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By Dean Bennett The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2023 8:59 pm Updated September 14, 2023 9:17 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fire crews in the Northwest Territories say work continues fighting hot spots and flareups near evacuated communities while area residents wait to hear when …
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 »Essential workers head back early to Yellowknife to be ready for return of wildfire evacuees
Officials in Yellowknife, as well as staff with the Northwest Territories, are getting ready for the start of a mass migration home of wildfire evacuees that’s still on track for Wednesday. Yellowknife city manager Sheila Bassi-Kellett said workers in grocery stores, pharmacies, home-heating providers, and even some taxi drivers and …
Read More »Construction workers evicted from Manitoba First Nation amid sex crimes investigation – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba First Nations Police are investigating reports that a teen was sexually exploited at Sandy Bay First Nation after band council kicked a construction crew out of the community earlier this month. Insp. Jason Colon says police received a complaint on Aug. …
Read More »MPI workers set to strike if no deal reached by Monday morning, union says – Winnipeg
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) workers are set to go on strike if a deal can’t be reached over the weekend. The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU), which represents the 1,700 workers, served the corporation with a strike notice Friday, indicating that the entire membership intends to walk out …
Read More »Canada reviewing allegations Ontario farm wrongfully dismissed migrant workers
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 25, 2023 11:49 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government says it is investigating allegations that a farm in southwestern Ontario sent six Jamaican seasonal workers home earlier than planned after they protested their living and working conditions. …
Read More »Metro asks Labour Ministry for help reaching deal with striking GTA workers, Unifor
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Metro Inc. says it’s asked a conciliation officer to step in and help it find a resolution to a strike by grocery store workers in Toronto. The move comes …
Read More »Manitoba liquor workers’ union asking for ‘fair deal’ as strike impacts private sector – Winnipeg
An ongoing strike by unionized liquour and lottery workers in Manitoba is having an effect on the private market, with retailers unable to refill some of their stock. And as strikes go, this is one that’s seen its fair share of changes since it first started. A strike notice was …
Read More »Metro grocery workers in GTA to strike after rejecting tentative deal
Grocery store workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area have rejected a tentative deal and are set to begin strike action on Saturday. Unifor says in a statement that front-line grocery workers at 27 Metro stores will begin strike action on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., with picket lines forming …
Read More »Manitoba liquor workers plan further strike action – Winnipeg
Union workers with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries are escalating their strike action after an unsuccessful weekend at the bargaining table. After a one-day picket last week Wednesday by some of the 1,400 Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) members, president Kyle Ross said no deal has been made. All …
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