Carillon]

Alberta ‘You don’t get to call it a democracy when you write the questions yourself’: provincewide protest announced by AFL 2026-03-01 [CTV]

Alberta AFL Launches Fight Back Now and Fight Back Academy Today 2026-03-01 [AFL]

Alberta AFL plans province-wide protest against UCP government May 29 2026-03-01 [The Herald]

Equity data on job cuts is crucial to protect hard‑won gains 2026-03-01 [PSAC]

Newfoundland and Labrador NAPE Says Worker Compensation Will Remain Priority Despite Budget Deficit 2026-03-01 [VOCM]

Ontario Striking Sturgeon Falls bus drivers say Alouette has brought in scab drivers 2026-02-28 [The Star]

Ontario Week 15 of the strike at Central West Specialized Developmental Services 2026-02-28 [OPSEU]

Ontario Workers at Brantford's Slacan Industries on strike after contract talks break down 2026-02-28 [The Expositor]

Ontario Laurentian University staff union president wants a new vote on executive pay hikes 2026-02-28 [CBC]

Ontario IAM Union Begins Bargaining with Menzies Aviation at Toronto Pearson 2026-02-28 [IAM Union]

Nova Scotia N.S. Supreme Court strikes down former Liberal government’s wage restraint legislation 2026-02-28 [CBC]

Ontario Laura Walton on uniting workers in an era of the notwithstanding clause 2026-02-28 [rabble radio]

Quebec Ambulance employers in Quebec are appealing to the Administrative Labour Tribunal to force striking paramedics to agree to supervise trainees 2026-02-28 [CITY]

Is union growth the silver lining of tough times? 2026-02-28 [The Spectator]

New Brunswick Library workers to vote on tentative agreement — without threat of layoffs 2026-02-28 [CBC]

Gifted and Black: Celebrating Potential and Promise 2026-02-28 [USW]

North America Steelworkers fighting for Canadian, American and Mexican workers 2026-02-28 [RadioLabour]

Ontario Windsorites will be impacted as Canada Border Services Agency cuts 348 jobs, union says 2026-02-28 [CBC]

Alberta Budget shows the long-term incompetence of the UCP 2026-02-28 [CUPE]

Nova Scotia NS government broke the law with Bill 148, courts find: will Houston fix the problem? 2026-02-28 [CUPE]

Alberta Reading Event at Calgary Legion Cancelled During Freedom to Read Week 2026-02-28 [TWUC]

Nova Scotia In a major victory for workers, judge rules Bill 148 unconstitutional 2026-02-27 [NSFL]

Nova Scotia Unions prevail in Bill 148 Charter Challenge 2026-02-27 [NSGEU]

Nova Scotia Unifor calls on N.S. government to respect court ruling on unconstitutional Bill 148 2026-02-27 [Unifor]

Ontario Former Diageo workers speak out on deal that keeps Crown Royal on shelves 2026-02-27 [CBC]

Ontario Sudbury Steelworkers win groundbreaking compensation case for miner’s widow 2026-02-27 [USW]

Manitoba Incidents down at Winnipeg libraries, but attendance also drops at Millennium 2026-02-27 [CBC]

Quebec Mille-Îles: school support workers lose jobs as secularism law takes effect 2026-02-27 [CITY]

Ontario Striking workers in Kingston take aim at developer with giant, inflatable rat 2026-02-27 [The Whig Standard]

Nunavut Iqaluit housing workers make ‘highest’ gains in territory, union says 2026-02-27 [Nunatsiaq News]

Ten years after Phoenix and public service capacity continues to erode 2026-02-27 [rabble]

British Columbia SFU Contract Workers Sounded the Alarm on Abuse. Nothing Changed 2026-02-27 [The Tyee]

Ontario Titan Tool and Die workers block access, claiming company brought in replacement workers 2026-02-27 [Radio-Canada]

Quebec Contracting out in Châteauguay: Mayor’s disgraceful speech distracts from the real issues 2026-02-27 [CUPE]

Saskatchewan Wage inequity forces CUPE 5435 to declare impasse 2026-02-27 [CUPE]

Manitoba CUPE 500 calls on Winnipeg City Council to reject GFL garbage contract 2026-02-27 [CUPE]

Alberta Albertans in need will pay for UCP’s budget 2026-02-26 [AUPE]

Ontario Migrant farm workers’ class-action suit against Canadian government certified 2026-02-26 [Toronto Star]

Alberta Distillery workers to vote on new contract 2026-02-26 [Alberta Worker]

Alberta ATA's response to education funding in Budget 2026 2026-02-26 [ATA]

Alberta Congratulations, teachers! Collective action works 2026-02-26 [AFL]

  JOB  Ontario Executive Assistant - President Office 2026-02-26 [PIPSC]

  JOB  Ontario Labour Relations Consultation Officer (2) 2026-02-26 [PIPSC]

Ontario Titan Tool lockout escalates after company uses scabs at Windsor facility 2026-02-26 [Unifor]

British Columbia Minimum wage increasing to $18.25 in 2026 2026-02-26 [Ministry of Labour]

Ontario Long-time staff member at Brock University shaken after new wave of layoffs 2026-02-26 [CHCH]

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