Information on Assistance During COVID-19 Crisis
This document is a collection of resources on the information, services, and benefits that exist for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians during the COVID-19 crisis. These include services provided by local groups as well as the provincial government [...]
LETTER TO THE PREMIER: Workers Are on the Front Lines
Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier Government of Newfoundland & Labrador Confederation Building, 8th Floor - East Block P.O. Box 8700 St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6 Dear Premier, Thank you, and your government, for the steps you have taken to date to help keep [...]
NOTICE: NLFL Enacts Work-From-Home Policy
As a precautionary measure as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the NL Federation of Labour will enact a work-from-home policy effective immediately. This policy will remain in place indefinitely; we will update our website when regular office hours resume. Due [...]
Inadequate Worker Protection Systems for COVID-19, Says NLFL
St. John’s, NL: The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) is asking the provincial government to immediately enact all the necessary legislative and policy changes to protect workers who will be impacted by the [...]
CLC Notice Regarding COVID-19 – CLC Postpones Convention
Copied from the Canadian Labour Congress: "Greetings: Due to the directive by British Columbia and national public health authorities to cancel any large gatherings because of the health risk posed by the novel coronavirus [...]
NLFL Fights Back on Minimum Wage Misinformation
In response to misleading and false claims made by the NL Department of Finance about the minimum wage, the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour is sharing information to debunk the myths about minimum wage, [...]
NLFL Co-Signs “Pharmacare Now!” Letter
The NLFL is proud to be one of the 150 national and provincial organizations who co-signed this letter, calling on Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau to make the financial commitments needed in this year's budget [...]
Labour Federation Slams Business Community for Short-Sightedness on NL Minimum Wage
For Immediate Release: As the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) reviews the report of its Minimum Wage Review Committee, the St. John’s Board of Trade and Chambers of Commerce are calling on government to [...]
Newfoundland & Labrador Minimum Wage Remains Lowest in Atlantic Canada and Falls Further Behind as Nova Scotia Announces $1 increase.
St. John’s, NL: The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL) has been demanding that the province substantially increase its minimum wage this April 1st. As NLFL President Mary Shortall pointed out, “Our province has [...]