Labour Relations

By Chuck Chiang Canadian retailers say their frustration is growing with the lack of movement to resolve disruptions at Canada’s two largest ports, including silence surrounding a lockout at British Columbia…

Brampton, Ont., says transit and other local services are facing disruptions and delays after 1,200 municipal employees went on strike.  CUPE 831, a local unit of the Canadian Union of…

A fatal workplace incident at Heritage Inn in Saskatoon has drawn condemnation from UFCW Canada Local 1400, which represents unionized workers locked out from the hotel for more than a…

Canadian and Mexican labour organizations are pressing for immediate government intervention following reports that workers at a Canadian-owned mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, have faced violence and death threats for joining…

By Chuck Chiang British Columbia port employers say they may be “required to reassess” their position on a current offer to more than 700 unionized workers as a lockout shuts down…

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it’s presented another pair of offers to Canada Post as the two sides work to prevent a labour disruption. The union’s offers ask…

The Canadian Air Navigation Specialists Association (CANSA) at Unifor Local 1016 is preparing to file a grievance against NAV Canada after the company announced plans to transfer a portion of…

By Rosa Saba Business groups say the work stoppage at B.C. ports is the latest in a run of supply chain disruptions affecting Canadian companies and the country’s economy.  Employers…

An arbitrator has upheld the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) decision to administer a drug and alcohol test to a bus operator who was found asleep in his bus while parked…