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Canada rail shutdown: Labour minister orders binding arbitration to resume railway operationsAfter a temporary shutdown due to labour disputes between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway, Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon has intervened to order the resumption of activities and the implementation of a binding arbitration process. The minister has used his authority under Section 107 of the...CanadaAug 22
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No mandatory masks in B.C. schools despite sweeping new COVID-19 ordersThe BCTF says it will be using the Labour Relations Board process to troubleshoot enforcement issues since the province’s new mask mandate doesn’t apply to schools. Richard Zussman reports.Global News Hour at 6 BCNov 20, 2020
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Uber and Lyft drivers: employees or independent contractors?The United Food and Commercial Workers Union is asking the BC Labour Relations Board to declare ride-hailing drivers employees.Global News Morning BCDec 3, 2019
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Coronavirus: Ford accuses teachers’ unions of wanting to ’cause trouble’ over labour board challengeOntario Premier Doug Ford said Monday he “can’t understand” the decision by Ontario teachers’ unions to file a labour board challenge over the province’s school reopening plans, saying he is “begging” for the unions to work with his government. Ford said his government has done everything the teachers’ unions asked for and accused them of...CanadaAug 31, 2020
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TTC union walks back telling staff not to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status to transit agencyThe union representing some 12,000 transit employees is now walking back on its ask that TTC workers do not disclose whether they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 or not. They are now asking members to provide the information by the Sept. 30 deadline shortly after the TTC launched a complaint to Ontario’s labour board. Morganne Campbell...Global News at Noon TorontoSep 29, 2021