On December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, the New Brunswick Federation of Labour joins its voice to Canada’s Unions in calling on the Government of Canada to establish a National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and...
This government’s reliance on private sector investment to lead the economy out of the Covid-19 pandemic is a recipe for failure. “If the pandemic has shown us anything, its that the public sector investment is crucial in leading the way forward,” says Daniel Legere,...
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour is calling on Premier Higgs to reconsider his position on negotiating national standards for the long-term care sector with his provincial, territorial, and national counterparts. “It is with disbelief and shock that we learn...
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL) supports Mi’kmaq treaty rights. Our organization also condemns the illegal efforts of non-Indigenous fishers to sabotage the inherent rights of the Mi’kmaq people to hunt, fish and gather off of the coast of Nova Scotia....
On Sept 25, the NBFL submitted its recommendations to the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour. Among other things, the NBFL recommended to increase the minimum wage $15/hour. The recommendations were submitted as part of the biennial review on...
Following the New Brunswick Nurses Union (NBNU) release of its research report The Forgotten Generation: An Urgent Call for Reform in New Brunswick’s Long-Term Care Sector, the New Brunswick Federation of Labour joins its voice in calling for a public inquiry into the...
