Every year in Canada, 30 young workers are killed on the job while another 40,000 are injured, many of them seriously. David Ellis was killed on his second day at work. He was 18 years old. In David’s honour, and in honour of all the other young workers killed or injured on the job, the […]
A cruel 10-week lockout of its workforce by Black Cat Wear Parts in Selkirk, Man., has ended. The 60 members of United Steelworkers Local 9074-12 were shut out of the plant at midnight on June 19, after the company rejected the union’s proposal for a two-year wage freeze without any further discussion or attempt to […]
Today, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili defended jobs in Canadian steel as 500 jobs are in danger as Evraz steel mill in Regina is set to lay off workers. Orders at the steel mill are declining due to governments choosing to use offshore steel in domestic projects and lower demand from the oil and gas […]
HAMILTON, 27 August 2020 – Operation BackPack, which began eight years ago as a modest effort to support a few Hamilton families, has grown into a major initiative that will help 1,272 kids returning to school this year. The success of Operation BackPack 2020 will be on display Friday morning at St. Matthew’s House, 414 […]
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