Canada and the U.S. have announced a tentative new trilateral trade deal with Mexico that includes some key concessions on issues of import to both countries — and also a reworked name: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “USMCA will give our workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses a high-standard trade agreement that will […]
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On Tuesday March 6, 2018, the Ontario government introduced a new Pay Transparency Act to help close the gender pay gap. All employers in the province have had a legal obligation to deliver discrimination-free pay since the 1960s. But employers continue to flout the law. The Pay Equity Office reports that […]
Canada’s steel and aluminum producers clearly must be excluded from U.S. import tariffs announced today by President Donald Trump, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “The evidence is clear that Canadian steel and aluminum imports are not part of the problem that the U.S. administration is trying to address through its Section […]
U.S. President Donald Trump boasted Friday that “trade wars are good, and easy to win,” after his threat to tax steel and aluminum imports marked the latest flashpoint in simmering tensions over cross-border commerce between Canada and its largest trading partner. The federal government, already at odds with Washington over the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday his intention to impose hefty taxes on imported steel and aluminum in an effort to protect American producers that could have a ripple effect by igniting a trade war. During a White House meeting with U.S. steel industry brass, Trump announced he would slap a […]
At the recent Oliver Doyle Awards Banquet, she received the Kingston District Labour Council Activist of the Year Award. Thank you Carol for everything you have done to support Local 2010 and its Members. Truly an honour