Strike

• CPKC says railway operations to continue as signal workers go on strike

  The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says the job action began at the railway Sunday morning after the union’s 72-hour strike notice expired and no deal was reached.

  Canada

  May 31
  
• Constitutional challenge launched by Ontario nurses over lack of right to strike

  Nurses say the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act is among the most restrictive of its kind in Canada, preventing not just full strikes, but also other forms of job action.

  Health

  May 11
  
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• Paramedics reject proposed deal as potential strike looms in Saskatoon

  The Saskatoon Paramedic Association’s strike mandate will remain in place after it rejected the tentative agreement reached earlier this month, according to a bargaining update.

  Health

  Apr 29
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• Alberta nurses reach last-minute tentative deal to avoid strike

  Just as nurses across Alberta were set to go on strike, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) reached a tentative deal with the provincial government.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2025
• Albertans shouldn’t expect a ‘general strike’ anytime soon

  While Alberta labour groups promised swift retribution after the province forced teachers back to work, the head of the union admits a general strike won't happen overnight.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2025
• BCGEU says tentative agreement reached in historic strike

  British Columbia General Employees Union members' job action has been in place for about eight weeks, with more members joining as time went by.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2025
• Long-term care workers across N.S. take strike votes, prepare for job action

  Workers gathered for a rally Wednesday outside Premier Tim Houston’s office in Westville, N.S.

  Health

  Oct 23, 2025
• 2,400 STM maintenance workers to launch strike on Nov. 1

  The union representing 2,400 maintenance workers has issued a formal strike notice starting overnight on Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.

  Traffic

  Oct 21, 2025
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• Rotating postal strikes underway in Newfoundland, Ontario and B.C.

  Postal workers in St. Anthony, N.L., Timmins, Ont., and Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in B.C. walked off the job Saturday as part of the CUPW's rotating strike action.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2025
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• Ottawa must scrap labour rule that can shut down strikes, NDP urges

  The NDP plans to table a private member's bill to scrap Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, which was most recently invoked to end the Air Canada flight attendants' strike.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2025