Category Archives: Labour
Port of Montreal volumes fall for first time in seven years due to pandemic, strikes
MONTREAL — The COVID-19 pandemic, a dockworkers strike and a rail blockage hit the Port of Montreal, which saw its cargo volumes fall in 2020 for the first time in seven years. The port says its volumes fell 14 per cent
Port of Montreal to resume operations as legislation forces dock workers back to work
MONTREAL — Operations at the Port of Montreal were expected to resume gradually beginning Saturday after the Senate passed legislation forcing striking workers back on the job. The House of Commons approved the bill Thursday, and it was debated and app...
‘Relatively bleak:’ Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY — Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago. She completed her bachelor of urban planning at the University of Calgary,
Senate passes legislation to force striking Port of Montreal employees back to work
OTTAWA — The Senate has passed legislation that will force 1,150 striking employees back to work at the Port of Montreal. The House of Commons approved the bill early Thursday morning, with the Conservatives joining forces with the minority Liberal gov...
Key details on Ontario’s plan for three paid sick days
The Ontario government passed legislation on a long-demanded paid sick-day plan on Thursday. Here's what the bill reveals about the plan. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM PROVIDE? Workers are entitled to three partial or full sick days under the program. They w...
Key details on Ontario’s plan for three paid sick days
The Ontario government passed legislation on a long-demanded paid sick-day plan on Thursday. Here's what the bill reveals about the plan. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM PROVIDE? Workers are entitled to three partial or full sick days under the program. They w...
Key details on Ontario’s plan for three paid sick days
The Ontario government passed legislation on a long-demanded paid sick-day plan on Thursday. Here's what the bill reveals about the plan. WHAT DOES THE PROGRAM PROVIDE?Workers are entitled to three partial or full sick days under the program. They will...
‘A cautious relief:’ COVID-19 vaccinations begin at two Alberta meat plants
HIGH RIVER, Alta. — Jamie Welsh-Rollo was all smiles Thursday as COVID-19 vaccination clinics began at two of Canada's largest beef-packing plants in southern Alberta. Welsh-Rollo, who is a union steward and works on the line packaging meat at Cargill,...
Worker fears getting COVID-19 without sick leave, wants B.C. to act
VANCOUVER — Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus because he couldn't support his family without any paid sick leave during quarantine. The 33-year-old power engineer in Vancouver's education sector said his wife do...
Union denounces federal back-to-work legislation to reopen Port of Montreal
OTTAWA — The spokesman for a union representing striking dockworkers at Montreal's port called on Thursday for an end to contentious scheduling practices before the workers are forced back on the job. The appeal came after the House of Commons approved...