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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read April 27, 2018

Official Day of Mourning to commemorate work related injuries and deaths

The Canadian flag on Parliament Hill will fly at half-mast on April 28. Workers will light candles, don ribbons or black armbands and observe a moment of silence at 11:00 a.m.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / Canadian Labour Congress, Day of Mourning, day of remembrance, employment law, health and safety in the workplace, International Confederation of Free Trade, NAOSH, NAOSH 2018, North American Occupational Safety and Health, occupational health and safety, work related injuries and deaths

By Amery Boyer | 2 Minutes Read April 9, 2013

Can the right to unionize be balanced with social responsibility and affordability?

According to its website, the Just Us! Co-op set out in 1995 to become Canada’s first Fair Trade coffee roaster. It was a small, but bold experiment to show that the coffee business, and all businesses, could be done differently, putting People and the Planet before Profits™ locally and globally.

Article by Amery Boyer / Employee Relations, Union Relations / Canadian Labour Congress, Labour Board of Nova Scotia, Labour Law, organizing drive, People and the Planet before Profits, right to unionize, right to unionize be balanced with social responsibility and affordability, social responsibility, termination, terminations, unfair labour practice, union, unionization, unionization drive, wrongful dismissal

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read May 10, 2012

Slaw: Guide for investigating workplace corporate negligence

On the 20th anniversary of the deadly Westray explosion that killed 26 miners in Nova Scotia, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has released a guide for investigating corporate criminal negligence in the event of a serious injury or fatality in a workplace.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Health and Safety / Canadian Labour Congress, corporate criminal negligence, Corporate negligence, criminal code, Criminal liability, employment law, investigating workplace corporate negligence, Police enforcement, serious injury or fatality in a workplace, Westray explosion

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