Pawel Rudzki was sacked for his trade union activism. He’s the subject of a current LabourStart campaign. And yesterday, he told his story for the latest LabourStart podcast. Listen to it here: www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...

PSAC members and former members are, once again, getting unfairly burned by Phoenix. The federal government is resorting to threats and intimidation tactics against workers who didn't even know they were overpaid – nearly a decade ago. It’s not only unacceptable, but also against the law.

Over 16,000 Nursing Care members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) have ratified a new collective agreement. www.aupe.org/news/news-an...

"The fact that an educator wears a veil ... Does that really have an impact on a child’s development?" montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/... via @mtlgazette

Forming a union is one of the best ways to #MakeAmazonPay. This week Unifor member organisers are out signing cards at facilities across B.C.'s Lower Mainland.

GLOBAL: Global garment industry profits from denial of right to unionize in major sourcing countries www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

CANADA: Sewing solidarity in Winnipeg’s Canada Goose factories briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/vie...

Negotiations Update: Agreements in Principle with Canada Post Reached for Both Bargaining Units https://www.cupw.ca/en/negotiations-update-agreements-principle-canada-post-reached-both-bargaining-units #SupportCUPW #canlab #cdnpoli @CanadianLabour

CANADA: Canada Post talks with union quietly continue, experts express cautious optimism www.thestar.com/business/can...

Canadian Labour Int'l Film Festival Award Winners Best Canadian Film & Winner of Miguel Cifuentes Radical Change Award: They Called It The Butcher Shop: The Fleck Strike in Images LabourStart Award for Working Class Solidarity: Working for Freedom In-Festival Award: Your Own Boss labourfilms.ca.

Our latest podcast, just released minutes ago, is entitled ‘Is this the Nobel Prize for the international trade union movement?’ Listen to it here: www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...

CANADA: If Quebec tribunal finds Amazon guilty of union-busting, what comes next? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

We’ll never forget Jamal Khashoggi, and we advise those who care about free speech and a free press to do the same.

Oshawa (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Georgetown (ON) will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Scarborough (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

66 Ray Ave and 145 The West Mall Etobicoke Delivery Centre of Toronto (ON) local will not process or deliver unaddressed flyers as of Nov 20 at 12:01am EST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

🔔ALL OUT this Sunday Nov. 23! We need your support in fighting against mass layoffs and union busting at Alberni Golf Course! 👊🏼⛳ We’ll be rallying on the street side w/ signs at 10 AM at 3555 Johnston Rd. Rally on site will take place from 12-1 PM. Show up with your messages of solidarity!

Unifor locals looking to add some ha-ha’s to their holiday parties can now hire professional comedians from the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch and Improv Comedians, who are part of their union community. #canlab

The day Led Zeppelin became part of the union. Learn about the historic 1975 Led Zeppelin rock concert co-sponsored by striking CUPE union members at a Vancouver radio station. Welcome back, Robert Plant! www.labourheritagecentre.ca/collection/t...

A new Photo of the Week just went up on our main page. Last week protesters from NUTEAIW, PPPMEU, the EIEU Coalition and NUTGFLP marched outside the Malaysian Parliament, urging the government to take action against employers accused of engaging in widespread union-busting. (Photo: IndustriALL)

ISRAEL: Government seeks to ban foreign media outlets permanently if deemed “a security threat” www.ifj.org/media-centre...

PALESTINE: IFJ demands the immediate lifting of the media blockade in Gaza www.ifj.org/media-centre...

Thank you to Unifor’s Social Justice Fund for their $1,000 donation to LabourStart Canada. This donation will help us continue organizing our int'l campaigns (check our website), our news and social media postings — and to keep working toward our goal of hosting our next int'l conference in Canada.

New 2025 living wage calculations are out for 27 communities in BC. Check what the living wage is where you live at bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/... Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.

It was a pleasure speaking with our McGill student radio station CKUT about the transit strike in Montreal and the corrosive effect that the Quebec government's anti-strike legislation has on the collective bargaining process: www.frequencynews.ca/news/bill-14...

📢 This Monday, the BCTF Bargaining Team is back at the table! Let’s turn up the heat and show our support by wearing #RedforBCed! 💪 Whether you’ve got a red T-shirt, scarf, toque, or jacket, wear it proudly on Monday and share a photo online using the #RedforBCed hashtag. Don’t forget to tag us!

89.3% of voting members support ratification www.bcgeu.ca/bcgeu_public...

WestJet and Telus don't have elbows. www.unifor.org/news/all-new...

Under the new employment standards regulations, employers cannot ask for a sick note for a worker’s first two health-related, short-term absences of five consecutive days or fewer in a calendar year. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Could Canada Post and striking postal workers be close to a deal? www.thestar.com/business/cou... #canlab #cdnpoli

Federal Budget 2025 https://www.cupw.ca/en/federal-budget-2025 #canlab #cdnpoli

Reminder

“Canada’s unions are calling on the Liberal government to work with other parties to amend the budget to deliver the supports, investments, and safeguards workers need to withstand U.S. tariffs, protect Canadian jobs, and build lasting economic security." canadianlabour.ca/canadas-unio...

Our latest Photo of the Week: On 24 October, public sector unions affiliated with the Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses struck to protest goverment austerity policies and the rise of the far-right Chega party. (Photo: STAL)

CANADA: On organizing a queer collective agreement in the Yukon: a conversation briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/vie...

Fredericton-Oromocto (NB) local is on strike as of Nov 3 at 12:01am AST – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Public money should serve people, not corporate profits. Civilian defence workers keep our bases running and troops ready, but the federal government keeps handing contracts to private firms that cost more, deliver less, and risk our security. perspectivesjournal.ca/end-contract...

LabourStart is now podcasting interviews with trade unionists from around the world. Learn about the struggles of workers everywhere. Look for it where you get your podcasts or at www.buzzsprout.com/2313632

IRAN: It’s official! The campaign for the stay of execution of Sharifeh Moahmmadi has been successful! codir.net?p=4161

CANADA: Is Alberta headed for a general strike? www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...

NETHERLANDS: More young people joining unions after years of decline www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2...

Come on Canadian Labour folks. We've got a battle to fight.

CANADA: Danielle Smith’s Bill 2 is a “war on workers” afl.org/press-releas...

I’m somewhat surprised that the teachers intend to obey the law. Unions have done pretty well in Canada engaging in civil disobedience of laws that blatantly violate fundamental rights and freedoms. Modern conservatives sure do love the notwithstanding clause tho. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

CANADA: UCP back-to-work legislation is an attack on teachers, all workers nupge.ca/2025/alberta...

Alberta Rockies (AB) local is no longer on strike #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts

Golden (BC) local is on strike as of Oct 27 at 12:01am MDT – Members: Contact your local for more info www.cupw.ca/en/find-your-local #canlab #SupportCUPW #StoptheCuts