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Atlantic health and safety activists attend CCOHS Forum in Halifax

… Atlantic health and safety activists attend CCOHS Forum in Halifax October 3, 2023 Share Main Image Image … the business community hear from experts on a variety of topics.  “This event was relevant, refreshing, inspiring and … and offered helpful tips on using preferred pronouns and creating an environment where trans people feel safe and …
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Jobs report hides slow growth, Good Jobs Summit final report released today

… Jobs report hides slow growth, Good Jobs Summit final report … should be questioning why our economy is only churning out new jobs in spits and spats. There is no continual … and others as well as insight from workshops on a range of topics from how to create green jobs in the new economy to …
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Postmedia cuts staff and stops printing nine newspapers

… Postmedia cuts staff and stops printing nine newspapers June 26, 2018 Share Main Image Image Image June 26, 2018   PEMBROKE - Unifor is urging the federal government to speed up policy … dailies in Ontario and is Canada’s largest media union with 12,000 workers across Canada. The union advocates …
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Government of Canada Employment Insurance (EI) Consultation – Online Survey Answer Key

… – Online Survey Answer Key *The below document contains wording and information taken directly from the Government of … the survey should take about 20-40 minutes of your time. Topics covered in the survey:         Improving EI access by … people to look for work and discourage workers from creating their own unemployment to access EI benefits. …
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Letter to Minister Alghabra from Lana Payne

… Honourable Omar Alghabra, P.C., M.P. Minister of Transport Dear Minister Alghabra, I am writing today to discuss … collective agreements and more. These tactics are not new but the pandemic exacerbated the situation. Your … for customers, providing decent working conditions or creating a thriving eco- system for the entire industry. To …
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Skill-building Tips for Young Union Activists

… Skill-building Tips for Young Union Activists Image If you feel like you’re … unprecedented times. For many workers, every day brings new challenges and news that is difficult to absorb. Unifor … engage directly with people, at the doorstep, about certain topics that can sometimes be difficult to talk about. The …
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Unifor’s Submission to Labour Shortages in the Canadian Transportation Sector

… Unifor’s Submission to Labour Shortages in the Canadian … employers are unable to hire enough people to compete for new work.  Employers are underestimating the level of skill … it could improve. Feedback included adding some training topics, addressing real life issues at the airport, and …
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Unifor submits response to CRTC regarding regulations attached to the Online News Act

… Unifor submits response to CRTC regarding regulations attached to the Online News Act File File Unifor response CRTC Info Request Mr. … market. And we know from our experience that for every union job lost, many more non-union jobs were also lost. The … Commission Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0N2 RE: Requests for information regarding the Contributions proceeding …
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Big tech’s impact on journalism among top focus areas at Media Council

… shrinking revenues and increased job cuts in the media sector, race and reporting, and harassment of journalists were … right-wing vitriol. Media workers continue to have “fake news” thrown at them when, in reality, they are upholding … on media workers, who sometimes hesitate to cover events or topics that tend to trigger these attacks. And that is bad …
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Ventilation – The Vital Engineering Control to Protect Workers

… Ventilation – The Vital Engineering Control to Protect Workers File File Download the Fact Sheet here. Staying on … are dynamic entities, always changing and encountering new challenges, and certainly this has never been more … and joint health and safety committee members in creating a healthier and safer workplace using some of the …
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