Top Results For: Canadian Union of Public Employees

A spokeswoman for the Canadian Union of Public Employees said members were voting on the latest offer between noon and 6 p.m. Sunday and results will be released after that. 

The two unions involved say the four-year deal includes average wage increases of 27 per cent and higher starting wages for high-vacancy positions.

The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has rejected a deal with their employers association, and a lockout at the facility is underway.

On Tuesday, the national arm of the Canadian Union of Public Employees passed a motion asking vice-president Fred Hahn to resign.

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have started a new partial strike today, forcing the indefinite shutdown of two container terminals at the country's second biggest port.

The federal labour minister says there's a "concerning lack of urgency" to resolve port disputes in British Columbia and Montreal and the parties need to reach agreements quickly.

As thousands of Edmonton Public School Board workers were preparing to strike this week over low wages, the Alberta government has stepped in to appoint a disputes inquiry board.

Similar to a mediator, a disputes inquiry board is a neutral third party that aims to work with both sides to come to an agreement when one can't be reached through bargaining.

Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said Tuesday he has directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to 'order that all operations and duties at the ports resume.'

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal are set to halt all overtime work this morning in a pressure tactic targetting their employers as contract talks continue.

The union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers says it has filed notice that the overtime strike will kick off at 7 a.m. ET on Thursday and continue indefinitely.

The provincial government also brought in a dispute inquiry board last month when support workers at public and Catholic schools in Fort McMurray were poised to strike.

A rally at Saskatoon city hall involving education workers, students and families was held Wednesday to call on the province to address safety concerns in schools.

Longshore workers at the Port of Montreal voted 97.9 per cent in favour of granting their union executive the authority to call a strike if it chooses.

The Maritime Employers Association confirmed the work stoppage came to an end at 7 a.m. at the terminals, which handles more than 40 per cent of container traffic at the port.

Elections BC says more than 181,000 people voted on Tuesday, breaking a record set on the first day of voting last week.

The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal served a 72-hour strike notice on Friday to Termont Montreal, which operates two of the terminals.

The Maritime Employers Association confirmed the work stoppage began Monday morning at 7 a.m. ET at the Viau and Maisonneuve Termont terminals.

Workers at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas took to the picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation while a 72-hour stoppage kicked off in Montreal on Monday.

Federal mediators are standing by and ready to help hammer out a deal in order to avoid a labour disruption at ports across British Columbia, says Canada's labour minister.