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May 09, 2025 06:00 ET | Source: Le Syndicat des Métallos

À l’occasion du 33e anniversaire de l’explosion meurtrière, le Syndicat des Métallos demande une meilleure application de la Loi Westray

TORONTO, 09 mai 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Il y a 33 ans, à 5 h 18 du matin, à la mine de charbon Westray, dans le comté de Pictou (Nouvelle-Écosse), une explosion de méthane sous terre a tué...
May 09, 2025 06:00 ET | Source: United Steelworkers union

USW calls for stronger enforcement of Westray Law on 33rd anniversary of deadly explosion

To truly have “No more Westrays,” the USW is calling on the government to apply and enforce the Westray amendments to the Criminal Code.
March 29, 2024 10:43 ET | Source: United Steelworkers union

Westray Law 20th anniversary: ‘A historic failure’

Two decades of failure to hold employers accountable for thousands of workplace deaths and injuries expose the need for greater action from governments.