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The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) Legislative Council assembled on Jan. 28, where they passed several motions and reviewed the Financial Committee’s Investigation into SSMU’s Student Fee Policies (I.S.S.Fee.P). The meeting hosted an organizer from the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC) who presented on the labor conditions in Dollarama warehouses and attempted to gain the Councils support given McGill’s investments in Dollarama. The Council also passed a motion to approve the Academic Wellness Proposal.  Finance Commissioner Sebastien Duckett presented the results of SSMU...

Advertisement Some of the biggest superannuation funds are proposing the Morrison government hands out $5000 to low-income earners for retirement after one million young workers cleared out the majority of their super to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The futures of young workers who have lost livelihoods and career paths during the coronavirus-induced recession have sparked global concern. Unions and super funds are warning this cohort needs special attention from the federal government. The economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is under way, but workers’ groups ...

Advertisement Some of the biggest superannuation funds are proposing the Morrison government hands out $5000 to low-income earners for retirement after one million young workers cleared out the majority of their super to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The futures of young workers who have lost livelihoods and career paths during the coronavirus-induced recession have sparked global concern. Unions and super funds are warning this cohort needs special attention from the federal government. The economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is under way, but workers’ groups ...

Quebec threatens construction, manufacturing sectors with more COVID 19 restrictions January 18, 2021   by Jacob Serebrin and Sidhartha Banerjee (CP) MONTREAL – Quebec’s labour minister on Friday threatened to impose more restrictions on the province’s construction and manufacturing sectors for allegedly flouting health orders. Jean Boulet said in a statement he’s received many reports about non-compliance connected to the two sectors since the government imposed new restrictions Jan. 9. He did not, however, provide details about the number of problematic com...

Labour activists say more transparency needed around COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces By: Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 4:56 PM CST Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 MONTREAL - Labour activists in Quebec and Ontario say more transparency is needed around COVID-19 outbreaks in warehouses and factories, many of which are staying open despite upcoming "non-essential" business lockdowns in both provinces. Pedestrians walk along Ste. Catherine Street during the COVID -19...