Tag Archives: Labour

MONTREAL - The head of Montreal's public transit authority says she needs to find ways to deliver services at a lower cost, 10 days out from a second strike by maintenance workers that will drasticall...

EDMONTON - With a provincewide teachers strike looming, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says their union has a stark choice between heftier pay hikes and more teachers. Smith suggested they can have on...

KAMLOOPS - Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after ranchers and meat processors complained that an ongoing public service strike was threatening ...

EDMONTON - Alberta teachers have officially started the countdown clock toward an Oct. 6 provincewide strike, with the union's head and the government accusing the other of failing students. "Teachers...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the temporary foreign worker program needs a "focused approach" that targets the needs of specific sectors and regions. Carney's comments came as he ...

Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia has entered its second week. Here are five things you need to know about the dispute. WHAT'S BEHIND THE JOB ACTION? The BC General Emplo...

Picket lines by British Columbia's public service employees are expanding to 22 sites involving more than 4,000 workers in an escalation of their labour dispute with the province. Among the new picket...

EDMONTON - While the Alberta government is urging teachers to get back to the bargaining table to get out of an ongoing stalemate, their union says the province needs to move beyond reiterating a deal...

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 44 per cent of Canadians want to see the temporary foreign worker program scrapped as the country grapples with high unemployment, especially among young people. Conservat...

SURREY - The president of the British Columbia General Employees' Union says an expansion of job action in the province's public service strike doesn't immediately include liquor or cannabis distribut...