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Legal challenge by CUPE forces delay until after May 19 hearing.
Ratification votes scheduled next week in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Sections 15 and 28 are part of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because of the historic activism of Canadian women.
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'Basically, it’s a strategy to have the application (to unionize) dismissed without counting the vote.' - Connie Huziak
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Ontario Liberal government appeals to Canada's highest court to deny bargaining rights to agricultural workers
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Province-wide SGEU campaign features firefighters, highways workers, social workers and corrections workers.
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The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in the UK report that four in 10 teachers have faced verbal or physical aggression from a pupil's parents or guardian.
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'Workers and artists share a common struggle for decent wages, healthy working conditions, and culturally-vibrant communities.'
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NSGEU critical of province for not working with union to develop best way to plan for the future.
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Clarification is important because the internet is now the biggest mode of communication that people have. A 2009 University of Toronto survey of more than 2000 students found 50 per cent had been bullied online.
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Cool Comforts: Bargaining for our survival is available through the National Union office.
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Harmonization is a flawed concept but jobs must be protected if Ontario adopts such a policy, says Warren (Smokey) Thomas
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Preparations now underway in all sectors to reach new agreements before the expiry of current contracts in 2010.
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'Three of four parties paid attention to all the recent science, the growing international consensus and the clear call by Canadians for bold action on climate change.'
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