Faculty, librarians and archivists refuse to do the work of striking CUPE 2361 workers despite repeated requests by the #WesternU administration. We say NO to violations of our collective agreements and YES to solidarity with our trades, grounds and caretaking colleagues!

Join us tomorrow at Edmonds Park, for the Metro Vancouver Labour Day Celebration! There will be bouncy castles, games and activities for kids, live music, food, booths, and more. This is a free, family-friendly event, and all are welcome.

A new Photo of the Week just went up. Hou Chung-Liang, President of the National Teachers’ Association of Taiwan, has been on a hunger strike since 20 August in an effort to draw attention to the possible failure of the public sector pension plan. (Photo: EI)

As we celebrate #LabourDay in Canada, let's remember our Teamsters at CN & CPKC whose rights were attacked. The federal govt sent them back to work, ignoring their right to strike. The fight isn’t over and workers’ rights are still under threat. Teamsters are ready to stand up!

"Canada's working class is being pushed to the brink. Families do everything right to get ahead, yet groceries, housing, and other essentials fall further out of reach." Workers deserve a better deal! Read our full statement buff.ly/4792YJG

Happy Labour Day! Today we celebrate the hard-fought gains of organized labour, from paid sick leave to school class size limits. Tough working conditions and political threats makes this Labour Day as relevant as ever. We will continue to stand strong for teachers! #bcpoli #bced

"On each CFL game day, our members risk their physical well-being for their profession. As athletes, we are pursuing the same protections and rights that every other worker in Canada receives" #TeamCFLPA | Canadian Labour

New Democrats and Conservatives both launched online ads that attempt to define Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to union voters, the Canadian Press reports. Here's the NDP ad, which we think is the more believable version.

03-09-1894 Labour Day is observed for the first time as a statutory public holiday, under a law introduced that year, at the request of unions, by the Conservative prime minister Sir John Thompson. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lab…

Today’s news story from Kim Siever. Suncor workers get 12.5% raise albertaworker.ca/news/suncor-wo…

A first in Canada: App-based ride-hail & delivery services gig workers in #BC have better working conditions. New regulations are in effect TODAY.www2.gov.bc.ca/GigWorkers and shorturl.at/HJTy7 #BC #ridehail #gigwork #workers (1/3)

Leaves behind a Liberal party with nothing positive in its recent record except what the NDP pushed on them. canadianlabour.ca/statement-on-t…

Labour Day Op Ed: It’s Time for a Better Deal for Workers canadianlabour.ca/labour-day-op-…

Air Canada, union head to key talks as strike looms: ‘Completely stalled’ globalnews.ca/news/10735009/…

Number of students in public service hits 10-year high as union warns against use as cheap labour hilltimes.com/story/2024/09/…

NB: Union calls on Higgs government for fair living wage for New Brunswick's labour and trades professionals atlantic.ctvnews.ca/union-calls-on…

08-09-1886 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Saskatchewan Division No. 322, is formed in Medicine Hat. It is the first union chartered in what later becomes Alberta. books.google.ca/books?id=0o8E8…

Both authors have a long history of not just studying the movement but of activism within it. Dunno about you but I can hardly wait for the paperback or e-book edition though hopefully my library will get an HB copy. readthemaple.com/canadian-autow…

09-09-1991 More than 100,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada launch a general strike to defend job security for federal public service workers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Se…

It being Monday we have a new Photo of the Week for you. In New Zealand the government has responded to a court decision in favour of 'gig workers' as workers by moving to block any future workers from challenging the status assigned to them by their employers. (NZCTU)