Protesters urge Ford to keep worker protections, minimum wage bump in place
Protesters rallied across the province last Monday, urging Premier Doug Ford not to scrap new worker protections after he pledged earlier this month to repeal the law giving Ontarians two paid [...]
“Right to Disconnect” from work has major support, says fed report
The federal government is considering whether the changes to modernize labour standards should include new rules allowing employees to ignore emails outside of work hours. More than 90 per cent [...]
CUPE wants city to bring parking enforcement back in-house
The union representing city workers is pitching Windsor City Council on the merits of bringing parking enforcement back in-house. The city outsourced parking back in 2010. President of CUPE Local [...]
Postal union rotating strike hits Toronto today
A rotating postal worker strike will affect most of the Greater Toronto Area on Tuesday as almost 9,000 Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) employees in its Toronto local branch will walk off [...]
Unifor says D-J Composites has agreed to binding arbitration
Unifor claimed victory in Gander last Wednesday and says D-J Composites, the company that locked out its workers 21 months ago, has agreed to binding arbitration. Unifor representatives stated [...]
Unions says Canada Post contract talks have ‘a long way to go’
New contract proposals from Canada Post to 50,000 of its employees have failed to put an end to the threat of a work stoppage at the agency this fall. According to the Canadian Union of Postal [...]
OPSEU achieves tentative four year agreement with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
OPSEU has reached a tentative deal with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) that includes wage increases and not a single concession. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said [...]
Air Georgian Flight Attendants sign tentative agreement with CUPE
Air Georgian Limited reached a tentative deal for a new collective agreement with CUPE Local 4059, the union that represents approximately 83 flight attendants at Air Georgian’s Toronto base. [...]
Western University faculty vote in favour of strike
The union representing faculty at Western University has voted 94 per cent in favour of strike action if planned talks involving a conciliator fail to reach a negotiated deal. The University of [...]