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Posters on both of Concordia University’s campuses are sporting a new slogan- “so close to a deal, so close the deal!”

This is because hundreds of unionized employees at the University have been working without a collective agreement for years. And on Tuesday roughly 150 members from various unions gave up their lunch break to demonstrate.

The demonstrators are hoping to get the administration back to the bargaining table.

At the moment, 14 of the 15 unions are working without labour agreements.

Library workers, support staff, part-time faculty, technicians, professionals and tradespeople have gone without a salary increase for almost five years.  

In Bosnia-Hercegovina, a group of miners decided to trap themselves inside a coal mine.

They are outraged at their bosses for not keeping true to their word about their paychecks.

In a report by BBC News, the 140 miners dug themselves over 800-feet deep below the ground at the Djurdjevik coal mine on Monday.

It's located north-east of the capital, Sarajevo.   

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The Movement Citoyen Handicap-Québec staged a slow-moving, peaceful protest Sunday to demand equal rights for the disabled.

The participants, those severely disabled, sight impaired and otherwise unable to work in traditional jobs, made their way from Lafontaine Park to Premier Pauline Marois’ office in traditional and motorized wheelchairs.

According to the Gazette, the MCHQ claims it is the first demonstration of its kind to bring attention to problems in the provinces social aid program.

A transitional home for women and children fleeing domestic abuse has opened in Whitehorse.

The shelter is named Betty's Haven. It is named after Gwich'in Elder Betty Sjodin. Sjodin has worked as a women's advocate for over 30 years.

Women staying at the shelter will have access to legal aid, community and health services, and affordable housing for up to eighteen months.

Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski said the government is aware of the issues faced by women in Yukon and that they understand the "importance of making sure that women and children in crisis…have the support that they need".