Finding the joy in long-term care with Pat Armstrong
A personal support worker lost so many residents in her long-term care home during the onset of COVID-19 that she can...
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Labour
$1.5 billion spent on for-profit nursing agencies: report
The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) has released a report showing nationwide spending on for-profit nursing agencies has ballooned to 1.5...
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Nursing home workers’ union opposes Horizon hiring scheme
The union representing nursing home workers in New Brunswick says the provincial government plans to staff a nursing home in Sussex...
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Travail migrant et formes contemporaines d’esclavage au Canada avec le Rapporteur spécial de l’ONU [vidéo]
Amnistie internationale Canada francophone et le Réseau d'aide aux travailleuses et travailleurs migrants agricoles du Québec (RATTMAQ) ont accueilli le 17...
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Lawsuit citing ‘widespread exploitation’ at seafood plant signals deeper problems in migrant worker program [video]
A lawsuit launched by two Mexican workers against a New Brunswick seafood processing company signals deeper systemic problems in the Temporary...
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Binding arbitration in rail dispute triggers protest, calls for railway nationalization [video]
The Teamsters union protested in Halifax this week against the federal government's decision to impose binding arbitration in a dispute with...
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UN Special Rapporteur report should be a wake-up call for Canada to protect migrant worker rights
A United Nations report has called Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” Canada’s response...
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Stop scapegoating migrants
On Monday, August 26, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced further changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. High unemployment, low wages,...
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Colombia’s coal embargo on Israel is a model to follow
Editor's note: NB Power has long been a buyer of Colombian coal. The coal is burned at the Belledune Generating Station....
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Daily grind for the working poor: One-third of workers earn less than $20 per hour, says report [video]
About one-third of workers in the Atlantic region are paid less than $20 per hour, leaving them in conditions of severe...
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