The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour encourages employers across the province to #StandDown4Safety on July 5, 2019. This event is a special effort of the Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Safety Association and is open to all workplaces. “A safety stand-down is a voluntary event where employers speak directly to workers about safety. All workplaces can [...]
News Release from Mary Shortall, President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour On behalf of the 70,000 members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL), I want to congratulate Chief Joe Boland and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC), for undertaking a training session for their officers in investigating workplace serious injuries [...]
By Thursday evening, people in NL will know who will lead the province for the next four years. What can we expect? History tells us many promises made on the campaign trail will never be realized. Openness and transparency will morph into back-room deals and insider secrecy. Yet, we live in hope things will be different this time around. [...]
In this 2019 election let‘s elect a government that is committed to a fair economy that addresses the needs of all citizens in the province. We need a government that will protect workers’ rights, strengthen our public services and build a sustainable economy. Ask candidates where they stand on these important issues. A Sustainable Economy [...]
Join us Tuesday April 30 at 7 pm in Salon A at the Delta Hotel to hear the position of all four party leaders on key social and economic issues facing the province. This event will be live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/NLFED/
Currently, women in the province earn, on average, 66 cents to the dollar that men are paid for work of equal value. It is time for Pay equity Legislation to ensure that women and men are paid equally. Please download and sign our petition. You can sign electronically here and you can download the petition [...]
For many years – the labour movement participated in the struggle to make gains for a more equal world, though campaigns as well as legislative, and collective bargaining changes, to ensure that the disadvantaged in our society can live, work and love in safety and with the same rights that we all deserve and for some of us – [...]
Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) President, Mary Shortall, is extremely disappointed about this Government’s approach to minimum wage. “Indexing one of the lowest minimum wages in the country does nothing to help low-wage workers,” states Shortall. “One of the best tools to address poverty is to pay a living wage that allows workers [...]
March 8th, International Women’s Day, is all about unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy and action. It is a time to honour the women and women’s organizations who have tirelessly fought for equality; to celebrate our victories, to connect with those committed to continuing the fight for change, and to raise our voices for justice, equality, and [...]
It really does take an entire community, and a lot of work towards our common goal to advance women’s equality, women’s economic empowerment. But you know what? This is something that simply cannot wait. Women around the world cannot wait. In fact – the world can’t wait. So it really is time to say that [...]