We joined with numerous individuals on Parliament Hill this afternoon for the September 30th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Ottawa Labour Council
@ottawalabour.bsky.social
Representing 90 union locals with a combined membership of over 50,000 workers in the city of Ottawa.
CEOs covered by new labour code make up to 199 times more than their workers bit.ly/4xNWnQz
CEOs covered by new labour code make up to 199 times more than their workers
OTTAWA — As some of Canada’s biggest employers welcome the government’s new restrictions on the right to strike, new analysis from the Canadian Labour Congress finds that CEOs at six of Canada’s bigge...
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Bill C-39 would give Canadian government broadest strike intervention powers in G7 bit.ly/4z7GyW9
Bill C-39 would give Canadian government broadest strike intervention powers in G7
OTTAWA — If passed, Bill C-39 would give the Canadian government broader unilateral power to end a legal strike than exists in any other G7 country, according to a comparative legal analysis commissio...
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Ottawa hospitals 'underused' as private clinics receive millions: report bit.ly/4xM4uNF
Ottawa hospitals 'underused' as private clinics receive millions: report
An Ontario Health Coalition report says operating rooms and diagnostic equipment are being underused in city hospitals like Ottawa.
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Ottawa workers mark Labour Day amid softening job market and trade uncertainty bit.ly/46RoUJT
Ottawa workers mark Labour Day amid softening job market and trade uncertainty
One thousand people marched through downtown Ottawa on Labour Day, celebrating workers’ rights while reflecting on a softening local job market and uncertainty surrounding Canada’s ongoing trade dispu...
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'I miss him': Ceremony marks Heron Road Bridge collapse 60 years later bit.ly/4wM0I7c
‘I miss him’: Ceremony marks Heron Road Bridge collapse 60 years later
The Heron Road Bridge collapse in 1966 saw nine people die, and 60 injured. On August 10, 1966, workers were pouring concrete on the eastern portion of the 70-metre span across the Rideau River when i...
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If in Ottawa and you have some time please join with us as we remember those 9 workers who were killed and dozens more injured when the Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge collapsed on August 10th, 1966. bit.ly/3U7wixH
Heron Road Workers Memorial Bridge 60th Anniversary Ceremony – Ottawa & District Labour Council
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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.
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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