New Brunswick
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...
Read moreLabour 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...
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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...
Read moreUnion 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...
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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...
Read moreGovernment 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...
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Striking airport workers take to the Hilltop
Fredericton - On their fifth day on strike, members of Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 60601, who work...
Read moreGovernment budgets: a sexy topic
It’s that time of year again: budget time. For most people, when the topic of government budgeting comes up, their...
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Fredericton airport workers gear up to strike
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) Local 60601 who work at the...
Read moreHarper government needs to improve, not attack retirement security
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour is calling on New Brunswick Members of Parliament to work to improve retirement benefits...
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