Donald Trump has ramped up his attack on workers and our way of life in Canada with aggressive tariffs on Canadian industries and the workers who keep them running. As many as one million jobs in Canada could be lost as a result, which would send shockwaves through the economy that would leave no community […]
Workers built this country. We won't let Donald Trump tear it down. Read More »
Today’s announcement from the University of Regina that they will be terminating the fee collection agreement with the University of Regina Students’ Union, URSU, completely fails to mention the students or workers impacted by this decision. The agreement oversees the transfer of fees collected by the university on behalf of URSU, who use it to
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This afternoon, 96% of CUPE 5561 members — which represents maintenance support staff at the Corporation de l’École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal, HEC — voted in favour of a tentative agreement with the university. “This was a long round of bargaining. We had to push back against a large number of employer demands attempting
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Written by: Shauna MacKinnon, Catherine Lussier and Mark Hancock In the face of political and economic threats from the United States, most Canadians agree on two things: Canada’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, and Canada’s housing crisis will worsen with Trump’s tariffs in effect. Rents have skyrocketed, vacancy rates are at an all-time low, and homelessness is higher than
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