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Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions and upcoming reforms

Burned out and fed up with working conditions they say are unfair, Ontario’s coroners are pushing to be allowed to unionize – despite their first raise in more than a decade and a law preventing them from doing so. The Ontario Coroners Association says coroners are frustrated with a new …

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Workers at 3 private liquor stores in B.C. unionize, file complaint against employer over pay rise

Workers at three private liquor stores in British Columbia have won their bid to unionize and say they now hope to negotiate with their employer for higher wages and safer work environments. The employees at Berezan Hospitality Group liquor stores in Kelowna and Port Moody applied for certification at the Labour Relations …

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Apple store votes to unionize in growing push for U.S. workplace protections

Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a growing push across U.S. retail, service and tech industries to organize for greater workplace protections. The Apple retail workers in Towson, Md., voted 65-33 to seek entry into the …

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Efforts to unionize Amazon workers in Canada ramp up in Ontario as Teamsters target Hamilton

Workers arriving at the Amazon warehouse in Hamilton on Wednesday morning were met by a handful of people in bright yellow vests with pamphlets and signs saying “Amazon needs a union!” Members of Teamsters Local 879 said they stepped up their efforts after hearing from some workers at the Mountain fulfilment …

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