Nova Scotia government is stalling on a bill that would guarantee workers' compensation to emergency responders who develop post-traumatic stress disorder.  

“All Canadians have a role to play in ending racism. This makes recent comments and actions by the federal Conservative government all the more unacceptable.” — James Clancy, National President of the National Union of Public and General Employees

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 20th annual Alternative Federal Budget sees need for stimulus spending to boost economic growth.

"Front-line workers help keep vulnerable kids safe, protect our environment, maintain our roads, and ensure public safety. We can’t afford to reduce vital services any further." — Bob Bymoen, President of the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union

“We have a World Bank, a World Health Organisation and even an international body to regulate football — but, in the face of massive corporate tax scandals, we don’t have a global tax body. In whose interest is this?” — Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary of the Public Services International

Self-regulation supported by the majority of Manitoba's paramedics.

"The question no longer is can we afford a universal prescription drug program, it's can we afford not to?" — James Clancy, NUPGE National President

"I want to congratulate all the members who worked so hard throughout this process to support this fundamental right to choose one's union. It is a defining moment in labour history." — James Clancy, NUPGE National President

“So privatization costs the government more; and this move with beer and wine sales will mean the government takes in less.  This is a strange approach in hard economic times." — Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President.

Toronto (17 March 2015) — "The news that the government plans to introduce the sale of beer and wine in grocery stores is troubling in four very distinct ways," said Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE).

British Columbia Federation of Labour sees government announcement as abandoning working people. Measures government proposed will guarantee that many workers will remain in poverty.

News that Ottawa's Algonquin College is offering diplomas in a Saudi Arabian college raises concerns for the President of OPSEU.

Union stewards in a Victoria hospital notice high rate of injuries among cardiac sonographers. A joint union-employer committee is looking to address the problem.

"We fear the government is doing what governments so often do when an election looms - trying to create a media buzz by repackaging old news to make it sound fresh." —  Elisabeth Ballermann, President of Health Sciences Association of Alberta

Report from the Ontario Health Coalition finds that the province's home care system is in disarray and unable to keep up.

"We all need to do a good job taking care of ourselves, but that's not possible if employers aren't supportive. And while there is a growing recognition of the importance of mental health in the workplace, we still have a long way to go to establish practices to sustain mental health." — Val Avery, President Health Sciences Association of British Columbia