Labour Day message from the New Brunswick Federation of Labour
This year, we cannot celebrate Labour Day the same way as we have done in the past. Typically, labour councils ...
Tag: labour
Time for New Brunswick to enact anti-scab laws
The ongoing Lockout at the Red Pine landfill in Allardville is revealing just how much worker’s rights have been eroded ...
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 ...
COVID-19 call to action: Canada’s unions call for overhaul of long-term care system
OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is calling for major changes to Canada’s long-term care sector, including regulating long-term ...
New Brunswick debate on migrant workers leaves a lot to be desired
Stories on seasonal migrant workers have been making headlines since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a universal ...
“Migrant workers are not the risk”: Opposition to Higgs’ decision to close New Brunswick borders to new temporary foreign workers
Fredericton - Migrant justice and farmer organizations are speaking out against Premier Blaine Higgs’ April 28 announcement that New Brunswick ...
COVID-19 demonstrates need for improved labour protections in New Brunswick
Reactions by governments to the COVID-19 outbreak have been fast and far-reaching. Our political and public health leaders are acting ...
Governments using COVID-19 crisis to undermine CUPE members in New Brunswick
Labour disputes in both the north and south of the province - the Chaleur Region and Saint John - show ...
Holding it together: Study seeks to interview New Brunswick’s commuting workers
A new study at St. Thomas University is seeking to interview workers from New Brunswick who commute or do the ...
Fair taxes for heavy industry in Saint John would fund fair wages for municipal workers
Raising taxes to the national average for heavy industry in Saint John would generate the public funds required for a ...
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