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Students prohibited from posting protest signs within view of Olympic hockey venue - UBC's new Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre.
'We are troubled about anything that potentially dilutes the clear language of the legislation in support of compensation for workers in Nova Scotia.' - Joan Jessome.
Study shows life expectancy at age 65 has increased from 14 to 18 years for males and from 18 to 21 years for females.
HSABC wants meeting with health minister to address budget issues.
'This agreement contains increases that will help our members' jobs remain competitive.' - Darryl Walker.
Deal provides moratorium on funding the airline’s $3 billion pension shortfall for 21 months and averts Air Canada from seeking bankruptcy protection.
New public opinion research by Ipsos Reid reveals that a majority of Canadians want all of the troops in Afghanistan brought home in 2011 when Canada's mission there is due to end.
British Columbia Transit violated rights to free speech when it refused to carry political ads on the outside of its buses, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
Ontario’s liquor board employees, members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE), have ratified their new collective agreement with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO).
"It was reassuring to hear the OECD state so frankly that an effective pension system is not only socially necessary, but also one of the required responses to the economic crisis," says Larry Brown, NUPGE Secretary-Treasurer
The SGEU/NUPGE recently made a submission to the Saskatchewan government's Patient First Review of the provincial health care system. The union lays out a strong case for why the government should focus on building on the strengths of the public system rather than turning the system over to for-profit corporations.
DynaLIFE lab employees in Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected their employer's 'final' offer. The employer and HSAA have agreed to return to the bargaining table on July 20th.
International group of experts recommend health care workers be first in line for vaccine. At the same time, governments in Canada are developing new rules to help doctors prioritize who gets access to scarce treatment if vaccine isn't available.
Canada ranks almost dead last among OECD countries in terms of access, benefit duration and income replacement levels for Employment Insurance, according to a recent study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Sixty health care providers who work at the newly opened Maple Ridge Seniors Village voted unanimously on July 7, 2009 to join the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU/NUPGE) to help make their workplace better.
