Category Archives: Labour
Anger, frustration over continued closures, mayor of Leamington, Ont., says
WINDSOR, Ont. — The mayor of one of Ontario's last communities still locked down due to COVID-19 says small businesses are being driven to bankruptcy by the closure while shops in neighbouring communities in Windsor-Essex reopened Thursday with a mix
Manitoba Hydro says new agreement prevents more temporary layoffs
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro says it has reached an agreement with another group of workers to avoid temporary layoffs at the Crown Corporation. The provincial Crown utility says the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union has agreed to have...
Plans for ‘Atlantic bubble’ on July 3 as cases of COVID-19 stabilize
HALIFAX — The four Atlantic provinces announced plans on Wednesday to ease interprovincial travel restrictions within the region, creating a so-called "bubble" amid relatively few new COVID-19 infections in recent weeks. As of July ...
Outbreaks on farms are holding back the entire region, says Windsor, Ont., mayor
TORONTO — Tensions are mounting in Windsor-Essex, Ont., over the region's continued pandemic lockdown, with a local mayor and some business owners saying public health officials haven't done enough to halt the spread of COVID-19 on ...
Manitoba offers cash for returning workers, opposition says it’s not enough
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is offering a subsidy for people who return to full-time work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will be available to people currently collecting the federal government's income-replacement programs —&n...
WestJet retreats on labour code exemption that would facilitate mass layoffs
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has halted its pursuit of a labour code exemption that would have facilitated mass layoffs. WestJet aviation security manager Jared Mikoch-Gerke told the House of Commons health committee Monday the airline had revoked its...
Foodora exiting Canada after couriers win right to unionize
Just two months after the Ontario Labour Relations Board cleared the way for Foodora couriers to unionize, the food-delivery app has announced it’s shutting shop in Canada. In an email sent to workers, Foodora announced that the last day of
Canada Post strikes roll out across Canada
By Staff Writer After failing to reach a bargaining agreement on Sunday evening, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will being rotating strikes across Canada. On Monday, 24-hour strikes began in Windsor, Ont., Halifax, Victoria, and Edmonton. While mail
Dilapidated homes, leaky condos and crumbling mansions: Skilled trades shortage paints a bleak picture in Vancouver
By Lisa Tanh A local tradesman is struggling to find help maintaining “normal family homes” because of Metro Vancouver’s extreme skilled trades shortage. Breton Crellin, who has been working in construction for over a decade, said he’s constantly being flagged