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Members of the Civic Service Union 52 that work for the City of Edmonton are prepared to walk off the job this week and said they will serve notice to their employer on Monday morning. CSU 52 represents some City of Edmonton workers, as well as employees in places like Capital …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Close to 600 civilian employees at military bases in Ontario and Quebec walked off the job Monday after negotiations with their employer dropped off.  The strike affects workers at five military bases, including Kingston, Petawawa, Valcartier, Montreal St-Jean and Bagotville, along with …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Service Ontario employees were involved in a suspected auto theft ring, Toronto police allege, and hundreds of people have reportedly had their data trafficked. Toronto police said Wednesday that in February, officers launched Project Safari, aimed at identifying and arresting individuals involved …

Dozens of workers at Ontario’s public broadcaster walked off the job Monday morning after months of bargaining. “We’re living in a time where hard work is not paying off the way it used to for previous generations,” said Meredith Martin, TVO’s branch president with the Canadian Media Guild (CMG). The …

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says 20 employees have been terminated after an internal review found they claimed COVID-19 benefits while still working at the tax authority. The CRA said in a late Friday statement that more workers could be fired as it investigates about 600 employees who may have …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Unionized workers at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) are the latest group to win retroactive pay for the three years their wages were capped by the Ford government’s wage restraint legislation, Bill 124. On Friday, the Canadian Union of Public …

As federal employees gradually return to the office in person, some workers and members of the public service union say they want more clarity and consistency from the Treasury Board of Canada about working arrangements.  Since early March, federal departments have been gradually returning to on-site or hybrid work after …

Hundreds of federal government employees had their privacy breached after the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat sent a mass email containing personal information to those claiming Phoenix pay damages with the department. In an email sent to more than 200 claimants on May 3, the secretariat’s “Severe Impacts Team” acknowledged people’s …

Apple employees’ full-time work-from-home arrangement may be coming to an end in a few months’ time. The tech giant’s CEO sent out an email to employees, asking them to return to the office starting in September, according to The Verge and Bloomberg. Tim Cook said most people will be expected …

Casey Newton / The Verge: Basecamp employees detail an all-hands that led to resignations, including the head of strategy, who questioned the existence of white supremacy at the company  —  I.  —  At 8AM PT on Friday, a bleary-eyed Basecamp CEO Jason Fried gathered his remote workforce together on Zoom …