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Labour complaint against Amazon Canada alleges workers who tried to unionize were fired
The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 30, 2019 12:32 PM ET | Last Updated: January 30 A union representing Ontario couriers delivering packages for Amazon.com Inc., are alleging the e-commerce giant engaged in unfair labour practices that resulted in the…
Read More“Bargaining is at a standstill”: Strike looms as talks between CUPE, Uof S break down
Alex MacPherson, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Updated: January 28, 2019 Contract talks between the University of Saskatchewan and the union representing its support workers have broken down, paving the way for a possible job action. Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local…
Read More100th anniversary of Winnipeg’s 1919 General Strike will be marked with monument, movie, books
Darren Bernhardt · CBC News · Posted: May 19, 2018 12:00 The site of the bloodiest clash of Winnipeg’s 1919 General Strike is set to be cast in bronze and glass — and illuminated. A tilted and half-sunken streetcar is being designed…
Read MoreUnprecedented move by U of S will see workers lose the right to determine the terms of their own pension
Posted on December 11, 2018 – CUPE Saskatchewan Yesterday, hundreds of members of CUPE 1975 joined together with friends and supporters at the University of Saskatchewan’s University Bowl to tell members of the Executive Board to keep their “Paws off…
Read MoreBack-to-work legislation may come back to haunt Justin Trudeau
Written by Charles Smith and Larry Savage The Justin Trudeau government’s use of back-to-work legislation effectively put an end to the rotating strikes waged by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). But the legislation could haunt the governing Liberals…
Read MoreCUPW Challenges Back to Work Legislation in Court
Right to Strike Ruled a Charter Right in 2016 Ontario Superior Court Decision OTTAWA, Dec. 11, 2018 /CNW/ – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will file a constitutional challenge today with the Ontario Superior Court after being legislated back…
Read MoreUniversity of Regina academic staff vote overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate
Ashley Martin, Regina Leader-Post, November 7, 2018 The University of Regina’s academic staff members have voted overwhelmingly in support of a strike, but the union and university administration remain “optimistic” that one won’t be necessary. About 87.4 per cent of…
Read MoreU of R academic staff taking strike vote during “unworkable” bargaining
Ashley Martin, Regina Leader – Post November 1, 2018 The Union representing the University of Regina’s academic staff should know Monday whether its 1.050 members are in favour of a strike, after 16 months without a contract. READ MORE
Read MoreUFCW Workers at Saskatoon Coop – on Strike
by David GilesSenior Web Producer Global News – November 1, 2018 Picketers outside the Co-op gas bar at Avenue C North and Circle Drive chanted “don’t shop Co-op” as vehicles drove by. Shoppers at the Co-op grocery stores on 33rd Street West…
Read More1,900 U of S employees to hold strike vote Sept. 27
by Alex MacPherson, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, September 18, 2018 One day after serving notice that contract negotiations had reached an impasse, a union representing around 1,900 University of Saskatchewan employees has directed its bargaining committee to hold a strike vote…
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