Labour rights

2 Minutes

Canada Labour

Union releases report on migrant agricultural workers, calls for urgent reforms including unionization

PV January 31, 2024

Coming in the wake of last fall’s remarks by the UN Special Rapporteur that Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery,” the United Food and Commercial Workers...

3 Minutes

Canada

Federal court ruling on Emergencies Act welcome, but does not vindicate far-right

PV January 25, 2024

The recent decision by Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley, that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act to deal with the far-right “Freedom Convoy” in 2022 was unjustified and a Charter violation, is...

2 Minutes

Canada Labour

Unions gear up for fight against NB Tories’ law gutting pensions and collective bargaining

PV January 23, 2024

PV staff Unions in New Brunswick are gearing up for a fight in advance of new legislation coming into force in February, which guts collective bargaining and forces thousands of public sector workers into...

4 Minutes

Labour World

Iranian workers need global support as they demand action on labour rights

PV January 3, 2024

The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has issued an urgent call for the international labour movement to support Iranian workers in their struggles for improved recognition, pay and labour...