Labour Relations

• N.B. union talks resume, Premier Blaine Higgs remains hopeful for a deal

  As the New Brunswick government and the striking Canadian Union of Public Employees returned to the bargaining table Friday, Premier Higgs said he's hopeful a deal can be reached.

  Politics

  Nov 12, 2021
  
• Contract talks between N.B. health-care workers, province hit another roadblock

  Talks have been stalled since Premier Blaine Higgs pitched a public sector wage freeze to union heads in December.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2021
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• Kelowna contractor ordered to pay $90k in unpaid wages to temporary foreign workers

  The workers said they did not complain “for fear of jeopardizing their immigration status.”

  Dec 28, 2020
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• Coronavirus: What if your employer asks you to self-quarantine?

  Some companies are asking employees to self-quarantine upon return from overseas trips to prevent spread of the virus.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 4, 2020
• Students prep for Winnipeg Transit strike; labour expert warns sides far apart

  The University of Manitoba Students’ Union is preparing contingency plans for those who bus to campus while the city and the union representing Winnipeg Transit employees remain at odds.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2019
• Vernon gets extra time to make appeal decision in case of firehall hanky-panky

  A fire captain and a fire dispatcher were let go after being caught on camera fooling around in the fire chief's office.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2019
• Union claims Canada Post exaggerated backlog to force federal intervention

  Last week, the postal service sent media outlets drone footage showing dozens of trailers, purportedly full of mail, sitting outside Canada Post's largest processing plant in Mississauga.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2018
• Carleton University faculty vote gives union a strike mandate

  The association representing hundreds of faculty members at Carleton University has voted 73 per cent in favour of a strike — the latest development in an ongoing, strained bargaining process with the school's administration.

  Education

  May 18, 2018
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• Nova Scotia accepts arbitrator’s decision for wage hikes for civil servants

  An arbitration board has awarded civil servants a contract that is longer and more lucrative than the one proposed by the province.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2017
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• ‘Enough is enough’: labour activists fed up with NS government

  Labour relations in Nova Scotia are at an all-time low according to the Federation of Labour.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2017