Submitted on Thu, 07/26/2018 - 8:18pm 1bY5%M1n054k Seattle IWW - It's Going Down, July 25, 2018 The union drive at Grassroots Campaigns Incorporated (GCI) has been nothing short of profound. Throughout months of organizing we built an unparalleled culture of...
26.07.2018 The Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, has ruled that an employer cannot employ a worker for more than three months without a permanent contract. This is a major victory for workers after years of a bitter...
The CUT, CSB, CTB, Força Sindical, Intersindical, Nueva Central and UGT have set out an agenda aimed at getting Brazil back on the path to development by promoting democracy, generating high-quality jobs and ensuring social justice. The agenda also seeks...
More than 200 representatives from 70 trade unions gathered in St Petersburg, Russia, on 25 and 26 July for IndustriALL Global Union’s world conference for the sector, under the theme “Building Union Power in Energy Industries”.The energy sector is facing...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - the development of 'superbugs' resistant to antibiotic treatment - has emerged as a major global threat to public health, killing hundreds of thousands of people annually. Health authorities predict that without concerted action millions more may...
CUPE 1867, representing highway workers in Nova Scotia, has questions about the long-term cost of a new P3 highway, especially if maintenance and snow removal are contracted out to private operators. “Can a private, for profit company clear and maintain highways...
CUPE 5430 is concerned that the province wide review of health care security services will open the doorway to privatization of security and other services. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is conducting a province-wide review of security services, using an external consultant...
Despite “waves of concern” expressed by both the private bar and staff at the Legal Aid Commission regarding plans to cut staff and contract out work of the organization, the agency is issuing layoff notices to six Legal Aid employees...
Yesterday the City of Toronto was shaken by an unspeakable act of violence. In this difficult time, we would like to extend our condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and the people injured in the attack. In...
On Monday, July 23, the 20 unionized employees of Fondation de l’UQAM and their employer signed their very first collective agreement. A tentative agreement was reached on June 18 and approved at the union’s general meeting on July 3. The general meeting voted 94 per...