Guatemalan fights for justice for women in her homeland
Last week as part of International Women's Day celebrations, Guatemalan women's rights activist Norma Herrera made an appearance at the...
N.B. can learn from Quebec student strike
Quebec has traditionally had the lowest tuition fees in the country and a history of student strikes is, in large...
To NB financial planners: daylight saving time is here!
As late as the 1950s, Kent County school trustees could hire a 17-year-old girl to teach the village children for...
Lower skilled temporary foreign workers shut out from citizenship
According to Canadian Immigration and Citizenship, 1,750 temporary foreign workers came to New Brunswick in 2011. These workers included higher...
Another horrific accident kills migrant workers in Canada
Just a month after the terrible Hampstead, Ontario tragedy, another highway collision involving migrant workers has claimed the lives of...
Labour movement commits to ongoing struggle this International Women’s Day
On behalf of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL), we wanted to thank New Brunswick women for their contribution...
Real bodies are not photoshopped
Should the promotion of anorexia through the use of websites be criminalised? This was the question at the heart of...
Union files legal action against Fraser Papers directors
The Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has filed legal actions in Quebec Superior Court against the directors of...
Attack of the budworm diverts attention away from short-sighted forest policies
Dear Minister Bruce Northrup, Since you are responsible for developing a new forest policy for New Brunswick, and in the...
Government made right decision on minimum wage; will it do the same in the upcoming budget?
“The Alward government made the right decision by honouring its election commitment and raising the minimum wage rate to the...