AltWeeklies Wire
What are the Safety Ramifications of the Bitter Labor Dispute at Petro-Canada?new
A report that says a five-month-long lockout of 260 workers at its Montreal refinery hasn't affected safety came under fire last week from the Parti Quebecois and Canada's largest energy workers union.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
04-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Montreal's Job Market Can Be Brutal & Bizarre for Unilingual Newcomersnew
Even if we anglos do manage to find a job, chances are the work will be so demeaning and mind-numbing that we'll be forced to either learn French or return to our homes. In either case, French Montreal has nothing to fear from us.
Montreal Mirror |
David Ravensbergen |
02-22-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Montreal Factory Relocates to South Americanew
Gildan closes its textile manufacturing and moves to cheaper pastures.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-05-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Looking for a Cheaper Sweatshopnew
The Canadian fashion company La Senza comes under fire for abandoning a union-friendly factory in Thailand.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Hazou |
10-12-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Making a Killing in the Congonew
Controversy dogs Anvil Mining Ltd., a mining company at the center of a massacre investigation.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
06-23-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Domestic Disputenew
Women's and immigrant groups pressure Quebec to cover home caregivers' insurance.
Montreal Mirror |
Marc Apollonio |
06-02-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Montreal Visionary Seeks to Reform Co-op Movementnew
Douglas Jack thinks the cooperative movement need a philosophical overhaul, and he proposes an Inca-inspired method of accounting for contributed labor.
Montreal Mirror |
Kristian Gravenor |
08-11-2005 |
Business & Labor
