NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis (left) announced on April 27 that she’s leaving federal politics and will be resigning the seat she has held for Winnipeg North since 1997. Her resignation is effective as of May 1, 2010. “I am very proud to have served my constituents for 13 years and thankful for the confidence they…
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Westray mine disaster, where an underground methane explosion took the lives of 26 workers. Since then, the labour movement worked for parliament to pass legislation, the so-called Westray bill, which amended the Criminal Code of Canada in order to hold employers, who failed to take steps…
The Canadian Labour Congress representing 3.2 million unionized workers acknowledges the month of February is an important opportunity to recognize and celebrate the significant contributions made by members of the African-Diaspora to our unions, workplaces and communities. Here are just two historic examples worth remembering. During the late 1800’s Elijah McCoy originally from Colchester, Ontario,…
All the world has watched with horror the images of the devastation caued by the earthquate in Haiti. Emergency relief to aid the victims is essential and the Canadian labour movement is responding once again with the same generosity and solidarity as in previous disasters. As in the past, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is…
Tembec has been ordered by the Manitoba Labour Board to end the lockout of more than 250 of its employees which began September 1, 2009. But that doesn’t mean the workers will soon be back on the job. The lengthy lockout has been the prelude to the company either selling the paper mill in Pine…
