Quebec’s labour minister is calling for mediation in a strike involving Montreal’s public transit maintenance workers that’s crippling the network. Jean Boulet …
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A new audit says New Brunswick’s electric utility company paid $1.15 million in early retirement incentives for eight employees who had already …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Canada Post rejects union terms for arbitration as both sides enter bitter stalemate
By Christopher Reynolds A government push to steer Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 mail workers toward common ground hit a big …
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FeaturedWorkforce Statistics
B.C.’s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
By Wolfgang Depner High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Montreal bus and subway services disrupted as transit maintenance workers strike
By Lia Lévesque Montreal’s transit maintenance workers have started a nine-day strike that is causing widespread disruption in the network. The 2,400 workers …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
DHL Express locks out workers across Canada, adding to parcel sector turmoil
By Christopher Reynolds A strike and lockout that kicked off at DHL Canada Express on Sunday will barely tap the brakes on its …
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FeaturedImmigration
Quebec says it will drop permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 per year
By Morgan Lowrie Quebec’s immigration minister says the government will drop its permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 people per year, …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
NHL teams in states with no income tax have economic advantage, professor says
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim The hot-button topic of whether NHL teams based in states without income tax have an advantage is well and alive …
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By Kyle Duggan Ottawa held its fire for a second day in a row Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled his steel …
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FeaturedLabour Relations
Industry says long-term labour solutions needed despite latest B.C. ports deal
By Chuck Chiang Business and industry groups are applauding a deal between British Columbia‘s port employers and supervisors, but say further damage may …