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Friday 12 March 2010, 02:31:55

Top news stories from Canada

Unions still in the forefront, on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day [Straight Goods] 2010-03-10

Ontario Talks Break Off Despite Steelworkers’ Repeated Attempts to Settle [USW] ActNOW! 2010-03-09

Ontario Gerard, Fraser tee off on Vale [The Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-09

Ontario Mediator calls off talks between Vale Inco and union [The Daily News] ActNOW! 2010-03-08

Ontario Vale Inco Talks Break Off Despite Steelworkers’ Repeated Attempts to Settle [Steelworkers Canada /Fair Deal Now] ActNOW! 2010-03-08

Other labour news from Canada

Quebec Ex-QFL construction boss accused of fraud [Montreal Gazette] 2010-03-12

Ontario Siemens to close Ontario plant [Globe & Mail] 2010-03-12

Socialism for the rich is Tory way [Winnipeg Free Press] 2010-03-11

Ontario Health unions rip Ontario's new hospital funding plan [CTV] 2010-03-11

Feds resurrect controversial trade agreement [LFP] 2010-03-11

Ontario Steelworkers react to Vale Inco’s latest proposal [Northern Life] 2010-03-11

OECD says Canada Post should be privatized!? [National Toast] 2010-03-11

Greek general strike sparks riots [CBC] 2010-03-11

'Solidarity News' - a half hour audiocast of international union news [RadioLabour] ActNOW! 2010-03-11

Ontario Privatization a bad deal for Ontarians [OPSEU] 2010-03-11

Why is Canada supporting murder, human rights violations and forced displacement in Colombia? [OPSEU] 2010-03-11

45 Colombian union leaders assassinated in 2009 [CUPE] 2010-03-11

British Columbia Minister rejects offer from paramedics [CUPE] 2010-03-11

Manitoba A Look at Seasonal Agricultural Workers [MFL] 2010-03-11

'Conspiracy' Science: Mass Media and the Conservative Backlash on Global Warming [MRzine] 2010-03-11

First Nations University faculty, students, and Aboriginal leaders travel to Ottawa to press for funding [CAUT] 2010-03-11

British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range cancels meeting with union to discuss workforce adjustments [BCGEU] 2010-03-11

Protesters, police clash in Greece [Globe & Mail] 2010-03-11

Public Hearings on Canadian Pension system Timely [SEIU] 2010-03-11

Quebec Les cols bleus sortent outrés de leur séance de conciliation [SCFP] 2010-03-10

TD Bank on Changing Cdn Workplace [PEF] 2010-03-10

Harper's Hitlist: The Afghan torture affair [Rabble.ca] 2010-03-10

U.S. lawmakers urge scrapping of NAFTA [The Gazette] 2010-03-10

British Columbia Postal workers blast actions [Trail Rossland News] 2010-03-10

Ontario Vale- A roll of the dice [Sudbury Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-10

British Columbia Done Deal - Workers Ratify Contract With Canfor [Opinion 250] 2010-03-10

Ontario Ontario employers: Kill a worker, go to jail [OFL] 2010-03-10

Teamsters Canada participates in 54th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women [Teamsters] 2010-03-10

Manitoba Mixed feelings on the voluntary reduced workweek [NUPGE] 2010-03-10

Ontario Selling assets like the LCBO not in public interest [NUPGE] 2010-03-10

Ontario Ontario company taken to court in worker's death [NUPGE] 2010-03-10

Elimination of CGC Assistant Commissioner positions part of larger agenda of deregulation of grain industry [NFU] 2010-03-10

Recognition for a Union Activist [MFL] 2010-03-10

Alberta Crusher's workers approve strike mandate [Grain News] 2010-03-10

Alberta Nurses reeling from proposed rollbacks [The Sun] 2010-03-10

Ontario Steelworkers deserve community's support [The Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-10

Ontario Praying for end to strike [The Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-10

Ontario Steelworkers have a lot to think about before Vale vote [The Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-10

Ontario Vale and union split on arbitation [The Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-10

Urgent Action Needed to Save Canadian Aviation Maintenance Industry! [IAM] 2010-03-10

Saskatchewan Health care workers rally at legislature [Global News] 2010-03-10

Ontario USW leaders optimistic about contract negotiations at Essar Steel Algoma [The Sault Star] 2010-03-10

Union ratifies labor deal with Canfor, company says [Reuters] 2010-03-10

Canadian Owned mine 'exploiting' locals in Guatemala [Aljazeera] 2010-03-10

British Columbia Capital Regional District vulnerable to trade restrictions with sewage P3 [CUPE] 2010-03-09

EU executive mulls ban on naked CDS selling [Reuters] 2010-03-09

From a Woman’s Perspective: Canada’s Place in the World [PEF] 2010-03-09

Ontario Proposal met with anger, derision - Vale Inco strike [Sudbury Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-09

Ontario Mediator Quits Talks Between Vale Inco and Union [Top News] ActNOW! 2010-03-09

Saskatchewan Sask. health-care workers protest pace of contract talks [The Leader Post] For more info 2010-03-09

Solidaridad internacional de apoyo para apoyar la huelga en Vale [ICEM] For more info 2010-03-09

Newfoundland and Labrador Laid-off Abitibi workers still without jobs [CBC] 2010-03-09

Quebec A ray of hope for AbitibiBowater Tentative deal with union: Overshadowed by environmental claims [The Gazette] 2010-03-09

We’ve sold off assets so often, branch plants 'R' us [Globe & Mail] 2010-03-09

Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court upholds labour board rulings [The Telegram] 2010-03-09

Ontario Concessions Increased in Sault Dealership Lockout! [IAMAW] 2010-03-09

CAW Donates to Anselma House and Haven House [CAW] 2010-03-09

British Columbia Unemployment Grows But Campbell and Hansen Don't Care [USW] 2010-03-09

Criminal Dimension of Workplace Safety and Health Being Ignored by Governments [USW] 2010-03-09

Women in the Canadian Economy: What’s Standing in the Way of Equality? [PEF] 2010-03-09

La Cour d'appel fédérale rejette la plainte de l'AFPC contre Postes Canada relativement à l'équité salariale [AFPC] 2010-03-09

Federal Court dismisses Canada Post pay equity appeal [PSAC] 2010-03-09

Ontario Selling the LCBO, other assets is not in the public interest: Thomas [OPSEU] 2010-03-09

British Columbia Community Social Services Awareness Month [NUPGE] 2010-03-09

Alberta Courts likely to make EMS, AADAC ruling in 2011 [NUPGE] 2010-03-09

Ontario Throne Speech job promises can’t hide dangerous changes in health care and sell-off of public assets [CUPE] 2010-03-09

CAUT Statement on International Women’s Day [CAUT] 2010-03-09

Alberta Alberta women are falling behind [AFL] 2010-03-09

Ontario Vale's proposal met with anger, derision on picket lines [The Star] ActNOW! 2010-03-09

Negotiations hit an impasse at Yellow Pages Group [COPE] 2010-03-09

New Brunswick Fraser Papers' workers accept contract [CBC] 2010-03-09

Manitoba Postal Workers Union Upset With Service Cutback [Portage Online] 2010-03-09

British Columbia Unions in talks to move Western Forest Products mill to Harmac site [The Sun] 2010-03-09

Ontario GE workers OK three-year deal [The Examiner] 2010-03-09

Ontario Sudbury Seniors and Home Care Workers Take to the Streets [SEIU] 2010-03-09

Newfoundland and Labrador Union reaches pattern-setting tentative deal with Abitibi mills [The Western Star] 2010-03-09

Labour pushes for pension reform [The Star] 2010-03-09

Saskatchewan Workers protest at legislature [The Leader-Post] 2010-03-09

Ontario St. Marys Paper to lay off 300 [The Sault Star] 2010-03-09

Quebec Déçus des conclusions de l’arbitre, les cols bleus ne considèrent pas le débat clos pour autant [SCFP] 2010-03-09

Quebec Université de Montréal Marche des chargés de cours [Radio-Canada] 2010-03-09

Maybe Australia is looking in the wrong direction on harmonising workers’ compensation [SafetyAtWorkBlog] 2010-03-09

Ontario USW Vote being held on Vale contract proposal [Northern Life] 2010-03-09

Alberta Labour Board accepts CUPE 'stay' application [CUPE] 2010-03-08

March 8: securing equality for women [CUPE] 2010-03-08

Ontario Throne Speech: Front-line nurses say health-care changes must benefit patient care [Ontario Nurses' Association] 2010-03-08

Vale Inco talks with steelworker union break downr [Reuters] ActNOW! 2010-03-08

Ontario Mediator calls off talks between Vale Inco and union [Canadian Press] ActNOW! 2010-03-08

Ontario United Steelworkers Union Says Talks With Vale Inco Halted [Bloomberg] ActNOW! 2010-03-08

Ontario Vale, USW Mediation Breaks Off; Global Union Strength to Intensify [ICEM] For more info 2010-03-08

Ontario Registered nurses say patient care will suffer as Northumberland Hills Hospital cuts nurses, beds, services [Ontario Nurses' Association] For more info 2010-03-08

Ontario Mediator can't get Vale, union to reach contract [The Spectator] ActNOW! 2010-03-08

British civil servants hold strike [Aljazeera] 2010-03-08

Ontario Brookside inmates have 'free rein,' union charges [Northumberland Today] 2010-03-08

Abitibi, union work out deal [The Star] 2010-03-08

International Women's Day: Stop the ‘Harpocracy' on women's progress [Rabble.ca] 2010-03-08

Ontario Mediated talks break off [Sudbury Star] 2010-03-08

Quebec Paper giant reaches tentative deal for Quebec workers [CTV] 2010-03-08

International Women's Day Forward We March [CAW] 2010-03-08

Recognize the achievements of women around the world [UFCW] 2010-03-08