Canadian Labour Movements
- Unifor files a notice of dispute against Canadian National Railway
> Canadian National Railway said on Friday that labor union Unifor has filed a notice of dispute to the Canadian Minister of Labor, just three days after initiating negotiations. > > Also known as "conciliation", the notice of dispute can be sent by either party to the Canadian Minister of Labor during a negotiation and typically results in the appointment of a conciliation officer to assist the parties in reaching an agreement.
- Hullo ferry workers in B.C. vote to unionize
Nearly 80 Hullo ferry employees have voted to unionize, according to the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union.
- Sustainable Jobs Act finally passes!canadians.org Sustainable Jobs Act finally passes!
Despite significant obstruction by the Conservative party over the last year, the Act is now on its way to the Senate for consideration before it can pass into law.
- Canada’s unions are united: Want our votes? Enhance our rights! | Canadian Labour Congresscanadianlabour.ca Canada’s unions are united: Want our votes? Enhance our rights! | Canadian Labour Congress
Bruske: We want concrete action, not pretty words
- Pape and Danforth Starbucks becomes the first Toronto location to unionize - The Toronto Observertorontoobserver.ca Pape and Danforth Starbucks becomes the first Toronto location to unionize - The Toronto Observer
The United Steelworkers (USW) union recently announced that this is the first step in acquiring other Toronto locations. However, some have raised concerns it may affect the store's ability to remain open.
- Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with provincewww.winnipegfreepress.com Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with province
MONTREAL – Members of a union representing more than 80,000 health care workers in Quebec have decisively rejected a tentative collective agreement with the province that was endorsed by the lab...
- Hospital unions ratify, Yukon Hospital Corporation approves collective dealwww.yukon-news.com Hospital unions ratify, Yukon Hospital Corporation approves collective deal
Hospital corporation says next step is implementing the agreement
- Yukon workers at Parsons Inc. in Faro join the United Steelworkers union - USW Canadausw.ca Yukon workers at Parsons Inc. in Faro join the United Steelworkers union - USW Canada
WHITEHORSE, YT – With the support of the United Steelworkers union (USW) and the Yukon Federation of Labour, workers at Parsons Inc. at the Faro Rehabilitation Mine Project have been certified by the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to join the USW. The workers are set to begin the process of neg...
- When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unionswww.winnipegfreepress.com When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unions
OTTAWA – Canada’s largest labour organization is urging unions to hold politicians to account when they profess to champion the country’s working class. Bea Bruske, president of the...
- TTC electrical and trades workers issue strike deadlinecupe.ca TTC electrical and trades workers issue strike deadline
Approximately 700 electrical and trades workers employed by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) are ready to take strike action. The workers, represented by CUPE 2, have been without a contract since April 2022.
- Bell CEO fails to justify mass firings in Heritage Committee testimonywww.unifor.org Bell CEO fails to justify mass firings in Heritage Committee testimony
OTTAWA – In his appearance before the House of Commons Heritage Committee, Bell CEO Mirko Bibic failed to justify cutting thousands of jobs while Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) increased their dividends to a record-high $3.7 billion in 2023.
- [BC] HEU proposes key changes to Labour Relations Codewww.heu.org HEU proposes key changes to Labour Relations Code
The Hospital Employees’ Union recently submitted a proposal for numerous amendments to the Labour Relations Code (the Code) to add, modify and improve provisions that a
- Unifor files applications to represent workers at two Amazon fulfilment centreswww.unifor.org Unifor files applications to represent workers at two Amazon fulfilment centres
VANCOUVER—The campaign for workers at Amazon facilities in Metro Vancouver to form a union has reached a pivotal stage today after Unifor filed two applications to the B.C. Labour Relations Board (BCLRB).“Workers at Amazon are seeking job security, better health and safety, and fair wages,” said Uni...
- Alberta nurses' union files unfair labour practice complaint against AHS citing 'bad faith' bargainingcalgary.ctvnews.ca Alberta nurses' union files unfair labour practice complaint against AHS citing 'bad faith' bargaining
The union representing Alberta nurses has filed a labour practice complaint against Alberta Health Services (AHS), alleging the transfer of 3,200 nurses to a new provincial addiction agency is being done without regard for their contract rights.
- MDA workers launch strike action at company’s global space headquarterswww.unifor.org MDA workers launch strike action at company’s global space headquarters
BRAMPTON—Fifty workers at MDA’s new global headquarters and space robotics centre launched strike action on April 8 following the company’s refusal to negotiate. “Fair wages shouldn’t be light years away for workers at an incredibly profitable company such as MDA,” said Unifor National President Lan...
- phone zaps to keep Hamilton LRT publiccanadians.org Hamilton Keep the LRT Public Phone Zap
Join the call to tell the Mayor and Councillors that you want to Keep Transit Public!
- Pay Transparency Is A Collective Win For Workerswww.readthemaple.com Pay Transparency Is A Collective Win For Workers
Fundamentally, pay transparency and wage negotiation are about power, and employers have an interest in concealing information.
- Petition to improve the safety and quality of BC’s highwayswww.bcgeu.ca Petition to improve the safety and quality of BC’s highways
BCGEU,Will you sign this petition calling on the provincial government to make changes to B.C.'s highways maintenance program that will improve the quality and safety of our highways? For decades, highways workers maintained the roads as direct provincial government employees. Then in 1987, sweeping...
- Closing the Gap between a living wage and minimum wages in Newfoundland and Labradorpolicyalternatives.ca Closing the Gap between a living wage and minimum wages in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our detailed submission outlines reasoning and evidence to support key recommendations to ensure that the minimum wage provides sufficient protection for workers in Newfoundland and Labrador.Our recom
- Unifor calls out GreenShield’s misrepresentationswww.unifor.org Unifor calls out GreenShield’s misrepresentations
Rather than focusing on reaching a settlement with Unifor, GreenShield Canada (GSC) has chosen a publicity campaign that is further inflaming the five-week dispute. Unifor represents more than 600 members, mostly women, who work in the company’s Windsor and Toronto offices and have been on strike si...
- Airbus union members in Mirabel reject a second offer from managementmontreal.ctvnews.ca Airbus union members in Mirabel reject a second offer from management
For the second time on Sunday, union members at Airbus Canada in Mirabel overwhelmingly rejected a management offer to renew their collective agreement, which expired last December.
- Cities are central to capitalism—and could be central to its undoingmonitormag.ca Cities are central to capitalism—and could be central to its undoing
The decades after the French Revolution were tumultuous in Paris. Every few years, it seemed, the popular classes, made up of the poor and oppressed people, were rising up and overthrowing whatever the latest iteration of the French government was. Through the fall of the monarchy, the reign of…
- Unity Council announces university-wide bargaining plan - The Queen's Journalwww.queensjournal.ca Unity Council announces university-wide bargaining plan - The Queen's Journal
As the effects of budget cuts loom over Queen’s University, unionized Queen’s workers announced they’re joining forces to advocate for better collective agreements.
- Fraser Valley transit strike officially over after 124 days, return of service coming 'as soon as possible'bc.ctvnews.ca Fraser Valley transit strike officially over after 124 days, return of service coming 'as soon as possible'
The job action that has disrupted transit in the Fraser Valley for the last 124 days is officially ending, after union members ratified their new contract Friday.
- Edmonton care workers vote over 80% to unionizealbertaworker.ca Edmonton care workers vote over 80% to unionize
Over 100 care workers have joined the United Steelworkers in an effort to unify and strengthen their collective strength.
- Hands off VIA Rail!canadians.org Hands off VIA Rail!
Send a message to the federal government about VIA Rail: revitalize it, don’t privatize it.
- Unifor extremely disappointed in Ford Motor Company decision to delay Oakville transitionwww.unifor.org Unifor extremely disappointed in Ford Motor Company decision to delay Oakville transition
TORONTO—Unifor calls on Ford Motor Company to consider all possible options to mitigate the negative impact on workers following the announced substantial delay in the launch of EV production at the Oakville Assembly Plant.
- New victory against mining giant Glencore’s anti-union practices - USW Canadausw.ca New victory against mining giant Glencore’s anti-union practices - USW Canada
The Quebec Superior Court orders Labour Administrative Tribunal to consider all possible measures to reverse unlawful dismissal of security guards MONTREAL – In the dispute over Glencore’s elimination of its Raglan Mine security the Superior Court has rejected the provincial labour administrative tr...
- Strike votes for over 9,000 workers at Canada Border Services Agency begin April 10psacunion.ca Strike votes for over 9,000 workers at Canada Border Services Agency begin April 10
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) who work at Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be conducting a strike vote across the country starting April 10, 2024.
- Air Canada’s financial success built on the unpaid labour of its flight attendantscupe.ca Air Canada’s financial success built on the unpaid labour of its flight attendants
Air Canada recently released its annual report and held a shareholders meeting where they boasted of their current financial success. The Air Canada Component of CUPE, which represents more than 10,000 flight attendants with Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, noted that the report failed to mention th...
- Once a tenant-friendly haven, Quebec is now waging a class war on rentersricochet.media Once a tenant-friendly haven, Quebec is now waging a class war on renters
By cutting lease transfers, the province with the highest percentage of renters in Canada just made it easier for landlords to hike rents
- Factory workers at Lallemand Inc. join the union – UFCW 175 & 633 | UFCW Canada - Canada’s Private Sector Unionwww.ufcw.ca Manufacturing workers at Lallemand Inc. join the union – UFCW 175 & 633 | UFCW Canada - Canada’s Private Sector Union
Workers at Lallemand Inc. in Cornwall, Ontario have voted to join UFCW Locals 175 & 633.
- Ottawa’s waste management workers vote in favour of strikecupe.ca Ottawa’s waste management workers vote in favour of strike
Workers at the Waste Management of Canada Corporation in Ottawa have largely voted in favour of strike action should there not be a resolution in bargaining, said CUPE 1338. Ninety per cent of those who participated in the vote affirmed their support for a strike if there isn’t a resolution. CUPE 13...
- Are Workplaces Inherently Toxic? | The Walrusthewalrus.ca Are Workplaces Inherently Toxic? | The Walrus
Bullying. Harassment. Horrible bosses. How dream jobs turn into nightmares
- Steelworkers union calls for clean-up of traffic signal industrymontreal.ctvnews.ca Steelworkers union calls for clean-up of traffic signal industry
The united steelworkers union is calling for changes to the road signage industry, saying it doesn't want to see any more road signallers injured or killed on the job.