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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) says it has voted in favour of a binding arbitration process meaning there will be no strikes or lockouts during negotiations. The members voted 78.4 per cent in favour of the bargaining proposal. “The approved proposal …
Read More »Lower Mainland Safeway workers vote 98 per cent in favour of strike authorization – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Over 3,000 Sobeys employees across 40 Lower Mainland Safeway stores have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike if bargaining talks break down in the weeks ahead. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1518, which covers Sobeys’ employees from Whistler to Hope, says …
Read More »Elections Manitoba calls on young voters: ‘Some choices mean more than your fit check. Vote.’ – Winnipeg
As Manitoba’s provincial election dawns, efforts to capture the attention of younger voters are starting to roll out. This week, Elections Manitoba has taken to targeting first-time voters with a generationally coded phrase that most youth and internet-savvy people will know how to crack: “Some choices mean more than your …
Read More »Ontario high school teachers’ union to hold vote on proposal that would avoid strike
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) says it will recommended to its union members that they enter into a proposal to “resolve bargaining” with the Ontario government. The union said bargaining unit presidents and chief negotiators “voted overwhelmingly” in favour of the recommendation at a special meeting on Friday. …
Read More »Ontario Premier Doug Ford to vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto mayoral byelection
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto’s upcoming mayoral byelection, but maintains he is staying out of the race. Ford recently put up a sign for Saunders, the city’s former police chief, on his lawn. “I’ve always said I’m staying out of the race …
Read More »Voter apathy concerns loom over Toronto election days ahead of vote – Toronto
With 102 registered candidates, more than 10 debates featuring the apparent front-runners and around-the-clock news coverage, Toronto’s mayoral election has clearly offered plenty to follow. Less clear is whether voters have been paying attention. Concerns about voter apathy are not unique to Toronto but have come into sharp focus after …
Read More »Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet scores 97.25 per cent in confidence vote – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2023 6:59 pm Updated May 21, 2023 7:03 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet scored 97.25 per cent in a confidence vote at his party’s national convention on Saturday. It was …
Read More »Red River College Polytech, Assiniboine Community College instructors vote to strike – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Instructors and other staff at two of Manitoba’s largest colleges have voted in favour of taking strike action. Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) members at Red River College Polytech (RRC) and Assiniboine Community College (ACC) gave the union “a strong …
Read More »Marit Stiles officially confirmed as Ontario NDP leader by majority vote
TORONTO — Marit Stiles officially became the new leader of the Ontario NDP on Saturday after a majority of party members voted in favour of the lone candidate. The party confirmed Stiles through a leadership vote at an event in downtown Toronto, making her the leader of the Official Opposition …
Read More »Ontario NDP move up leadership confirmation vote for Marit Stiles to February
TORONTO — Ontario’s New Democrats will confirm Toronto-area MPP Marit Stiles as leader on Feb. 4, a month earlier than planned, following a meeting of the party’s provincial council. Stiles will secure the job and become leader of the Official Opposition in the legislature as long as a majority of …
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