FIRING TAVIN CRAWFORD BACKFIRED. It was supposed to stop any talk of unions at Wynn Park Villa Ltd., a long-term care residence in Truro, Nova Scotia. It didn’t. Instead, the workers at the private operation got themselves a union certification vote.

AFTER A YEAR OF FIGHTING SHE WON. An Air Canada flight attendant will get the workers’ compensation benefits her employer said she didn’t deserve. A new law in B.C. will make similar fights unnecessary.

THE CBC HAS GOT TO QUIT FAKIN’ IT. That’s the message hundreds of CBC staff and thousands of Canadians are sending out to CBC management.

WHO PAYS FOR THE TOILET PAPER? The boss does if you work from home in Holland.

IT DIDN’T MATTER THAT IT WAS THANKSGIVING, Danni Singleton was still out walkin the line. Just like she’s been doing for the 50 days since August 22 when Unifor Local 597 went on strike.

UBER DRIVERS WILL GET THEIR DAY IN COURT IN CANADA. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that drivers can have labour issues resolved through Ontario courts.

IVÁN OSTOS ISN’T DONE. The bosses can take away his job but they can’t take away his desire for justice and a fair chance to earn a real living. He’ not alone.

ALBERTA UNIONS ARE KNUCKLING UP. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney left them no choice.

TRYING TO DO GOOD DOESN’T LET YOU OFF THE HOOK. A group of seven baristas used that argument to make, and win, their case for pay owed them by the owners of the Nook Espresso Bar in Bedford, NS.

DAMIR MOLLNAR AND MICHAEL NARVERY WANT THEIR MONEY. The two men worked at Senova, an upscale Italian restaurant in Vancouver, for a total of 13 years. They want the money they earned but never got during all those years.