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Defence contractors are ‘a giant vampire sucking billions of taxpayer dollars’: public service union head 2024-03-27 [The Hill Times]

CBC/Radio-Canada Collective Agreement Ratified 2024-03-27 [CMG]

Where to find a Day of Mourning ceremony 2024-03-26 [CLC]

Forced-labour watchdog cites B.C. mining company, who says claims are nonsensical 2024-03-26 [Vancouver Sun]

Potential rail strike would cause historic disruption of Canadian supply chains: union 2024-03-26 [iPolitics]

Strike vote scheduled with CANSA members after impasse with NAV Canada 2024-03-25 [Unifor]

New Minimum Wage In Canada and 5 Provinces, Effective April 1 2024-03-24 [Immigration News Canada]

Temporary migrant workers: the problem swept under the rug, say activists 2024-03-24 [The Times]

PSAC pushes for improvements to anti-scab legislation, expand protections to all federal workers 2024-03-23 [PSAC]

Star Blanket a call for truth and reconciliation 2024-03-23 [CUPE]

Labour’s Our Times magazine closes. What’s next for Canadian labour media? 2024-03-23 [RadioLabour]

Address systemic racism and discrimination in the workforce 2024-03-22 [CLC]

Non-Public Funds workers rally in Ottawa, across Canada as strike continues 2024-03-22 [The Citizen]

Lana Payne testifies for the urgent passing of federal anti-scab legislation 2024-03-21 [Unifor]

‘Beyond shameful’: Bell reportedly laid off hundreds of workers in virtual group meetings, union claims 2024-03-21 [The Star]

Decent Work and Health Network Organizer 2024-03-21 [DWHN]

UFCW Canada launches ‘Respect Frontline Workers’ campaign 2024-03-20 [UFCW]

Bell terminates workers in virtual group meetings 2024-03-20 [Unifor]

Federal unions’ budget priorities include focusing on Phoenix, in-house staffing 2024-03-18 [Saltwire]

For Struggling Workers, Singh and Poilievre Pitch Different Fixes 2024-03-17 [The Tyee]

Boycott of CFMWS begins as strikes passes 60-day mark 2024-03-17 [PSAC]

Parliament to vote on ceasefire motion 2024-03-17 [NUPGE]

Crushing overcapacity pressures threaten to worsen nursing shortage and patient safety 2024-03-17 [CFNU]

Bookkeeper 2024-03-17 [BC Building Trades]

Union Representative 2024-03-17 [SEIU]

Union Organizer 2024-03-17 [SEIU]

When will Canada’s high interest rates drop? 2024-03-16 [CUPE]

Job growth not keeping up with population growth 2024-03-16 [CUPE]

CN train stopped by demonstrators in Winnipeg, union says 2024-03-16 [Canadian Cattlemen]

Sharing our pronouns – solidarity in action   2024-03-16 [USW]

Urban Libraries Council delivers lackluster toolkit to address workplace violence and harassment 2024-03-16 [CUPE]

CEO pay dramatically outpaces worker pay 2024-03-15 [CUPE]

Anti-scab legislation must pass without delay 2024-03-14 [Unifor]

CLC President Bruske to all levels of government: Show you stand with workers and implement anti-scab legislation now 2024-03-14 [CLC]

Administrative Assistant Job Posting 2024-03-14 [TYRLC]

Steelworkers Humanity Fund update – March 2024 2024-03-14 [USW]

Unifor members at Zayo ratify contract with largest wage gains since 1980s 2024-03-12 [Unifor]

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Advisor (regular full time) 2024-03-12 [UNA]

CWA Canada will fight for members at Saltwire 2024-03-12 [CWA Canada]

CUPE joins union women from around the world at key UN gathering 2024-03-12 [CUPE]

Call to Action: The CTF/FCE calls on the federal government to fund a Pan-Canadian School Food Program 2024-03-11 [CTF]

Maintenance - On-Call/Casual position 2024-03-11 [BCTF]

Legislation to deter violence against fire fighters, paramedics advances in Canadian Parliament 2024-03-10 [IAFF]

Political Communication Officer/ Agent-e des communications politiques 2024-03-10 [CEIU-PSAC]

Permanent Full Time Technology Assistant| recherche d’un(e) assistant(e) technologique 2024-03-10 [CUPE Ontario]

Labour Relations Officer 2024-03-10 [UTE-PSAC]

National Union Representative (NUR)/Représentante syndicale nationale ou représentant syndical national (RSN) 2024-03-10 [CEIU-PSAC]

Administrative Assistant, British Columbia / Yukon Territory Regional Union Office 2024-03-10 [CEIU-PSAC]

Rise up! For gender justice  2024-03-09 [CLC]

Celebrating International Women's Day: Invest in Women 2024-03-09 [Unifor]

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]