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Is Alberta headed for a general strike? | CBC Radio Organized labour in Alberta sets the wheels in motion for a potential general strike after Danielle Smith’s UCP government forced Alberta teachers back to work using the notwithstanding clause.

CANADA: Is Alberta headed for a general strike? www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...

More young people joining unions after years of decline The number of union members under the age of 45 has risen after years of decline.

NETHERLANDS: More young people joining unions after years of decline www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2...

Come on Canadian Labour folks. We've got a battle to fight.

PRESS RELEASE: Danielle Smith’s Bill 2 is a “war on workers” EDMONTON – “The UCP government’s unprecedented attack on teachers and worker rights will be met with an unprecedented response from Alberta unions,” says Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta…

CANADA: Danielle Smith’s Bill 2 is a “war on workers” afl.org/press-releas...

Alberta teachers say fight just begun but will follow the law in back-to-work bill The bill passed third and final reading at 2 a.m. Tuesday to shouts of “Shame!” from opponents.

I’m somewhat surprised that the teachers intend to obey the law.

Unions have done pretty well in Canada engaging in civil disobedience of laws that blatantly violate fundamental rights and freedoms.

Modern conservatives sure do love the notwithstanding clause tho.

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CANADA: UCP back-to-work legislation is an attack on teachers, all workers nupge.ca/2025/alberta...

Strike Update - CUPW

Alberta Rockies (AB) local is no longer on strike #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Strike Alert - CUPW

Golden (BC) local is on strike as of Oct 27 at 12:01am MDT – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

USA: 'We want to able to survive': Starbucks baristas demanding fair union contract threatening to strike www.telegram.com/story/news/2...

Italy: Historic win for unions as McDonald’s signs groundbreaking collective agreement - IUF

This is very good news. www.iuf.org/news/italy-h...

“Our members have shown incredible resolve,” said Melissa Moroz, Executive Director of the PEA. “By standing together for the value of their work and the services they provide to British Columbians, they have strengthened the collective voice of public service professionals across the province.”

BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with Provincial Government After Eight Weeks of Job Action Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 26, 2025  BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with Provincial Government After Eight Weeks of Job Action  BURNABY, B.C. – The BC General Employees' Union (BC...

"The tentative agreement makes significant progress on key issues such as wages, affordability, and respect for frontline public service workers."
www.bcgeu.ca/bcgeu_reache...

Unifor serves Amazon notice to bargain VANCOUVER—Unifor Local 114 has officially filed papers to begin negotiations for a collective agreement at the Delta B.C. facility (“YVR2”).

“It is a difficult pill to swallow for Amazon to accept that workers have basic workplace rights in British Columbia. YVR2 workers deserve respect, and the sooner Amazon recognizes that, the sooner we can get to the business of free and fair collective bargaining."
www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

For bailing on promises to Canada, Stellantis and GM will have to pay duty on U.S. vehicles, Carney government says Days after Stellantis and GM announced cuts in Brampton and Ingersoll, Canada is flexing its power to deny the companies counter-tariff exemptions.

The federal finance and industry departments notified the companies they are no longer eligible to get full break on counter-tariff duties on autos and auto parts they import to Canada because they fail to meet requirement to maintain Canadian-based production.
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Join us on the picket line and show your support for the striking support workers of @cupe3912.bsky.social! Let’s stand together and show @msvuhalifax.bsky.social and @smuhalifax.bsky.social the power of our solidarity!

Strike Alert - CUPW

Corner Brook (NL) local is on strike as of Oct 23 at 12:01am NDT – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Strike Update - CUPW

Wingham (ON) local is no longer on strike #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Mediation enters fourth day Mediation continues into day four  Your bargaining committee has been in mediation with respected mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers since Saturday, and talks will continue today. We've put all o...

An update with some real information
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Company unions drive down wages and silence workers...and the Liberals are funding them.

I’m bringing forward legislation to ban company unions and make sure every union in Canada is democratic, independent, and accountable only to workers.

GM Bright Drop cancellation at CAMI latest Trump policy casualty TORONTO – General Motors’ announcement that production of the BrightDrop electric delivery van will cease at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario is the latest casualty of the Trump administr...

General Motors’ announcement that production of the BrightDrop will cease at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll is the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s dangerous and destabilizing auto policies. #cdnpoli #canlab
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Fire in Bangladesh’s garment factory claims 16 lives Last week, Bangladesh witnessed two massive fire incidents in garment factories located in Dhaka and Chattogram, bringing the question of industrial safety, particularly building safety standards in r...

BANGLADESH: Fire in Bangladesh’s garment factory claims 16 lives www.industriall-union.org/fire-in-bang...

Cory Doctorow Urges Tech Workers to Unionize Against Enshittification Cory Doctorow warns of "enshittification," where tech companies degrade services for profit, harming users and workers amid mass layoffs. He urges tech employees to unionize for better wages, job secu...

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Media Release - BCGEU to enter mediation with Province in ongoing public service strike Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 17, 2025  VANCOUVER – The BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU) announced today that its Public Service Bargaining Committee has agreed to enter non-binding ...

BCGEU on going into mediation with the province
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Canada still lacks universal paid sick leave — and that’s a public health problem as we approach flu season A universal sick leave system would help Canada better manage seasonal illnesses and future outbreaks, protect economic stability and prepare for emerging crises.

CANADA: Country still lacks universal paid sick leave — and that’s a public health problem as we approach flu season theconversation.com/canada-still...

BC government announces
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'A bit of a chess match:' Postal workers union says shifting to rotating strikes part of strategic push to end labour stalemate "Rotating strikes can be used successfully in a couple of different ways. There's pressure on the employer, there's pressure on the government. [But] there's pressure off members, pressure off the pub...

CANADA: ‘A bit of a chess match:’ Postal workers union says shifting to rotating strikes part of strategic push to end labour stalemate www.ipolitics.ca/2025/10/15/a...

Palestine: ITUC condemns Israeli attack on PGFTU offices The ITUC strongly condemns the raid by Israeli army and intelligence forces on the offices of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) in Nablus, in the Occupied West Bank, on Wednes...

PALESTINE: ITUC condemns Israeli attack on PGFTU offices www.ituc-csi.org/Palestine-IT...

Ontario full-time college support staff reach tentative agreement after nearly five weeks of strike action After nearly five weeks on strike, full-time college support staff, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, have reached a tentative agreement for more than 10,000 workers across all 24 Ontario colleges. “After m...

Big Ontario news on LabourStart's Canada news page this morning
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Mark Carney’s government cut 800 jobs at passport offices in the spring, and they just cut 250 more. These cuts mean that people will likely experience delays ahead of the holiday season. Every cut to a public service job is a cut to the services that support people in Canada.