Great turnout at yesterday's Rideau Canal Celtic Cross Ceremony in Ottawa to honour and remember the 1000 workers and their families who died building the Rideau Canal between 1826-1832.
Ottawa Labour Council
@ottawalabour.bsky.social
Representing 90 union locals with a combined membership of over 50,000 workers in the city of Ottawa.
WestJet, CUPE reach tentative agreement, ending operational disruptions bit.ly/4h6mzBn
WestJet, CUPE reach tentative agreement, ending operational disruptions
The announcement out of negotiations in Calgary brings an end to the day-old job action, with both the union’s strike notice and the company’s lockout notice being withdrawn.
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Labour board finds Bank of Canada broke the law for second time over use of replacement workers bit.ly/4frCEir
Labour board finds Bank of Canada broke the law for second time over use of replacement workers
Labour board finds the Bank of Canada broke the law for second time over use of replacement workers in ongoing labour dispute.
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Injured worker rescued after falling from ladder into construction pit bit.ly/4pj7Q86
Injured worker rescued after falling from ladder into construction pit
An injured construction worker was rescued by Ottawa firefighters after he fell from a ladder into a pit at a construction site in the city’s east end on Tuesday.
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Bank of Canada being forced to stop using replacement workers could lead to quick resolution: lawyers bit.ly/4eSUgor
Bank of Canada being forced to stop using replacement workers could lead to quick resolution: lawyers
A labour board decision has ordered the Bank of Canada to end the use of replacement workers, building pressure for an agreement to be made in the coming days
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In case you may have missed this story 'Queensway-Carleton Hospital cutting 87 registered nursing positions' bit.ly/44X2AO1
Queensway-Carleton Hospital cutting 87 registered nursing positions
The Queensway-Carleton Hospital is cutting 87 registered nursing positions as part of a plan to trim one per cent of its workforce to address financial pressures at the hospital in Ottawa’s west end.
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Labour Council president Sean McKenny with @ottawalabour.bsky.social Executive Board members and USW Local 9597 members Moe Herzi and David Meinzinger along with LCS Coordinator Rob Currier show support and join CUPE 2722 folks on strike @oxfamcanada.bsky.social in Ottawa. #solidarity
CUPW members ratify agreement(s) with Canada Post bit.ly/4o1QBaV
Tentative Agreements Ratified by the Membership
For the past six weeks, members in both the Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and the Urban Postal Operations bargaining units have been voting whether to accept or reject the tentative collecti...
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2160 delegates in the room on this final day at the 31st Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress in Winnipeg #CLC2026
Worker dies after tire ruptures at Kanata auto shop: Ottawa police Bit.ly/4wui8p0
Worker dies after tire ruptures at Kanata auto shop: Ottawa police
An employee of a Kanata auto shop has died after a tire ruptured in a mechanical bay over the weekend.
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2112 registered delegates here in Winnipeg as we start day 2 of the 31st Constitutional Convention
An amazing and inspiring morning here in Winnipeg at the start of the Canadian Labour Congress 31st Constitutional Convention #CLC2026
Packed room here in Winnipeg at the 2026 CLC Convention Labour Council caucus
An amazing turnout at today's (Tues May 5th) rally in front of the Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus organized by CUPE 4000. Pictured Rob Gauthier, pres CUPE 4000 and Michael Hurley pres OCHU CUPE
On May 5, we recognize Red Dress Day, a national day of remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+).
Work should never cost you your life or your mental health. Psychological injuries are real, preventable, and rising across workplaces. Today, we remember those we’ve lost and recommit to fighting for safer, healthier work for everyone. Read our full statement: canadianlabour.ca/day-of-mourn...
In case you may have missed this story - Multiple charges laid in assaults on Ottawa paramedics bit.ly/4dZPc1B
Multiple charges laid in assaults on Ottawa paramedics
Ottawa police said Wednesday that charges have been issued in three incidents of violence against paramedics assaulted on calls last week.
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Cuts at Ottawa Hospital will hurt patients, Nurses' union warns bit.ly/4toyi1q
Cuts at Ottawa Hospital will hurt patients, nurses' union warns
The Ottawa Hospital announced in early April that it will cut three per cent of its workforce.
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Today is Equal Pay Day in Ontario. Care workers keep everything running, yet most are women and are still paid less than they deserve. If we rely on care work to hold up our economy, it’s time to start investing in it like it matters. Take action: childcarenow.ca/keep-the-chi...
Private bus motion fails on tie vote at council bit.ly/3PQCFnf
Private bus motion fails on tie vote at council | CBC News
The motion from Rideau-Jock Coun. David Brown asked staff to "evaluate the feasibility of working with private mass transportation providers to supplement rural transit service" and better link villag...
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Canada's unions stand in support and solidarity with trans and gender-diverse people bit.ly/4tnoEvK
Canada’s unions stand in support and solidarity with trans and gender-diverse people
On Trans Day of Visibility 2026, Canada’s unions affirm our dedication to defend, celebrate and honour trans and gender diverse people. Unions have long advocated for gender justice and equitable repr...
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Great turnout today at the noon hour rally organized by the Ontario Health Coalition outside the offices of @MarkJCarney constituency office in Ottawa. Pic of Michael MacIsaac CURC prez as well as Marlene Rivier & Lexie
Stores in Ottawa could be open for Family Day and Victoria Day bit.ly/40wpHgk
Stores in Ottawa could be open for Family Day and Victoria Day
The Ontario provincial government is planning to allow stores to open on Family Day and Victoria Day, after Premier Doug Ford said he was flooded with messages on stores being closed on Family Day.
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Crane operator on Parliament Hill helps hoist injured worker to ambulance bit.ly/3NBPpgw
Crane operator on Parliament Hill helps hoist injured worker to ambulance
A worker who was injured on Parliament Hill Friday morning had to be hoisted by a crane to a waiting ambulance, according to Ottawa paramedics.
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If in Ottawa next Tuesday Feb 10th you may want to check out the Canadian Health Coalition Rally on Parliament Hill at 12:00pm - 'Canada's Public Health Care is Under Attack'
United Way to raise $1 million to end youth homelessness in Ottawa bit.ly/4rlcJ0f
United Way to raise $1 million to end youth homelessness in Ottawa
The United Way East Ontario is pledging to raise $1 million over the next five years to prevent and end youth homelessness in Ottawa.
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