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Friday 27 January 2012, 19:35:40

Top news stories from Canada

Unions must change quickly to survive, says secret report by CEP/CAW [Star] 2012-01-26

British Columbia WorkSafeBC noted problems at mill before fatal fire [CBC] 2012-01-26

Quebec Rio Tinto lockout nears one month [International Metalworkers Federation] 2012-01-26

British Columbia Asbestos contractor jailed for 'indifference' to worker safety [Canada.com] 2012-01-25

Ontario Why Ontario’s bid to cut health-care costs could backfire [The Star] 2012-01-25

Other labour news from Canada

Prince Edward Island Union opposes bill C-10 [CBC website] 2012-01-27

Newfoundland and Labrador City and firefighters ordered back to table [CBC website] 2012-01-27

New Brunswick Saint John firefighters face cuts [CBC website] 2012-01-27

Saskatchewan CUPE Saskatchewan: public day surgery centre would do far more to expand capacity [CUPE] 2012-01-27

Briefing note details threat to water services from leaked CETA documents [CUPE] 2012-01-27

British Columbia Burns Lake HEU members called to action as community responds to tragedy [CUPE] 2012-01-27

Stop the Corporate Tax Giveaways! Take Action Now! [CUPE] 2012-01-27

New leaked Canada-EU trade documents show Canada “open for business” for water privatization, say CUPE, Council of Canadians [CUPE] 2012-01-27

Nova Scotia Lobstermen line up to join group seeking better prices [Chronicle Herald] 2012-01-26

Nova Scotia NS raises minimum wage [Chronicle Herald] 2012-01-26

Nova Scotia New Page pensioners face 75m gap [Chronicle Herald] 2012-01-26

Ontario EMC workers crash MP’s party [London Community News] 2012-01-26

Ontario CAW members block Caterpillar locomotive in Ingersoll to protest London lockout [The Record] 2012-01-26

Ontario Protesters block locomotive [The Free Press] 2012-01-26

Ontario The Caterpillar crisis is now Ontario’s crisis [The Star] 2012-01-26

Забастовка транспортников: переговоры продолжаются [Торонтовка] 2012-01-26

Caterpillar lockout prompts standoff, a sign of the tough labour landscape ahead [Toronto Star] 2012-01-26

Vote Vale for the Public Eye Awards [Public Eye] 2012-01-26

Локаут, объявленный Rio Tinto в Канаде, длится почти месяц [IMF] 2012-01-25

El cierre patronal de Rio Tinto en Canadá dura ya casi un mes [IMF] 2012-01-25

Lock-out depuis près d’un mois chez Rio Tinto au Canada [IMF] 2012-01-25

British Columbia CUPE BC makes donation to USW Burns Lake Fund to support Babine workers and families [CUPE] 2012-01-25

Ontario STIs likely to rise if nurses strike [Xtra] 2012-01-25

Labour strife ahead in Air Canada, pilot talks [The Star] 2012-01-25

Ontario Un syndicat condamne Bell Canada pour son traitement « insensible » à l’endroit des travailleurs [SCEP] 2012-01-25

Ontario Union condemns Bell Canada for “callous” treatment of workers [CEP] 2012-01-25

Air Canada, pilots union done with conciliation, a step closer to work stoppage [Canadian Business] 2012-01-25

Ontario Tentative deal reached in York transit strike [The Star] 2012-01-25

Ontario Deal could end part of YRT bus strike [CBC] 2012-01-25

Union giants move forward with merger plans [The Sun] 2012-01-25

Ontario 15.000 manifestantes contra cierre patronal de Caterpillar [ICEM] For more info 2012-01-25

Quebec ICEM y los Trabajadores Metalúrgicos abogan por iniciativas frente al cierre patronal de Rio Tinto [ICEM] For more info 2012-01-25

Alberta VIDEO: Regina public surgery centre best way to expand capacity [CUPE] 2012-01-24

Ontario 15.000 manifestants contre le lock-out de Caterpillar contre le TCA au Canada [ICEM] For more info 2012-01-24

Silence honteux de Stephen Harper devant les attaques de sociétés étrangères contre les Canadiens [Metallos] 2012-01-24

Conservative Government's Extension of Softwood Lumber Agreement Adds Insult to Injury: Steelworkers [USW] 2012-01-24

Quebec Harper Silent on Foreign Corporate Attack on Alma [USW] 2012-01-24

Les compressions du gouvernement fédéral entraîneront la perte de plus de 60 000 emplois selon une étude [AFPC] 2012-01-24

Les TCA et le SCEP ont entamé des discussions sur la possibilité de créer un nouveau syndicat [SCEP] 2012-01-24

CAW and CEP to begin talks on new union [CEP] 2012-01-24

Le SCEP condamne le meurtre d’un dirigeant syndical du secteur du pétrole en Colombie [SCEP] 2012-01-24

Two major unions, CAW and CEP, exploring merger by mid-2013 [Canadian Business] 2012-01-24

Air Canada pilot talks break off [The Journal] 2012-01-24

Newfoundland and Labrador Mayor Hopeful Firefighters Strike Can Be Averted [VOCM] 2012-01-24

CAW, CEP unions exploring merger [Globe and Mail] 2012-01-24

Ontario Support Leonard Peltier: attend the vigil in Toronto [CUPE] 2012-01-24

Improved funding and collaboration key to better protecting Aboriginal at-risk children and youth [CUPE] 2012-01-24

Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook Firefighters will strike in one week [The Western Star] 2012-01-24

Ontario Talks continue with 2 remaining contractors in York Transit strike [Global] 2012-01-24

Ontario York region gives deadline for restoring bus service [CTV] 2012-01-24

Ontario Highlands East hopes to strike deal with union [The Echo] 2012-01-24

British Columbia Coroner says body of sawmill worker discovered on the edge of fire wreckage [Global] 2012-01-24

Newfoundland and Labrador Kruger to Announce Plans for Corner Brook Pulp and Paper [VOCM] 2012-01-24

Nova Scotia Metro Transit seeks to privatize some services [Chronicle Herald] 2012-01-24

Quebec Lockout at Quebec Rio Tinto Aluminum Smelter Drags On [In These Times] 2012-01-24

Ontario Link between work and breast cancer focus of Windsor conference [Windsor Star] 2012-01-23

15,000 Manifests for Canadian Auto Workers in Lockout By Caterpillar [ICEM] 2012-01-23

ICEM, Metalworkers’ Urge Action in Rio Tinto Canadian Lockout [ICEM] 2012-01-23

Ontario Hamilton developmental service workers support Martha House with donation [CUPE] 2012-01-23

CUPE stands in solidarity with Electro-Motive workers [CUPE] 2012-01-23

Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook firefighters set strike date [CBC] 2012-01-23

Ontario Union pres. hopeful deal can be reached Monday in YRT strike [City News] 2012-01-23

Nova Scotia Metro Transit workers could walk off the job Feb. 1 [Metro] 2012-01-23

British Columbia Town reeling from mill explosion [The Sun] 2012-01-23

Ontario Stratford labour rallies for London workers [The Beacon-Herald] 2012-01-23

Ontario Lockout gets busloads of solidarity [Bayshore Broadcasting] 2012-01-23

Ontario Transit talks to resume in York Region [CBC] 2012-01-23

Squeezing the middle class [The Star] 2012-01-23

Ontario London after the rally [The Free Press] 2012-01-23

Nova Scotia Metro Transit workers reject HRM offer by 98.4% [CBC] 2012-01-23

Newfoundland and Labrador Firefighters Expected to Set Strike Date [VOCM] 2012-01-23

Newfoundland and Labrador Federal cuts could hit atlantic region hard [CBC website] 2012-01-23

New Brunswick debate over two tiered minimum wage [CBC website] 2012-01-23

New York Hundreds of union members gather to protest outside hirings by Norampac [Niagra Gazette] 2012-01-23

Nova Scotia Transit workers vote to strike [Chronicle Herald] 2012-01-23

Ontario Algonquin mired in union feud, legal bills [The Citizen] 2012-01-22

Ontario Lockout looming in Toronto [NOW] 2012-01-22

Ontario Mayor of London: 'Get your ass down here, Prime Minister Harper!' [The Digital Journal] 2012-01-22

Ontario Thousands protest lockout at locomotive plant [The Chronicle-Herald] 2012-01-22

Ontario Spirits high on buses bound for London rally [The Star] 2012-01-22

Ontario Mayor calls out PM at labour rally [The Free Press] 2012-01-22

Ontario Electro-Motive Canada lockout draws thousands of protesters to London's Victoria Park [The Star] 2012-01-22

Ontario Electro-Motive lockout draws thousands of protesters [The Sun] 2012-01-22

Ontario Caterpillar rally takes aim at Harper [24hrs] 2012-01-22

Ontario Protesters rally against Electro-Motive lockout [CTV] 2012-01-22

Ontario Get your ‘*ss’ to London: Mayor to Harper [London Community News] 2012-01-22

Quebec Des familles d'accueil manifestent devant l'Assemblée nationale à Québec [SRC] 2012-01-22

Ontario L’organisation S.A.M.E. mobilise les étudiantes et étudiants de l’Université Brock [TUAC] 2012-01-21

Alberta Red Clay Lodge workers set standard with first contract [UFCW] 2012-01-21

Ontario EMD dispute demands more of government [The Free Press] 2012-01-21

Occupy Movement Continues to Highlight Inequality [CAW] 2012-01-21

Nova Scotia Metro Transit workers to vote on contract [CBC] 2012-01-21

Ontario York Region Transit talks resume [CP24] 2012-01-21

Ontario York Region Transit strike: Union head optimistic deal in sight [The Star] 2012-01-21

Ontario Liberal leader Bob Rae joins locked out EMC workers [London Community News] 2012-01-21

Ontario Local labour flocks to London [The Star] 2012-01-21

Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook Firefighters Talk Job Action [VOCM] 2012-01-21

Трудовой конфликт между руководством Торонто и профсоюзом муниципальных служащих может привести к забастовке либо к локауту [Торонтовка] 2012-01-21

Ontario Police union vows to block G20 charges [CBC] 2012-01-21

L'AFPC dénonce la privatisation de la formation linguistique au gouvernement [AFPC] 2012-01-20