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Canada Post workers on unpaid leave, because of Covid vax non-compliance

During leave without pay, anxieties increase within families, says CUPW’s Alain Robitaille The labour union representing Canada Post workers is contesting the crown corporation’s temporary...

Laval Fire Dept. reaches a strike force of historic proportions

In its 2021 annual report, the Service de sécurité incendie de Laval says it finally reached a strike force level of 10 firefighters in...

Who’s taking sides? ‘Conservatives are dangerous,’ Canadian Labour Congress says

‘We’re not endorsing anyone specifically, right?’ says national labour lobby’s president Although the Canadian Labour Congress doesn’t formally endorse any particular political party during elections,...

Time for a closer look at the plight of substitute teachers in public schools

Into the new school year, in the throes of challenges to survival of English school boards, hidden monsters rear their ugly heads. Québec’s costly Education...
City council passes Chomedey councillor’s Pontic Genocide resolution

Action Laval questions STL board’s willingness to settle labour dispute

Bus drivers, management have been in negotiations for more than a year Two Action Laval city council members are raising questions about the intense negotiations...

Laurier school board teachers vote to end strike

Following a general assembly meeting held Monday, striking members of the Laurier Teachers Union voted 56 per cent in favor of the provincial government's...

Laval public works employees fired for using marijuana on the job

The union representing City of Laval public works employees is contesting a decision by the city to fire three employees after they were filmed...

Construction industry’s underground economy steals billions every year

‘Time to stand up and speak out,’ says Canadian carpenters’ union president The United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) held its 2022 Tax Fraud Days of...

Striking SWLSB teachers put disruptions on hold, at least until January

‘There’s definitely understaffing,’ says a union rep, outlining one of their grievances For parents of children attending Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board schools where rotating...

STL bus drivers confront Boyer over unresolved labour dispute

Mayor admits STL hired more administrators, leading to 20 per cent higher costs With the resumption of in-person Laval city council meetings following two years...