Doug Ford is Gutting Labour Laws, Eliminating Sick Days and Cancelling Raises for Minimum Wage Workers

Doug Ford’s government announced Tuesday it is tabling sweeping legislation to gut Ontario’s labour laws. At a press conference Tuesday in Scarborough, Labour Minister Laurie Scott announced Ford’s government is officially …

‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration

The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a governmentwide effort to roll back …

Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination

If you are a Verizon customer on the East Coast, odds are good that your cellphone or tablet arrived by way of a beige, windowless warehouse near Tennessee’s border with …

Negociación colectiva: Ley aprobada afectará el presupuesto público

Como última acción de la jornada, el pleno del Congreso aprobó este jueves –alrededor de las 11:30 p.m.– la exoneración de la segunda votación de la ley de negociación colectiva estatal. La iniciativa –que …

Court Denies Trump Administration Request to Expedite Appeal of Workforce EO Decision

A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Thursday mostly denied a request by the Trump administration to expedite its appeal of a U.S. District Court …

Andrés Manuel López Obrador promete visas de trabajo para los migrantes centroamericanos de la caravana

El presidente electo de México, aseguró que necesitarán más de 400,000 trabajadores para sembrar un millón de hectáreas de arboles frutales y maderables, así como para la construcción del Tren …

La OIT pide fortalecer las politicas publicas debido a la infomalidad en el empleo

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The #MeToo effect: Sexual harassment charges with the EEOC rose for the first time in years

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Harvey Weinstein allegations being reported, the tinder that sparked the #MeToo movement into a full-fledged fire, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Unions accuse IKEA of undermining workers’ rights in three markets

Unions accused furniture retailer IKEA on Thursday of undermining workers’ rights in the United States, Ireland and Portugal, and asked the Dutch government to mediate.  The international UNI Global Union and …

Gay Corrections Officer Files Lawsuit Over Employment Discrimination

A gay corrections officer has sued the State of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Corrections for employment discrimination. The case was filed in federal court on March 16 by …