Category Archives: Labour
Tentative collective agreements reached for over 8,000 New Brunswick nurses
FREDERICTON — The provincial government and the union representing New Brunswick nurses have reached a tentative agreement on new contracts. The deal with more than 8,000 nurses in two bargaining units represented by the New Brunswick Nurses Union fol...
Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break
OTTAWA — It's one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation before an extended Christmas break. The government has managed to win approval for one of
Feds failed to ensure farms protected migrant workers from COVID-19: Auditor general
OTTAWA — The federal government is failing to ensure agricultural producers are properly protecting migrant workers from COVID-19, according to Canada’s auditor general, including in some cases where there is evidence to suspect health and safety viola...
Bank of Canada watching supply disruptions and related cost pressures
OTTAWA — A senior Bank of Canada official says the central bank isn't sure when exactly supply-chain issues will work themselves out, which is clouding the outlook of when inflationary pressures should ease. The central bank in October said it expected...
Give gig workers more rights, transparency, benefits, Ontario committee recommends
TORONTO — Ontario should develop a worker benefits plan that is not tied to employers, set up a job board for gig work, and force greater transparency in gig work contracts, a new report on the province's changing employment landscape
Freeland raises concerns about Omicron in push for MPs to quickly pass aid bill
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the need for MPs to approve a new round of pandemic aid has become more important amid fears related to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Speaking to the House of Commons finance committee, Freeland
B.C. safety agency issues worker hazard warnings for flooding cleanup
VICTORIA — Restoration companies and contractors in British Columbia that are about to help launch a massive flood cleanup and repair effort must be aware of the risks and hazards their work could pose to employees, says the province's worker
Faculty at University of Manitoba end strike, will go to binding arbitration
WINNIPEG — The faculty association at the University of Manitoba has ended a 35-day strike and students are headed back to class. Members have ratified a new collective agreement that the association says will improve equity for its lowest-paid members...
New Brunswick nurses vote in favour of strike to back contract demands with province
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick nurses have voted 92 per cent in favour of a strike to back demands for a new contract. The 9,000 registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse practitioners have been without a contract since the end of
Legault should intervene in ongoing Quebec daycare strike, unions say
MONTREAL — Three major unions representing daycare workers in Quebec joined parents and opposition parties today in asking Premier François Legault to intervene in a strike that's shuttered hundreds of government-subsidized centres across the province....