Make It Mandatory: Raising Awareness About Mental Health in the Workplace

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The statistics don’t lie. According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the annual cost of mental illness nationally is $51 billion, with one in five Canadians experiencing a mental health issue in their lives.
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Fatigue: An issue with adverse effects on many workers’ lives

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In several sectors of the transportation industry, fatigue lowers productivity, creates risks to public safety, and undermines workers’ health. The next federal government will need to set reliable, evidence-based rules that are not dictated by business.
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Automation: The federal government needs to be proactive

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The biggest upheavals in the labour market since the Industrial Revolution are automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. According to some analysts, robotics could wipe out nearly 40% of jobs over the next few decades.
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Recent Post

Québec Trucking Association Disconnected from Reality of Most Truck Drivers

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The president of the Québec Trucking Association (ACQ), Marc Cadieux, gave an interview on Patrick Lagacé’s show last week on 98.5 FM in Montréal regarding truck drivers’ wages. The Teamsters Union, which represents over 5,500 truck driver in the province of Québec, is critical of his positions and line of thinking.

Teamsters at CN Could Strike as Early as November 19

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Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) at Canadian National (CN) could go on strike as early as Tuesday, November 19 at 0001.

The elections are over. Now the real work begins.

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The elections are over, and Canadians have made their choice.

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