By Isaac Phan Nay and Zak Vescera [Editor’s note: This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and The Tyee.] Choori Mohamed came to Canada with a dream… Free Membership Required …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator doesn’t fault West Fraser Mills for firing 100 Mile Lumber worker
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen West Fraser Mills was justified in firing a 100 Mile Lumber worker two years ago for uttering a death threat to co-workers, according to …
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By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed a petition by Gibraltar Mines Ltd. and sent a worker’s long-running discrimination complaint back to the B.C. Human …
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FeaturedWorkplace News
N.B. trucking companies urge additional government action on the Driver Inc. model
By Remko van Rhijn | River Valley Sun Trucking companies across New Brunswick and the Maritimes welcome Ottawa’s recent crackdown on the so-called Driver Inc. model, but warn that without sustained, …
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By Thomas Kent | Woolwich Observer New legislation requiring employers to post salary information on job advertisements is intended to make hiring fairer and more transparent for workers, but Uni… Free …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Judge convicts Canada Post shop steward of sexual assault in Prince George, B.C.
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A BC Supreme Court judge convicted a former Canada Post shop steward in Prince George of one of two sexual assault charges on Tuesday, …
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FeaturedImmigrationWorkplace News
Premier Wakeham non-committal to improving labour conditions for foreign workers in N.L.
By Yumna Iftikhar | The Independent As Newfoundland and Labrador continues to rely on newcomer and migrant workers in various sectors, human rights advocates are sounding the alarm on growing rep… …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
B.C. court delivers a rare guilty verdict in a workplace fatality case
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 13 years after pipe layer Jeff Caron was crushed to death while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, a B.C. Supreme Court judge …
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FeaturedProfessional MisconductWorkplace News
Thirteen teacher complaints made in three months, misconduct report shows
By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press There were 13 disclosures about teacher-related misconduct — with an “almost even” split between employer and public tipsters — during the first qua… Free Membership Required …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Settlement between Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and Dean Montour in wrongful dismissal case
By Marcus Bankuti | The Eastern Door A confidential settlement has been reached between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the former head of Mohawk Online, whose allegations of wrongful&n… Free …

