Winnipeg Restaurant Used Federal Emergency Wage Subsidy ‘Scab Loophole’ to Keep Kitchen Open During a Strike

Published February 12, 2021 New

Stella’s restaurant owner confirms using emergency wage subsidy for three employees who continued working during a strike

Truckers Say They’re ‘Not Confident’ in New Training Guidelines Brought In After Fatal 2018 Humboldt Crash

Published February 2, 2021 News

New University of Saskatchewan study suggests long haul truck driver training does not meet driver needs in Canada

Restaurant Chain That Claimed It Was Shut Down By Unionized Workers Quietly Received Federal Wage Subsidies

Published January 19, 2021 News

Management at popular Winnipeg restaurant chain won’t say if federal emergency wage subsidy was used for scab labour

Globe and Mail Apologizes After Company Linked to Worker Deaths Named to Canada’s ‘Top Employers’ List

Published January 13, 2021 News

The Globe and Mail reported this week that Cargill is currently facing an RCMP criminal investigation over worker deaths

Doug Ford Says Ontario Will Not Provide Paid Sick Leave For Struggling Workers During State of Emergency

Published January 12, 2021 Video

Ford suggests existing $450 per week benefit from federal government should be enough to get sick low-wage workers ‘over the hump’

7 Times PressProgress Shone a Light on Canadian Corporations Mistreating Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published January 3, 2021 Year-End Review

How we covered unfair and unhealthy working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic