New Brunswick Union urges government to protect blood and plasma supply
For several years, the New Brunswick Union (NBU/NUPGE) has been sounding the alarm on the dangers of allowing for-profit plasma collection...
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COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic dissipates, the homelessness crisis remains: An open letter to the community of Fredericton, New Brunswick
As social work students, we are addressing you today to emphasize concerns that have been determined through the completion of our...
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Housing in the Time of Coronavirus [video]
COVID-19 has further exposed the precarious nature of housing for people in New Brunswick, across Canada and the world. Big business,...
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Proposal to expand powers of province and peace officers to be amended next week
On Wednesday the Higgs government introduced Bill 49 to amend the Emergency Measures Act. The blowback was immediate and intense. Social...
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New Brunswick ends eviction ban despite risks to tenants
Today the New Brunswick government is lifting the ban on tenant evictions. A Fredericton lawyer and tenant is speaking against lifting...
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Toilet paper in a time of tax havens: New Brunswick politician calls J.D. Irving’s charity “spam,” tables motion to ban financial assistance to companies that use tax havens [updated]
Lisez la version française ici. On May 27, Kevin Arseneau, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kent North, tabled a motion...
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Will CUPE nursing home workers in New Brunswick accept the new tentative agreement?
Earlier this week, for the second time in two years, the union representing more than 4,100 nursing home workers in New...
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Legislative changes required to support essential workers in New Brunswick
As we move through the COVID-19 pandemic, two issues have become obvious. First, to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus,...
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COVID-19 and front-line janitors: study to examine working conditions
A new study launched by the Canadian Capital Stewardship Network (CCSN) will assess Canadian real estate managers’ response to COVID-19 and...
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Coloniality of Coronavirus [video]
As coronavirus spreads, numerous inequalities and injustices are being exposed. Indigenous communities are warning of how unabated resource extraction threatens to...
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