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CANADA: Sewing solidarity in Winnipeg’s Canada Goose factories briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/vie...
Sewing solidarity in Winnipeg’s Canada Goose factories
How immigrant women working at Canada Goose stitched a movement together
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November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
CANADA: Sewing solidarity in Winnipeg’s Canada Goose factories briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/vie...
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Negotiations Update: Agreements in Principle with Canada Post Reached for Both Bargaining Units
https://www.cupw.ca/en/negotiations-update-agreements-principle-canada-post-reached-both-bargaining-units
#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
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#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
Negotiations Update: Agreements in Principle with Canada Post Reached for Both Bargaining Units
After more than two years of negotiations, we have reached agreements in principle with Canada Post covering both postal bargaining units. This means both sides have agreed on the main points of the ...
www.cupw.ca
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Negotiations Update: Agreements in Principle with Canada Post Reached for Both Bargaining Units
https://www.cupw.ca/en/negotiations-update-agreements-principle-canada-post-reached-both-bargaining-units
#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
https://www.cupw.ca/en/negotiations-update-agreements-principle-canada-post-reached-both-bargaining-units
#SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour
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CANADA: Canada Post talks with union quietly continue, experts express cautious optimism www.thestar.com/business/can...
Does radio silence in Canada Post, union talks point to possible settlement in the works?
Talks between CUPW and Crown corporation with federally-appointed mediator continue just days after Canada Post annual meeting reported more than $1 billion in operating losses so far this year.
www.thestar.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
CANADA: Canada Post talks with union quietly continue, experts express cautious optimism www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canadian Labour Int'l Film Festival Award Winners
Best Canadian Film & Winner of Miguel Cifuentes Radical Change Award: They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike in Images
LabourStart Award for Working Class Solidarity: Working for Freedom
In-Festival Award: Your Own Boss
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Best Canadian Film & Winner of Miguel Cifuentes Radical Change Award: They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike in Images
LabourStart Award for Working Class Solidarity: Working for Freedom
In-Festival Award: Your Own Boss
labourfilms.ca.
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Canadian Labour Int'l Film Festival Award Winners
Best Canadian Film & Winner of Miguel Cifuentes Radical Change Award: They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike in Images
LabourStart Award for Working Class Solidarity: Working for Freedom
In-Festival Award: Your Own Boss
labourfilms.ca.
Best Canadian Film & Winner of Miguel Cifuentes Radical Change Award: They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike in Images
LabourStart Award for Working Class Solidarity: Working for Freedom
In-Festival Award: Your Own Boss
labourfilms.ca.
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Our latest podcast, just released minutes ago, is entitled ‘Is this the Nobel Prize for the international trade union movement?’ Listen to it here: www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...
Is this the Nobel Prize for the international trade union movement? - LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net.
Today we spoke with Amalie Hilde Tofte from the trade union Styrke in Norway. They're the sponsors of the annual Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. (LabourStart wa...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Our latest podcast, just released minutes ago, is entitled ‘Is this the Nobel Prize for the international trade union movement?’ Listen to it here: www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...
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CANADA: If Quebec tribunal finds Amazon guilty of union-busting, what comes next? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
If Quebec tribunal finds Amazon guilty of union-busting, what comes next? | CBC News
Amazon is accused of shutting seven Quebec warehouses to avoid a union contract, laying off thousands. The CSN union federation is asking a labour tribunal to overturn the closures and award damages, ...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
CANADA: If Quebec tribunal finds Amazon guilty of union-busting, what comes next? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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We’ll never forget Jamal Khashoggi, and we advise those who care about free speech and a free press to do the same.
This is shameful behavior. Freedom of the press is and always will be one of the most important American values, one that WBNG will always uphold. A sitting president disregarding the severity of violence against journalists is despicable.
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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of a Washington Post columnist. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are nearing a high point.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We’ll never forget Jamal Khashoggi, and we advise those who care about free speech and a free press to do the same.
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Oshawa (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Oshawa (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
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Georgetown (ON) will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Georgetown (ON) will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
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Scarborough (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Scarborough (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
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66 Ray Ave and 145 The West Mall Etobicoke Delivery Centre of Toronto (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
66 Ray Ave and 145 The West Mall Etobicoke Delivery Centre of Toronto (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts
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🔔ALL OUT this Sunday Nov. 23! We need your support in fighting against mass layoffs and union busting at Alberni Golf Course! 👊🏼⛳
We’ll be rallying on the street side w/ signs at 10 AM at 3555 Johnston Rd. Rally on site will take place from 12-1 PM. Show up with your messages of solidarity!
We’ll be rallying on the street side w/ signs at 10 AM at 3555 Johnston Rd. Rally on site will take place from 12-1 PM. Show up with your messages of solidarity!
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
🔔ALL OUT this Sunday Nov. 23! We need your support in fighting against mass layoffs and union busting at Alberni Golf Course! 👊🏼⛳
We’ll be rallying on the street side w/ signs at 10 AM at 3555 Johnston Rd. Rally on site will take place from 12-1 PM. Show up with your messages of solidarity!
We’ll be rallying on the street side w/ signs at 10 AM at 3555 Johnston Rd. Rally on site will take place from 12-1 PM. Show up with your messages of solidarity!
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Unifor locals looking to add some ha-ha’s to their holiday parties can now hire professional comedians from the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch and Improv Comedians, who are part of their union community.
#canlab
#canlab
Canadian comedians bring worker power and laughter to local union events as holiday season approaches
Unifor locals looking to add some ha-ha’s to their holiday parties can now hire professional comedians who are part of their union community.Members of the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Unifor locals looking to add some ha-ha’s to their holiday parties can now hire professional comedians from the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch and Improv Comedians, who are part of their union community.
#canlab
#canlab
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The day Led Zeppelin became part of the union. Learn about the historic 1975 Led Zeppelin rock concert co-sponsored by striking CUPE union members at a Vancouver radio station. Welcome back, Robert Plant! www.labourheritagecentre.ca/collection/t...
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The day Led Zeppelin became part of the union. Learn about the historic 1975 Led Zeppelin rock concert co-sponsored by striking CUPE union members at a Vancouver radio station. Welcome back, Robert Plant! www.labourheritagecentre.ca/collection/t...
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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, urging the government to take action against employers accused of engaging in widespread union-busting. (Photo: IndustriALL)
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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, urging the government to take action against employers accused of engaging in widespread union-busting. (Photo: IndustriALL)
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ISRAEL: Government seeks to ban foreign media outlets permanently if deemed “a security threat” www.ifj.org/media-centre...
Israel: Government seeks to ban foreign media outlets permanently if deemed “a security threat” / IFJ
Members of the Israeli parliament voted on 10 November in favour of passing a bill that would allow the government to permanently shut down foreign media outlets alleged to “undermine national securit...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
ISRAEL: Government seeks to ban foreign media outlets permanently if deemed “a security threat” www.ifj.org/media-centre...
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PALESTINE: IFJ demands the immediate lifting of the media blockade in Gaza www.ifj.org/media-centre...
Palestine: IFJ demands the immediate lifting of the media blockade in Gaza / IFJ
On 23 October, the Israeli Supreme Court granted the Hebrew State 30 days to review its position on the media blockade imposed on Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its ...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
PALESTINE: IFJ demands the immediate lifting of the media blockade in Gaza www.ifj.org/media-centre...
Thank you to Unifor’s Social Justice Fund for their $1,000 donation to LabourStart Canada. This donation will help us continue organizing our int'l campaigns (check our website), our news and social media postings — and to keep working toward our goal of hosting our next int'l conference in Canada.
November 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Thank you to Unifor’s Social Justice Fund for their $1,000 donation to LabourStart Canada. This donation will help us continue organizing our int'l campaigns (check our website), our news and social media postings — and to keep working toward our goal of hosting our next int'l conference in Canada.
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New 2025 living wage calculations are out for 27 communities in BC. Check what the living wage is where you live at bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/...
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New 2025 living wage calculations are out for 27 communities in BC. Check what the living wage is where you live at bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/...
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
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It was a pleasure speaking with our McGill student radio station CKUT about the transit strike in Montreal and the corrosive effect that the Quebec government's anti-strike legislation has on the collective bargaining process:
www.frequencynews.ca/news/bill-14...
www.frequencynews.ca/news/bill-14...
Bill 14: good news for commuters, bad news for labour
After 12 days of limited service, the STM’s 2,500 maintenance workers have stopped their strike. The Tuesday night announcement came the day before Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet was expected to…
www.frequencynews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with our McGill student radio station CKUT about the transit strike in Montreal and the corrosive effect that the Quebec government's anti-strike legislation has on the collective bargaining process:
www.frequencynews.ca/news/bill-14...
www.frequencynews.ca/news/bill-14...
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📢 This Monday, the BCTF Bargaining Team is back at the table! Let’s turn up the heat and show our support by wearing #RedforBCed! 💪 Whether you’ve got a red T-shirt, scarf, toque, or jacket, wear it proudly on Monday and share a photo online using the #RedforBCed hashtag. Don’t forget to tag us!
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
📢 This Monday, the BCTF Bargaining Team is back at the table! Let’s turn up the heat and show our support by wearing #RedforBCed! 💪 Whether you’ve got a red T-shirt, scarf, toque, or jacket, wear it proudly on Monday and share a photo online using the #RedforBCed hashtag. Don’t forget to tag us!
89.3% of voting members support ratification
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BCGEU public service members ratify tentative agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2025 BURNABY, B.C. – BCGEU members of the public service have voted in favour of ratifying the tentative agreement reached between the BC General Employees' Union (B...
www.bcgeu.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
89.3% of voting members support ratification
www.bcgeu.ca/bcgeu_public...
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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/202...
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New rules on sick notes eliminate unnecessary paperwork
Effective immediately, new rules limit when employers can ask for sick notes and will allow more time for health-care providers to spend with patients.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...