BC Strike

• Food workers at YVR approve potential strike, seek Metro Vancouver living wage

  Unionized food service workers at Vancouver International Airport have voted in favour of taking job action as wages fall behind the rising cost of living.

  Canada

  Mar 15
  
• Workers at Hudson’s Bay store in Kamloops, B.C., on strike

  United Steelworkers union Local 1-417, which represents the workers, says talks have been ongoing since July and have yet to be successful.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2023
  
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• B.C. port strike: Labour minister tells mediator to pitch deal in bid to break impasse

  Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has instructed mediators under the Labour code to pitch a deal to the two sides in the strike they believe both parties could agree to.

  Economy

  Jul 11, 2023
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• B.C. port strike Day 10: Talks resume as economic cost from stoppage rises

  Roughly 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada employed at more than 30 ports in the province have been on strike since Canada Day.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
• B.C. port workers holding union rally at Jack Poole Plaza

  Talks between the two sides in an ongoing port strike in British Columbia have resumed, ending a days-long stretch away from the negotiating table.

  Economy

  Jul 9, 2023
• Employers call for binding arbitration after fifth day of B.C. port strike

  Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day.

  Economy

  Jul 5, 2023
• Alberta minister calls for back-to-work legislation to end B.C. port strike

  Devin Dreeshen said he's frustrated the strike has continued since Saturday since Ottawa used legislation in 2021 to end a walkout by Port of Montreal dock workers after one day.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
• ‘Our employers gorged themselves on record profits’: B.C. port workers’ union speaks on negotiations

  With no one to unload and process containers, Canada's supply chain is bracing for a hit while still trying to recover from the pandemic.

  Economy

  Jul 2, 2023
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• SFU teaching assistants, instructors and support staff commence strike

  The Teaching Support Staff Union has been without a contract for more than a year, since its collective agreement expired in April 2022.

  Education

  Jun 15, 2023
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• SFU’s largest union votes to strike as teachers, staff demand cost-of-living raises

  The union represents more than 3,500 workers, who teach and conduct research at Simon Fraser University but aren’t faculty, including research and teaching assistants.

  Education

  Mar 29, 2023