Striking Saskatoon Co-op employees ratify new contract
Striking Saskatoon Co-op employees vote 54 per cent in favour of a new contract that includes a two-tier wage scale. Continue reading
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Tentative deal reached in Saskatoon Co-op strike
By Ryan Kessler Reporter
Saskatoon Co-op workers have been on strike since November when roughly 900 workers from UFCW Local 1400 walked off the job. Continue reading
Union calls for binding arbitration to end Saskatoon Co-op contract dispute
UFCW Local 1400 pushes for binding arbitration after contract talks break down with Saskatoon Co-op over second-tier wage scale. Continue reading
Judge dismisses petition to remove Saskatoon Co-op board of directors
A Saskatoon judge has dismissed a petition requesting Saskatoon Co-op hold a special meeting for the purpose of removing the current board of directors. Continue reading
Striking Saskatoon Co-op employees reject latest contract offer
Sixty per cent of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1400 who voted rejected the latest contract offer from Saskatoon Co-op. Continue reading
Saskatoon Co-op employees voting on new contract
Over 900 Saskatoon Co-op employees will be voting on a new contact that includes a revised second-tier wage scale. Continue reading
UFCW picketers rally outside FCL in downtown Saskatoon
The main sticking point between striking UFCW members and Saskatoon Co-op is a proposed two-tier wage structure. Continue reading
Winnipeg protesters call for right to strike, support for Canada Post workers
By Joe Scarpelli Reporter
Concerned Manitobans gathered outside the Canada Post depot on McDermot Avenue Monday afternoon in support of unionized workers’ right to strike when collective bargaining fails. Continue reading
Saskatoon Co-op, UFCW head back to bargaining table
A stumbling block for UFCW in reaching a new contract is Saskatoon Co-op’s desire to introduce a second-tier wage scale for new employees. Continue reading
Saskatoon Co-op will not hold special meetings as requested in 2 petitions
Saskatoon Co-op’s board of directors said it weighed a number of issues before deciding not to hold the special meetings requested in two petitions. Continue reading