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A recent ruling from Ontario's highest court that weighs in on the meaning of "regularly employed" workers under the province's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) has implications for the formation of joint health and safety committees (JHSC).
Doctored documents call into question the integrity of the entire decision-making processes within the Department of International Cooperation.
The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA/NUPGE) helped raise $97,000 to an outdoor hockey rink for Lubicon Cree in Northern Alberta.
OPSEU president Smokey Thomas writes Premier Dalton McGuinty calling on action to count the ballots of part-time college workers who voted to unionize.
WorkSafeBC has issued nine separate orders at two Victoria-area mental health facilities criticizing the failure of Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) to protect the safety of staff.
The report shows that provincial policies account for about half of the total government action.
Television and newspaper ads challenge SIAST management and the provincial government to negotiate a fair and reasonable contract.
On January 19, 2011, NSGEU president Joan Jessome sent the following letter to the editor of the Chronicle Herald in response to an article by Dan Leger. It has yet to be printed.
'We have received an overwhelming number of letters and e-mails from a cross-section of Canadian and overseas teachers.' - CTF.
Forty percent of working Canadians age 55 or older view their financial plans for retirement as less than adequate.
Sending ballots out to more than 3,000 members asking them to back a walkout if necessary.
Also known in many areas as Black History Month, events are being held in communities across the country.
NAPE says federal revenue losses may reduce transfer payments and impact provincial public services such as health and education.
