Westray Mine

Statement from Bea Bruske on the death of Alexa McDonough

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Saturday, January 15, 2022

OTTAWA, Jan. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement today:

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  • OTTAWA, Jan. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, released the following statement today:
    It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Alexa McDonough, a true Canadian political giant.
  • There is not a woman in Canadian politics or public life who does not owe a debt to the trailblazing role Alexa has played.
  • Alexa was someone who had an abundance of dedication, and never one to shy away from hard work or a difficult fight.
  • Labour unions worked to help honour her in 2013, raising funds to make sure Alexas contributions were permanently recognized at Mount Saint Vincents Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice.

Westray Lessons Still Not Learned in Nova Scotia: Steelworkers' Director Marty Warren

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

TORONTO, June 26,2019 /CNW/ -United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Marty Warren said Wednesday's CBC story on the non-reporting of workplace fatalities in Nova Scotia brings back memories of May 1992 and the Westray Mine disaster.

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  • TORONTO, June 26,2019 /CNW/ -United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Marty Warren said Wednesday's CBC story on the non-reporting of workplace fatalities in Nova Scotia brings back memories of May 1992 and the Westray Mine disaster.
  • "In the subsequent inquiry, the Department of Labour and its incompetent inspections were part of the reason Justice Peter Richard called for changes to the Criminal Code of Canada," said Warren.
  • "The lessons of Westray are lost when the province's executive director of occupational health and safety can say with a straight fact that there is little value in informing the public of workplace fatalities.
  • This is a shocking attitude and does nothing toward preventing the potential of dying on the job," Warren added.