8 d. ago Statement by Marty Warren, National Director of the United Steelworkers union on new federal measures to protect and support Canadian workers and industries

TORONTO, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement in response to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement of new measures to support Canadian workers and industries impacted by U.S. tariffs and global trade disruptions: “Steelworkers are clear: Canada cannot keep playing defence while our jobs […]

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8 d. ago Poland Seeks to Extend Power Price Cap, Enabling More Rate Cuts

Poland’s government is optimistic about quickly passing legislation to extend a cap on power prices, a move that the central bank governor said would boost the chances for another interest rate cut.

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9 d. ago OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario community and social services workers launch “Worth Fighting For” coordinated bargaining campaign at rally in Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, hundreds of OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario workers and labour allies rallied in Hamilton to demand immediate, long-term funding for community and social services; affirming their commitment to coordinated bargaining efforts and actions until their services are adequately funded. As part of the Worth Fighting For coordinated bargaining […]

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9 d. ago People questioning how so many Ontario companies claim they can't find local hires

While a growing number of Ontario residents are finding themselves out of work amid a deadly recession-ish/unemployment crisis combo, a suspiciously high number of local businesses continue to take advantage of the federal government's foreign worker program to hire overseas staffers — and residents are catching on.Canada's Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) are certainly nothing new, but far more people are talking about the tool lately than perhaps ever before as Ontario (and the rest of the country) continues to battle a struggling economy, rampant job losses, tariff-related woes and the inevitable effects of a sharp population surge fueled by immigration.Brands like Tim Hortons have been called out for seemingly overutilizing of LMIAs, which are meant to be reserved solely for cases where there is "a need for a foreign worker to fill a job [because] no Canadian worker or permanent resident is available to do it."A q...

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1 week ago Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions

Ontario says it will remove interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country.  

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1 week ago Ontario dismantling barriers for interprovincial skilled workers

Professions covered under Ontario's labour mobility framework include electricians, engineers, geoscientists and architects — plus many others

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2 w. ago People from the suburbs are planning to boycott Toronto while working in city

New return-to-office mandates handed down by the provincial government are making waves this week, particularly among the tens of thousands of staffers affected — some of whom are now vowing to boycott Toronto's businesses in protest of having to physically return to their downtown workplaces.Earlier this month, Premier Doug Ford informed Ontario's public service workers that they will have to resume five-day in-person work weeks starting January 5, 2026, signalling an end to the hybrid, COVID-era work model that required only three days on the ground.While the leader pointed to the big banks and other firms that have already reintroduced mandatory in-person work — and despite this all being a fairly gradual process that was a long time coming — many are still up in arms.One employee of an unnamed company took to Toronto Reddit to assert they will "not buy anything" in the city while they'...

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2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should be in office 5 days week: Ford

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in […]

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2 w. ago Federal, provincial public servants should work in the office 5 days a week, says Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. Speaking to reporters in Inglewood, Ont., Wednesday, Ford applauded the City of Ottawa’s recent decision to require its employees to work five days a week in the office starting in the new […]

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2 w. ago Public servants should work in office 5 days a week, Doug Ford says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. 

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3 w. ago Steelworkers welcome new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres to support workers

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the launch of the Ontario government’s new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres, announced today, which will provide resources to support workers affected by technological change, trade disruptions and job loss. “Steelworkers know that when jobs are lost, families and […]

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3 w. ago Stelco owner ‘doesn’t give two hoots’ about workers: Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the head of the company that owns Hamilton-based steel company Stelco “doesn’t give two hoots” about those workers. Lourenco Goncalves, the president and CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, has spoken positively about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel, including doubling them from 25 to 50 per cent. Earlier this week Goncalves […]

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3 w. ago Stelco owner ‘doesn’t give two hoots’ about the workers: Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the head of the company that owns Hamilton-based steel company Stelco "doesn't give two hoots" about those workers.

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3 w. ago ‘We are in a heat crisis’: Province should track deaths, ensure school AC, group says

Extreme heat is endangering students, workers, renters and some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents, a network of civil society groups said Monday as they urged the province to better prepare for sweltering temperatures.  The Heat Collaborative issued calls to action Monday including a demand for the province to create an extreme heat awareness program.  Among […]

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4 w. ago OPSEU says support staff at Ontario colleges vote to authorize strike, if necessary

The union that represents thousands of support staff at Ontario’s colleges says the workers have voted to authorize a strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says in a news release that members voted 77.3% to authorize a strike, if necessary, to “secure respect at the bargaining table” and secure a contract the workers deserve. […]

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