It all started in 1886 when Ontario passed its first Compensation Act. At that time, railway workers were experiencing very difficult working conditions and injuries were quite common. Legislation created changed the responsibilities of Employers. However, workers at the time...

On April 5th 1877 hundreds of unemployed workers marched on Ottawa City Hall, then on to Parliament Hill, ending up inside confronting a government that was refusing to help the thousands of Canadians who were unemployed in one of the...

From 1800 to 1900, many events occurred that built our current status. That was when everything began. Trade unions were secret. They went on strike and demonstrated for the first time. In 1872, Canada began to develop awareness about its...

For the past few years, we have been celebrating Black History Month by publishing stories about people and events surrounding this community. In 1926, in the United States, Dr. Carter G. Woodson initiated a Black History Week in February, which...

Before 1971, it was impossible to get paid for maternity or paternity leave in Canada. Women had to make the choice to not go to work (and not get paid) or even to quit the job they had before they...

We have all heard the term “redneck”.  Today it is a derogatory label used to describe someone crass and unsophisticated, often depicting a southern white rural American.  It is never considered a compliment however that wasn’t always the case. Would...