Tag Archives: Labour

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mike Dawson says he can't "in good conscience" accept the pay raise members of Parliament are supposed to get in April because it's unfair when Canadians are struggling to kee...

Buying a starter home, living on one income and staying in the same job for 40 years - life was very different for older generations and many young people have realized what worked for their parents d...

OTTAWA - A federal union is warning of threats to public safety as employees at Transport Canada face job cuts. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees said in a news release the cuts are being...

Canada's largest federal public sector union is threatening legal action as the government moves to increase public servants' in-office time. The federal government is ordering public servants to be i...

OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public sector union has filed several unfair labour practice complaints - and another union is warning of a possible strike - as the government moves to increase publ...

Statistics Canada says the economy shed 25,000 jobs in January but a drop in the number of people looking for work drove the unemployment rate down to 6.5 per cent in the month. January's job losses m...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.8) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation ra...

OTTAWA - Fewer people were looking for work in January, driving the unemployment rate lower despite job losses in the month, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said the economy shed 25,000 jobs...