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Many Unifor members spend some part of their working lives or days in a hot environment. Workers in Unifor workplaces such as foundries, casting, steel mills, assembly, components, laundries, kitchen...

H1N1 Flu Virus is a respiratory illness that causes symptoms similar to those of the regular human seasonal flu. The symptoms include fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, coughing and sore throat. Some...

A number of corporations have contracted with DuPont Safety and Environmental Management Services to provide a safety system for them. DuPont is the chemical company which coined the phrase “better...

Cancer is a disease that involves uncontrolled cell growth. Under normal circumstances the cells in the body grow and multiply at a given rate. The rate at which they grow generally matches the rate...

Behaviour based safety programs assume that the vast majority of injuries and illnesses are a result of unsafe acts made by workers. These programs are not new. They became popular in the 1930’s and...

Every accident or near miss which involved or would have involved the worker going to a doctor or hospital should be investigated.

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Decision of the Canadian Industrial Relations Board in the membership application of CLAC Local 66 at Harbour Link Container Services.

In Canada, there are more unorganized workers in the retail and wholesale sectors than any other industry. It’s no surprise then that Canadian retail sales clerks are the lowest paid, have the highest...