Tentative Agreement Reached Between Unifor and Stellantis Union Strikes End at Stellantis Canadian Facilities TORONTO — After a period of strike action, Unifor, Canada’s largest union in the private sector, has reached a tentative agreement with Stellantis, effectively ending the strike at the company’s Canadian facilities. The agreement, which covers 8,200 Unifor members at various […]
25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk Introduction 25 years after the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, LGBTQ+ activists are sounding the alarm on the erosion of equal-rights progress. Shepard’s death, which was widely recognized as a hate crime, served as […]
Canada‘s Workers: The Backbone of the Nation Statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Labour Day Ottawa, Ontario – September 4, 2023 In his annual Labour Day statement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasized the immense contributions of Canada‘s workers and the essential role of the labour movement in safeguarding their rights and driving the nation’s […]
Hollywood Actors Agree to 12-Day Contract Extension as Talks Continue Introduction After a month of tense negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), Hollywood actors have agreed to a 12-day contract extension, averting a potential strike. The negotiations, deemed “seminal” by SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, […]