'A broad consensus is emerging.' - BCGEU president Darryl Walker.

Appointed by Ontario government following the deaths of four construction workers on Christmas Eve.

It takes only 181 days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Singaporean will produce over the course of the entire year.

'More and more health care workers are taking stress leave or opting for early retirement, tired of being beaten down by this employer.' - Elisabeth Ballermann.

Employees locked out by employer 'are very eager' to get back to work - Joan Jessome.

Reports directly to the minister of health in the cabinet of the government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Cash-strapped government looking for money to help deal with their massive federal deficit.

'Are we looking at smaller things? Possibly, but no decision’s been made.'

NUPGE president James Clancy and OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas lead large contingent in peaceful protest through downtown Toronto.

'Shirley moved women’s rights to the top of the labour agenda and she was a determined opponent of apartheid.'

Provincial public sector union exploring avenues to appeal decision by top provincial court.

Supreme Court of Canada will make the final ruling on whether Harper Conservatives have authority to shutdown safe-injection clinic on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Contracting out will once again be an issue of widespread concern for 1,300 support workers.

'Inmates are not just being double-bunked in some places they are triple-bunked and sleeping on cots in every available bit of floor space. To add to this problem is a recipe for disaster.' - James Clancy.

Kitsilano Daycare Centre has operated in Gordon Campbell's riding for nearly four decades.

Union has now reached tentative or ratified agreements with nine agencies across the province.

Signatures sought for 'Raise Your Voices' declaration calling on the Harper government to respect the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

'Voters will reject this scam and if the premier does not reject it as well, many of his MPPs will pay for it with their seats.' - Warren (Smokey) Thomas.

The 340,000-member National Union of Public and General Employees is one of Canada's largest unions.

'People across the country and around the globe are looking to trade unions and other civil society groups to promote an alternative economic program.' - James Clancy.

'The motive behind this  attack is an attempt by the Harper government to impose a social-conservative agenda on public policy priorities without any public discussion or accountability.'

'Together, with your support, we can create a country where no other Colombian child loses a parent to violence because they work for a better world.'

“The really outrageous thing is that the banks are still talking about this as if they were unlucky… That’s rubbish. It’s like drinking a bottle of vodka, tying a scarf over your eyes and trying to run down Georgia street then complaining that you are unlucky when you get hit by a taxi.”

“We can rebalance society and limit markets. Organizations around the world are finding new and exciting ways to describe the world’s worth.”

Delegates at national union convention say no government fiscal decisions should widen income inequality or diminish access to public services.