LabourStart https://www.labourstart.org/ Syndicated trade union news from around the world. en 15 ericlee@labourstart.org (Eric Lee) Wed, 13 May 2026 16:45:10 +0100 Wed, 13 May 2026 16:45:10 +0100 LabourStart https://www.labourstart.org/images/logo-rss.gif https://www.labourstart.org/ LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net. 88 31 Canada: CUPE 4911 members deliver supermajority petition calling for fair deal and urgent action on paramedic retention crisis https://cupe.ca/news/cupe-4911-members-deliver-supermajority-petition-calling-fair-deal-and-urgent-action-paramedic LabourStart headline - Source: CUPE https://cupe.ca/news/cupe-4911-members-deliver-supermajority-petition-calling-fair-deal-and-urgent-action-paramedic Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Fruitvale municipal workers give 72-hour strike notice https://cupe.ca/news/fruitvale-municipal-workers-give-72-hour-strike-notice LabourStart headline - Source: CUPE https://cupe.ca/news/fruitvale-municipal-workers-give-72-hour-strike-notice Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Waiting 74 hours in ER – Hospital admission wait-times increased by 40% at Niagara Health System https://cupe.ca/news/waiting-74-hours-er-hospital-admission-wait-times-increased-40-niagara-health-system LabourStart headline - Source: CUPE https://cupe.ca/news/waiting-74-hours-er-hospital-admission-wait-times-increased-40-niagara-health-system Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Temporary Full-Time Administration and Support https://alberta.cupe.ca/2026/05/12/13445/ LabourStart headline - Source: CUPE https://alberta.cupe.ca/2026/05/12/13445/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Unions Take Aim at Corporate Greed and the Cost-of-Living Crisis at the 31st Constitutional Convention https://canadianlabour.ca/canadas-unions-take-aim-at-corporate-greed-and-the-cost-of-living-crisis-at-the-31st-constitutional-convention/ LabourStart headline - Source: CLC https://canadianlabour.ca/canadas-unions-take-aim-at-corporate-greed-and-the-cost-of-living-crisis-at-the-31st-constitutional-convention/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: TDSB cuts more than 200 admin staff, union says it will hurt students https://globalnews.ca/news/11845213/tdsb-toronto-school-board-admin-staff-cuts/ LabourStart headline - Source: Global https://globalnews.ca/news/11845213/tdsb-toronto-school-board-admin-staff-cuts/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Health P.E.I. pushing ahead with youth unit relocation despite staff opposition https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/health-pei-moves-ahead-with-youth-unit-relocation-despite-opposition LabourStart headline - Source: The Guardian https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/health-pei-moves-ahead-with-youth-unit-relocation-despite-opposition Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Workers At Vancouver’s ‘Charlie the Wonderdog’ Studio Icon Creative Move Toward First Union Contract https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/icon-creative-studio-canadian-animation-guild-contract-260797.html LabourStart headline - Source: Cartoon Brew https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/icon-creative-studio-canadian-animation-guild-contract-260797.html Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Unsafe, Underpaid and Unheard https://asianpacificpost.com/article/10605-unsafe-underpaid-and-unheard.html LabourStart headline - Source: Asian Pacific Post https://asianpacificpost.com/article/10605-unsafe-underpaid-and-unheard.html Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: urses vote for strike, as union leader raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup https://chatnewstoday.ca/2026/05/12/b-c-nurses-vote-for-strike-as-union-boss-raises-prospect-of-dispute-amid-world-cup/ LabourStart headline - Source: CHAT https://chatnewstoday.ca/2026/05/12/b-c-nurses-vote-for-strike-as-union-boss-raises-prospect-of-dispute-amid-world-cup/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Support staff at 15 Wing Moose Jaw on strike after contract talks stall https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/support-staff-at-15-wing-moose-jaw-on-strike-after-contract-talks-stall LabourStart headline - Source: The Leader-Post https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/support-staff-at-15-wing-moose-jaw-on-strike-after-contract-talks-stall Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Nurses' Union members could be headed for job action https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7197540 LabourStart headline - Source: CBC https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7197540 Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Windsor-Essex paramedics move closer to strike action as conciliation fails https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7197484?feature=related-link LabourStart headline - Source: CBC https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7197484?feature=related-link Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: B.C. nurses, employer to resume talks after vote approves strike mandate https://globalnews.ca/news/11845394/bc-nurses-strike-mandate-vote-approved/ LabourStart headline - Source: Global https://globalnews.ca/news/11845394/bc-nurses-strike-mandate-vote-approved/ Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Canada: Strike by region's paramedics even more likely https://sarnianewstoday.ca/windsor/news/2026/05/12/strike-by-regions-paramedics-even-more-likely LabourStart headline - Source: News Today https://sarnianewstoday.ca/windsor/news/2026/05/12/strike-by-regions-paramedics-even-more-likely Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT