City Workers

• Prince Albert, Sask. workers’ strike enters 5th day as union, city remain at odds

  Some of these city workers have been on the picket lines since Monday, Sept. 11. Before the strike began on Monday, the union said they had given the city a two-week notice.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
  
• Strike on the horizon for Prince Albert city workers as stalemate continues

  Prince Albert city workers could go on strike as soon as Monday as the union and city continue their stalemate.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2023
  
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• CUPE Local 500 members agree to deal with City of Winnipeg

  Members of a union representing more than 5,000 city workers have ratified a new agreement with the City of Winnipeg.

  Money

  Oct 25, 2022
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• Workers plant tree in front of St-Henri stop sign

  Blue-collar workers planted a new white oak sapling smack dab in front of a stop sign on the corner of Ste-Emilie and St-Philippe streets. 

  Traffic

  Jul 7, 2022
• Lethbridge resident frustrated by city sewer work, wants efficiency for taxpayers

  West Lethbridge resident Michael Shideler says he's frustrated by how long it took city workers to fix a sunken pipe in front of his home.

  News

  Jan 27, 2021
• Santa Claus parades in planning stages for Saint John and Lancaster

  An organizer of two Santa Claus Parades in Saint John said plans are in the works to hold traditional parades this year, with COVID-19 safety protocols and some other changes in place.

  Lifestyle

  Sep 24, 2020
• City of Regina begins flooding outdoor skating rinks

  Regina city workers began flooding the outdoor skating rinks on Tuesday. They are expected to ready for Dec. 20.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2019
• Head of probe into ‘slacking’ inspector resigns from Winnipeg public service

  Winnipeg’s manager of labour negotiations who’s leading the investigation into ‘slacking’ city inspectors is leaving his post at the end of May. 

  Politics

  Apr 25, 2019
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• Union, planning committee to probe Winnipeg city workers’ abuse of paid time

  Questions continue to be raised after hours of surveillance and dozens of report pages showed City of Winnipeg employees appearing to waste time on the job.

  Apr 9, 2019
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• Impaired driver who crashed truck into City of Saskatoon vehicle fined

  An impaired driver who crashed a pickup truck into a City of Saskatoon vehicle on College Drive was fined $3,000.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2017