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Spring Economic Update response: Workers need real results now

April 28, 2026
OTTAWA—Today’s Spring Economic Update announced a number of positive steps to address workers’ growing economic…
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Day of Mourning: Psychological health and safety is a workplace crisis we can’t ignore

April 28, 2026
Psychological health and safety is occupational health and safety. A workplace injury is a workplace…
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Rana Plaza: 13 years on—remembering the workers, renewing the fight for safety 

April 23, 2026
Every year on April 24, workers and trade unions in Bangladesh and around the world mark the…
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Earth Day 2026: Workers Power Solutions for Our Planet

April 22, 2026
This year’s theme for Earth Day is “Our Power, Our Planet” – and workers have…
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VDLC Welcome HEU Finnish Care Home Local!

April 22, 2026
The VDLC is pleased to welcome the affiliation of Hospital Employees’ Union, Finnish Care Home…
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Day of Mourning

April 1, 2026
On April 28 each year we remember those who were killed on the job, and…
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