Fredericton-Oromocto (NB) local is no longer on strike #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Cobourg (ON) local is on strike as of Nov 4 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info cupw.ca/en/find-your-l… #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Our message to Parliament is simple: cuts don’t create jobs. Budget 2025 missed the mark, but MPs can still fix it. Canada’s unions are calling on the government to improve the budget and ensure it delivers for working people.⤵️ canadianlabour.ca/canadas-unions…

These workers have been waiting for nearly a year and a half for a new collective agreement.

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Could Canada Post and striking postal workers be close to a deal? thestar.com/business/could… #canlab #cdnpoli

CANADA: An Alberta general strike raises many questions. Key among them are if — and when cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

10-11-1975 CANADA: An iron ore carrier sinks in a storm on Lake Superior, with the loss of all 29 hands. A year later, the Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot memorializes the freighter and crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

10-11-1983 CANADA: In British Columbia, three months of protests to defend union rights and social services reach a critical turning point as teachers prepare to join a massive mobilization led by Operation Solidarity and the Solidarity Coalition. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/0…

Our latest Photo of the Week is from Madagascar. The Firaisan’ny Sendikan’ny Mpiasa eto Madagasikara (FI.SE.MA.) was central to the protests that swept that country in October, leading to the departure of the national President. (Photo: OATUU)

Under the new employment standards regulations, employers cannot ask for a sick note for a worker’s first two health-related, short-term absences of five consecutive days or fewer in a calendar year. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025L…

Netherlands: Pawel Rudzki fired by supermarket for his union activism. Protest and show your solidarity here: bit.ly/49fLX3D

Unifor is calling on WestJet to stop the outsourcing of hundreds of Calgary call centre jobs to El Salvador. Over the past year, roughly 400 Calgary-based Contact Centre jobs have been moved to TELUS Digital agents in El Salvador. unifor.org/news/all-news/… #canlab

WestJet and Telus don't have elbows. unifor.org/news/all-news/…

Workers at Cami Assembly in Ingersoll, members of Unifor, are threatening to seize the plant and push GM Canada into a legal battle, if the automaker attempts to remove machinery from the site. lfpress.com/news/local-new…

89.3% of voting members support ratification bcgeu.ca/bcgeu_public_s…

Wage increases range from 4$ to 13%.

Don't have plans for tomorrow night? 🤔 Check out the Canadian Labour International Film Festival in downtown Toronto! 📽️ There will be a vote for the best Canadian film and a social with refreshments to follow! 🍻 Register using the barcode below ⬇️

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A new Photo of the Week just went up on our main page. Last week protesters from NUTEAIW, PPPMEU, the EIEU Coalition and NUTGFLP marched outside the Malaysian Parliament, demanding action against employers accused of engaging in widespread union-busting. (Photo: IndustriALL)