Public Sector Strike

• Quebec strikes: Progress in talks with one teachers’ union, deadlock in another

  Fédération des syndicats de l'enseignement says it reached a partial agreement with the government after an overnight negotiating session, but didn't specify the terms of the deal.

  Education

  Dec 22, 2023
  
• Negotiations stalling in health-care sector, Quebec premier says

  Premier François Legault believes the province will reach an agreement with teachers by the end of the week, but says talks are at a standstill with the health-care sector. 

  Politics

  Dec 13, 2023
  
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• Thousands of Quebec teachers prepare for strike: ‘We’re at a critical moment’

  Teachers are joining forces with other public sector workers in a strike they're calling historic, as they say contract negotiations with the province have hit a wall. 

  Education

  Nov 15, 2023
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• ‘We got the power’: PSAC workers escalate action in B.C., picket Vancouver terminal

  More than 100 employees picketed at the Cascadia Terminal in Vancouver Monday morning, while others flooded the Delta office of federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough.

  Economy

  Apr 24, 2023
• What Kingston, Ont. sectors could be affected by PSAC strike?

  A number of sectors in Kingston would see a significant amount of employees walk off the job if a PSAC strike happens Tuesday night.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2023
• N.B. union members hold Labour Day march, reflect on 2021 public sector strike

  Last fall, over 20,000 CUPE New Brunswick members walked off the job after contract talks broke down with the government over wages.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2022
• Pressure mounts on B.C. government as public sector strike drags on

  In the four days since the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) began job action, leaders with the nurses', teachers' and hospital employees unions have all joined the picket lines.

  Economy

  Aug 18, 2022
• New Brunswick public sector workers ratify five-year contract after 16-day strike

  Union leaders with CUPE confirmed that 10 of the 11 locals that voted in favour of a strike have accepted a tentative deal reached last Saturday.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2021
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• New Brunswick reaches tentative deal with striking CUPE workers

  The union says it will take the tentative deal to each of the seven locals that bargain directly with the New Brunswick government for a vote. The pickets will come down Sunday.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2021
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• New Brunswick issues emergency order forcing striking health workers back on the job

  22,000 public servants went on strike a week ago after mediated contract talks ended abruptly.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2021