With nearly two thousand workers on strike at one of the largest mining operations in the province, the economic blow will be noticeable.
Members of the support staff local at Carleton University celebrated victory on April 3 by a 98% majority vote.
A modest increase in the provincial corporate tax rate from 14% to 16% could pay the tuition of every student currently enrolled in New Brunswick.
This may be a rare case where a minimum wage increase is considered an offense because it affects the labour and economic interests of the employers.
Canada’s government has taken no action to protect Palestinian protesters or to ensure that those who have violated their rights are held accountable.
York's actions suggest that what they object to is not so much the specific proposals the union has put forward in bargaining as the existence of the union itself.
The path to an economy based on public ownership, renewable energy, and green jobs will be long and difficult. But the journey has begun.
If it wasn’t for the terrible price paid by the victims, this Groundhog Day scenario might be humorous. Instead, it is both terrible and predictable.
