Labor News

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE, Canada’s largest union, is warning the federal Liberals against moving on proposals to curb the Charter-protected right to strike and further tilt the balance of power toward major corporations and employers. While CUPE remains open to discussing ways to improve labour relations and preventing conflicts, CUPE National President Mark Hancock says the changes – proposed in a discussion paper as part of a hasty federal consultation on reforming the labour code – seem...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ontario’s largest union expressed its shock at federal Liberal proposals to designate more workers “essential” as a way of removing their right to strike and it warned Prime Minister Carney that attempts to abrogate workers’ Charter-protected rights to free collective bargaining would be met with fierce resistance from labour. “The Carney Liberals must have the shortest memories ever,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “They appear to have already forgotten that l...

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After six weeks on the picket line, long term care workers continue to show their commitment to their demands. Nearly 3,500 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have been on strike since mid April. Workers at MacGillivray Guest House in Sydney are expected to join the strike this week, bringing the total number of striking locals across Nova Scotia to 35. Represented by CUPE 1562, workers will begin their strike on May 22 at 7am at 25 Xavier Dri...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Migraine Drugs' share of California workers' comp prescriptions is up fourfold since 2018 and their share of the payments has soared from 0.5% to 7.5%...

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3552, representing municipal workers with the Town of Annapolis Royal, has reached an impasse in bargaining and has filed for conciliation. Mediators from the province’s Conciliation and Mediation services will meet with the parties on June 16. The workers voted 100 per cent in favour of taking strike action if meaningful improvements are not negotiated at the bargaining table, sending a clear message to Annap...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TelevisaUnivision, the world’s leading Spanish-language media company, today released new findings from a survey conducted by The Harris Poll of 700 Hispanic registered voters across 17 battleground congressional districts, underscoring the decisive role Hispanic voters will play in determining control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. A small number of votes in a small number of congressional races will decide control of Congress, and within these battlegr...

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 7,500 Nova Scotians have submitted their ‘stories of care’ online, in support of the ongoing province-wide strike in long term care (LTC) via storiesofcare.ca. From workers to residents of long term care facilities, to family members of residents, these messages of support demonstrate that Nova Scotians understand the value of what workers do in this sector. “While government continues to undervalue the work that we do for seniors across this province, it’s cl...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joyful Crowd Celebrates Dolores Huerta as AHF’s New Robert Vargas Mural is Unveiled...

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The majority of Ontario’s 136 hospitals including facilities in Ottawa have carried operational deficits since 2022, and this puts an already precarious public system at risk, says new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Failure, By Design: Ontario’s deepening hospital funding crisis, CCPA Senior Researcher Andrew Longhurst finds that rising hospital costs of six percent annually and government underfunding are creating a toxic situation...

ETOBICOKE, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Personal support workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees are demanding the Ontario government fix a “fundamentally flawed” regulatory body that denies them rights and protections granted to other health care workers. PSWs will be holding a rally to register their protest outside Doug Ford’s constituency office on PSW Day, which falls on May 19 this year. The action is in response to a rising trend among health care employers, making it manda...