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27\/06\/2024 13:09 THESSALON FIRST NATION, Ontario, June 27, 2024\u00a0 — Employees of Thessalon First Nation in Northern Ontario have joined the United Steelworkers union (USW), in the process making history as the first such unionized group in Canada. The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has officially certified the Thessalon First Nation employees as USW members. It is believed to be the first such union certification of a group of First Nations community workers in Canada. Thessalon First Nation (TFN) is located on the north shore of Lake Huron, approximately 100 kilometres east of Sault Ste. Marie. The TFN workers fall under federal labour law jurisdiction and therefore were certified by the CIRB \u2013 the federal labour relations tribunal. The newly unionized TFN employees work in the delivery of a wide… <\/p>\n

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27\/06\/2024 13:09 THESSALON FIRST NATION, Ontario, June 27, 2024\u00a0 — Employees of Thessalon First Nation in Northern Ontario have joined the United Steelworkers union (USW), in the process making history as the first such unionized group in Canada. The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has officially certified the Thessalon First Nation employees as USW members. It is believed to be the first such union certification of a group of First Nations community workers in Canada. Thessalon First Nation (TFN) is located on the north shore of Lake Huron, approximately 100 kilometres east of Sault Ste. Marie. The TFN workers fall under federal labour law jurisdiction and therefore were certified by the CIRB \u2013 the federal labour relations tribunal. The newly unionized TFN employees work in the delivery of a wide... <\/p>\n

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