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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 »Appeal court upholds TTC workers’ right to strike, as potential job action looms – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2024 12:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s top court has upheld the right of Toronto Transit Commission workers to strike, a decision that comes just days before potential job action. The Court of Appeal …
Read More »Ontario to change how it compensates injured migrant workers
Ontario will revamp how it compensates injured migrant workers. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board president Jeff Lang says the changes affect how the board pays a worker who cannot return to a job due to injury, but is able to work elsewhere. The WSIB pays workers 85 per cent of …
Read More »Nova Scotia lacks accurate caseload count for burdened social workers: official – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2024 1:07 pm Updated May 15, 2024 1:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s Department of Community Services doesn’t have an accurate read of social worker caseloads involving children and families at risk. …
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 »Lethbridge employers hope enticements will attract skilled workers – Lethbridge
The government of Alberta is offering a new incentive to bring skilled trades workers to the province. With a $5,000 refundable tax credit, Alberta is aiming to aid employers with their search for good quality workers from out of province. Chad Borne, owner of Borne Industries, says Lethbridge not only …
Read More »Restaurant association head says “immediate action” needed to make workers, customers safer – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size With restaurants across the city continuing to deal with safety issues, the head of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association says plans to bring in safety measures are moving at an unacceptable pace. Shaun Jeffrey says he’s been involved in meetings with …
Read More »Two Montreal UN aviation workers busted for plotting China-Libya drone sale – National
Two former employees of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a Montreal-based United Nations agency, have been charged with conspiring to illegally sell Chinese drones and other military equipment to Libya in violation of international sanctions, the RCMP said Tuesday. Conspiracy charges have been laid against Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, 61, …
Read More »TTC avoids strike after reaching tentative agreement with trades, electrical workers – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A strike has been averted after the TTC and the union representing more than 650 trades and electrical workers reached a tentative agreement. CUPE Local 2 said a tentative agreement was reached early Monday after an “intense” weekend of negotiations. “This tentative …
Read More »Ontario hospital workers awarded 6% pay increase, new agreement on agency nurses
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some 65,000 unionized hospital workers in Ontario have been awarded a pay increase of six per cent over two years in an arbitration decision. Workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions — CUPE (OCHU-CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare — will have …
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