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Canadian Steelworkers play key role in crackdown on unfair trade practices [USW] 30-04-2026


On International Workers’ Day, we celebrate union victories and recognize importance of continuing global fight for workers’ rights, equity & economic justice [CUPE] 30-04-2026


Spring Economic Update response: Workers need real results now [CLC] 29-04-2026


On April 28, We Mourn Killed Workers. Tomorrow, We Fight [The Maple] 29-04-2026


Day of Mourning honours workers who were killed, injured or become ill because of their jobs [NUPGE] 27-04-2026



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British Columbia Hospitality Workers Demonstrate During FIFA Congress in Vancouver 2026-04-30 [UniteHere Local 40]

Nova Scotia Conciliation breaks off between Unifor and Marine Atlantic 2026-04-30 [Unifor]

British Columbia 'Treat Us With Some Respect': Nurses Send Message of Unity Ahead of Historic Strike Vote 2026-04-30 [BCNU]

On International Workers’ Day, we celebrate union victories and recognize importance of continuing global fight for workers’ rights, equity & economic justice 2026-04-30 [CUPE]

Ontario LTC workers fighting for fair wages and good benefits across Ontario 2026-04-30 [Durham Radio News]

British Columbia B.C. nurses could be striking in May after talks reach an impasse 2026-04-30 [The Sun]

Nova Scotia Decent or Precarious? Understanding the Quality of Employment in Nova Scotia 2026-04-30 [CCPA]

Nova Scotia Nearly a third of paid workers in N.S. in ‘precarious’ jobs: CCPA 2026-04-30 [CITY]

National Police Federation Calls for Urgent Reform to RCMP Procurement 2026-04-30 [NPF]

VIDEO  Why does federal bargaining take so long? 2026-04-30 [PSAC]

Northwest Territories Ceremony draws call to action remembering lost lives of Northern workers 2026-04-30 [MyNorthNow]

Spring Economic Update takes steps forward, but more needed to protect jobs and industries 2026-04-30 [USW]

Alberta Lethbridge ceremony honours fallen workers, renews push for workplace safety 2026-04-30 [The Herald]

Nova Scotia Early childhood educators raise retroactive pay concerns 2026-04-30 [The Chronicle-Herald]

Ontario ‘Lucky I'm still here’: Miner says workplace support helped him get treatment 2026-04-30 [Village Report]

WestJet flight attendants escalate contract dispute 2026-04-30 [CTV]

Ontario Hamilton worker killed on Monday, steelworker and crossing guard honoured on Day of Mourning for workers 2026-04-30 [CBC]

Canadian Steelworkers play key role in crackdown on unfair trade practices 2026-04-30 [USW]

Ontario Workplace fatalities are still happening, say injured workers 2026-04-30 [TBNewsWatch]

'Canada Strong' skills surge puts pressure on employers to deliver quality jobs 2026-04-30 [HRD]

Country marks National Day of Mourning amid renewed calls for safer workplaces 2026-04-30 [The Safety Mag]

Ontario Why London-area unions are applauding Ottawa's investments in the trades 2026-04-30 [CBC]

Modernize the FPSLRA 2026-04-30 [PSAC]

Healthy financial picture means feds can – and should – be investing in public services and workers who deliver them 2026-04-30 [CUPE]

Ontario CUPE's Extendicare Central Table receives overwhelming mandate for job action if a deal is not reached 2026-04-30 [CUPE]

British Columbia Uber drivers in Victoria ratify first-of-its-kind union contract 2026-04-29 [UFCW]

Alberta Plastic factory workers file for unionization 2026-04-29 [Alberta Worker]

Alberta Construction company accused of unionbusting 2026-04-29 [Alberta Worker]

More focus on effects of U.S. tariffs and global volatility on Canadian jobs needed in Spring Fiscal Update 2026-04-29 [Unifor]

PIPSC Statement on Spring Economic Update 2026-04-29 [PIPSC]

British Columbia E-Comm workers to take strike vote May 13 2026-04-29 [The Source]

PSAC raises the alarm on increased privatization of public services in the Spring Economic Update 2026-04-29 [PSAC]

British Columbia ‘Each of these deaths is a tragedy’: National Day of Mourning in Penticton 2026-04-29 [Today]

On April 28, We Mourn Killed Workers. Tomorrow, We Fight 2026-04-29 [The Maple]

Quebec Hydro-Québec: largest unions preparing for a strike 2026-04-29 [CITY]

British Columbia Health-care unions call for safer work environment on National Day of Mourning 2026-04-29 [CITY]

Building Trades Unions Celebrates the Liberal Government's Spring Economic Update 2026-04-29 [CBTU]

Prince Edward Island Montague carrier fears postal reforms will hit jobs, seniors 2026-04-29 [The Eastern Graphic]

British Columbia School workers’ union honours fallen members 2026-04-29 [The Spectator]

Spring Economic Update response: Workers need real results now 2026-04-29 [CLC]

Ontario Assaulted and injured in sickening numbers, health care workers demand action on workplace violence 2026-04-29 [CUPE]

Ontario National Day of Mourning highlights gaps in protection for Ontario workers as CUPE 1750 calls for WSIB reforms 2026-04-29 [CUPE]

Ontario The Struggle at Mama Earth and Lessons for the Labour Movement 2026-04-29 [Jordan House / The Bullet]

British Columbia Strike vote looms for 911 call-takers, dispatchers 2026-04-28 [Kelowna Courier]

Ontario Day of Mourning ceremony dedicated to fallen firefighter 2026-04-28 [NOTL Local]

Alberta Alberta marks National Day of Mourning after 144 work-related deaths in 2025 2026-04-28 [Edmonton Journal]

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Day of Mourning honours firefighter who died in 2019 training exercise 2026-04-28 [CTV]

British Columbia Kelowna marks Day of Mourning with calls for answers nearly five years after crane collapse 2026-04-28 [Castanet]

Increasing health care spending by 1% would raise Canada’s real GDP by billions, new study shows 2026-04-28 [CFNU]

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