By Brishti Basu | The Tyee Summer is typically when restaurants hire and train new workers. During the 2021 heat dome, that meant few breaks for Khushi Mehta and her …
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Workplace News
Legal battle over workers’ compensation for seasonal farmworker likely to continue after his death
By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report The fight to compensate a seasonal farmworker injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is likely to continue despite the man’s death earlier …
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By John Chilibeck | The Daily Gleaner New Brunswick is making training mandatory for new truck drivers, six years after 16 people on the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus were killed …
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By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba Teachers’ Society executives have not ruled out an investigation to hold whistleblowers accountable for exposing employee concerns about the head office’s “toxic” environment, …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Union claims safety issues cause of 2021 Prescott derailment
By Phillip Blancher | The Morrisburg Leader A long-awaited Transportation Safety Board report released last Wednesday cited alcohol use by a rail traffic controller as a contributing factor to a September …
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Professional MisconductWorkplace News
Ontario teacher guilty of professional misconduct for anti-COVID social media posts
By Marissa Lentz | TimminsToday.com A Northern Ontario teacher who discouraged people from wearing masks and getting vaccinated during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic is facing disciplinary action. At …
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Workplace NewsWorkplace Violence
Manitoba Nurses Union calls for better security after scary incident in Selkirk’s hospital
By Dave Baxter | Winnipeg Sun A Manitoba nurse is sounding the alarm over a scary incident, and over safety concerns they say have nurses working on edge and in …
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By Jim Dumville | River Valley Sun During the March 12 council meeting’s opening remarks, emotional Woodstock Coun. Julie Calhoun-Williams thanked the mayor, fellow council members, the Woodstock Wesleyan Church, and …
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By Nicole Goldsworthy | SaskToday.ca The Town of Nipawin has signed a new contract with its workers. The new collective agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 777-01 includes a …
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Workplace Legislation/Press ReleasesWorkplace News
Toxic workplace revelations at Manitoba Teachers’ Society trigger call for inquiry into leak
By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press One group of local union presidents wants the Manitoba Teachers’ Society to launch an inquiry into recent leaks that reveal MTS headquarters is troubled …