the federal government has heeded calls to intervene and has moved to end a nearly month-long strike at Canada Post. Canada's Labor Minister says he is not ordering binding arbitration right away but has begun a process which could force some 55,000 postal workers back to work as early as...
I certainly don’t. In fact, my life has significantly improved since postal workers went on strike late last week. On a normal afternoon, my front hall would be littered with junk mail that a letter carrier stuffed into the mail slot, but last Friday, the hallway was empty. Article cont...
The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), a federal watchdog, ruled on Wednesday that the Pacific coast dock workers' strike must end because their union did not provide the required 72-hour notice before the walkout. "This strike is illegal," Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan said on Twitt...
Canada Seeks to Compel End of Nationwide Federal StrikeWilliam Claiborne
The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees struck a tentative deal with the federal government Thursday, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up. The announcement of a prospective agreement came in the wee hours of Thursday morning, three...
The Labour Minister said there was “a good deal within reach – one that would work for both the employer and the union”. O’Regan has asked the senior federal mediator to send him a written recommendation for terms of a settlement within 24 hours. ...
In 2023, a 13-day strike by more than 7,000 longshore workers caused large-scale disruption at Canada’s West Coast ports, and the North American transportation and logistics sectors have continued to be hit by labor disputes. Canada’s two biggest railways were also shut temporarily over th...
Our union (0PSƏU) reps are having meetings this week with our employer (L1feL@bs) and an arbitrator. About a month ago, we overwhelmingly voted for strike action, if no new deal can be arranged. However, only about a quarter of our drivers have full-time routes, and a further qua...
A strike by ILWU (Canada) members in July last year over a four-year labour deal with the BCMEA paralysed Canadian West Coast ports for 13 days and was only resolved when the federal government stepped in. Read more about:
In 2019, about 3,200 unionized workers of CN Rail, including conductors and yardmen, went on an eight-day strike in Canada. That strike led to heating fuel shortages, large backlogs and a slowdown in industrial output from plants making goods ranging from che...