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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2024 6:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Unifor says employees at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., will begin voting Tuesday on whether to join the union. Unifor National President Lana Payne says in a …
Read More »Ford rules out boundary changes, while some worry ‘your vote is going to count for less’
As Ontario’s population grows at record pace and the province scrambles to ensure housing and other services can keep up, some political watchers believe there is one area the Ford government could leave people behind. On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford emphatically ruled out making changes to the province’s electoral …
Read More »LCBO says strike could end Monday; union to hold ratification vote
After warnings that the tentative agreement reached yesterday between the LCBO and the union representing its workers might collapse, both sides are now saying they have signed off on a return-to-work protocol. Early on Friday afternoon, both the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the LCBO said they had reached …
Read More »Canada’s 1st female defence chief, a U.K. vote and top stories this week – National
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, swept the polls in the United Kingdom this week while Canada is set to get its first female chief of defence staff. And who is Count Binface, the “intergalactic space warrior” who ran against ex-British prime minister Rishi Sunak? Here were some of …
Read More »Toronto transit workers vote in favour of ratifying new contract with TTC – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 19, 2024 9:54 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Members of the union representing nearly 12,000 public transit workers in Toronto have voted to ratify their new contract. ATU Local 113 says workers voted more than 80 …
Read More »LCBO workers vote in favour of strike: ‘Don’t force a dry summer’
An overwhelming majority of liquor store workers in Ontario have voted to give their union a strike mandate as tensions between the Ford government escalate. The union representing thousands workers at LCBO stores across the province said Saturday night that 97 per cent of those who took part in its …
Read More »Crown prosecutors in New Brunswick vote for strike action if contract talks fail – New Brunswick
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2024 12:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crown prosecutors in New Brunswick have voted 99 per cent in favour of strike action if their current round of contract talks break down. The New Brunswick …
Read More »Sask. teachers union resumes bargaining Wednesday, begins vote on new sanctions mandate
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation announced it is sitting at the bargaining table Wednesday and Thursday to continue negotiating a new collective agreement with the province. STF members also began voting Wednesday morning on a new mandate so the union can implement job …
Read More »Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate as wildfire season looms – Montreal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 10, 2024 11:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Workers with Quebec’s forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents …
Read More »Quebec’s ‘common front’ public sector unions will vote on new contract
An alliance of Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers will take a proposed contract to its members for approval, after a fall and winter marked by massive strikes and protests. The labour alliance representing the workers confirmed Sunday that the deal struck with the province Dec. 28 is now …
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