Category Archives: Labour
Workers back on the job after CP Rail and union agree to final arbitration
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. rail employees are back on the job, but one labour relations expert says it could take weeks before matters are settled between the country's second-largest railway and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers, t...
CP NewsAlert: CP Rail and union agree to binding arbitration to end work stoppage
CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard workers say they have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end a work stoppage. A statement from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conferenc...
Lifting of COVID-19 rules in N.B. allows foreign workers to head straight to farms
FREDERICTON — An association representing New Brunswick farmers says the arrival of temporary foreign workers won't be delayed again this year. Agriculture Alliance of New Brunswick CEO Anna Belliveau says the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions will allo...
‘Hoping for a timely and fair resolution,’ White House says of CP Rail labour dispute
WASHINGTON — Canada's reputation as a reliable trading partner for the United States suffered another black eye Monday as Americans awoke to a new kink in the bilateral supply chain: a labour dispute at CP Rail that left more than
Government wants quick resolution to CP Rail work stoppage, labour minister says
OTTAWA — The work stoppage at CP Rail could not have come at a worse time for Canadians and the government wants a deal to end the impasse immediately, said federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan. But O'Regan was not ready to
Under headline jobs figures, report finds pockets of weakness in rebound for women
OTTAWA — The historically high number of women in the country's labour force is still below where it might have been if COVID-19 had never occurred, says a new report highlighting areas of concern for policymakers. The report from the Labour
Michigan wants ‘to have its cake and eat it too’ on Line 5: chambers of commerce
WASHINGTON — Business leaders from the United States and Canada are again wading into the fray over Line 5, accusing the state of Michigan of dragging its heels to ensure the controversial cross-border pipeline remains in a state of legal
Saskatchewan premier calls on Ottawa to legislate railworkers as essential service
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is urging the federal government to classify railworkers as essential and to ensure back-to-work legislation is passed if Canadian Pacific Railway employees go on strike. Moe says the Saskatchewan Party governmen...
Ontario minister says college students can’t afford for faculty to strike this week
TORONTO — Ontario college students can't afford a strike right now, the province's post-secondary minister said Tuesday, days ahead of a planned full withdrawal of services by faculty. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union's college faculty bargai...
Inflation pushes B.C.’s minimum wage up by 45 cents to $15.65 per hour
SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia government is pushing the minimum wage up to $15.65 an hour, which it says is the highest among the provinces. Labour Minister Harry Bains announced Mondaythat the hourly wage will jump by 45 cents starting