Cargill meat-packing workers and UFCW 401 members in High River, Alberta have voted 97% in favour of a strike for better wages and working conditions.
The Cargill plant in High River, Alberta had the largest COVID-19 outbreak in North America in the early days
of the pandemic. Alberta government officials downplayed the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the plant and workers reported pressure to come in to work despite showing symptoms.
The RCMP launched the first criminal probe into a COVID-19 workplace outbreak in Canada following the death of one worker.
CUPE New Brunswick workers on strike surround the leglslature. Photo via the Canadian Labour Congress.
Public support is high for 22,000 striking public sector CUPE workers in New Brunswick, while support for the PC government is low, poll finds. CUPE is challenging the province's back to work order for health care workers. CUPE NB leaders debrief the state of the strike in
a video here.
Our Times published an overview of October's Labour Confronts the Climate Crisis conference, including discussions about divesting pension funds from fossil fuels.
Mostafa Henaway shares his experience Infiltrating Amazon, working the night shift undercover at a warehouse in Laval, QC for The Breach.
The Globe & Mail profiles young Brampton workers organizing with the Naujawan Support Network, fighting against wage theft and employer abuse. NSN is requesting donations for their legal defense fund.
Manitoba school
division custodians and cleaners and CUPE 1630 members are on strike for better wages.
Napanee shelter workers and Unifor members are on strike to address staffing levels and low wages.
22,000 public sector CUPE New Brunswick workers are on strike for better wages.
Quebec Unifor members at industrial manufacturer Prelco strike after nearly 8 months at bargaining table, demanding wage increases.
Private sector daycare
workers struck for one day to demand wage increases aligned with public sector workers. Thousands of public Quebec daycare workers held rotating strikes for wage increases on November 2, 3, and 4.
500
workers at Hema-Quebec blood facilities struck for two days on November 8 and 9.
Laval, Quebec transit drivers and CUPE members announce three strike days on November 3, 15, and 26.
BC IG Machines and Fibres Workers and IAM Local 692 members have been locked out since July 12, 2021.
BC hotel workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 40, have been locked out by Hilton Metrotown and Pacific Gateway hotel chains for over six months.
