11 h. ago STM strike averted amid tentative agreement with administrative staff

The deal means there will be no walkout, which was scheduled for Nov. 19.

Politics

3 d. ago Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers’ union

The strike was scheduled to begin early Saturday and last until Monday, but the Société de transport de Montréal says it reached a deal late Friday.

Transport

3 d. ago STM strike: Still time for a deal to be reached, Martinez Ferrada says

"My goal today, and we have until midnight, is to get an agreement," Montreal mayor says ahead of weekend walkout by bus drivers and métro operators.

Culture

4 d. ago BCGEU members vote 89 per cent in favour of deal to end strike

The union said in a statement Thursday that 79 per cent of members participated in the vote, and 89 per cent voted in favour of the deal that includes a 3 per cent wage increase.

Other

1 week ago Union representing 16,000 Alberta nurses and healthcare staff vote 98 per cent in favour of striking

Wages and workplace safety are two of the top issues, according to the union

Science

1 week ago Union representing 16,000 Alberta nurses and health care aides vote 98 per cent in favour of striking

The earliest AUPE could issue a strike notice is Nov. 17

Science

3 w. ago Union boss credits workers’ ‘courage and tenacity’ on pickets for deal to end strike

VANCOUVER — BC General Employees’ Union head Paul Finch says now that picket lines are down across the province after an eight-week public service strike, the focus is on getting people back to work and preparing for a membership vote on the tentative deal with the province. “This is the most significant widespread strike we’ve […]

Society

3 w. ago Cenovus Energy raises MEG Energy offer, wins support from Strathcona Resources

Strathcona Resources, which recently dropped its own hostile all-stock offer for MEG Energy, now says it intends to vote its 14.2 per cent stake in favour of the new Cenovus bid.

Other

3 w. ago ‘Christmas in October’: B.C. restaurateurs relieved by tentative public service deal

VANCOUVER — The head of a British Columbia hospitality industry lobby group says news of a tentative deal to end the province’s public service workers’ strike is like “Christmas in October.” Ian Tostenson with the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association said it was welcome after the eight-week dispute that brought government alcohol distribution to a […]

Culture

3 w. ago NHL becomes first league to strike deal with Kalshi, Polymarket

(Bloomberg) — The National Hockey League has struck multiyear deals with Kalshi and Polymarket, becoming the first major American sports league to agree to work with the prediction market platforms. The move signals a major step toward mainstream acceptance for prediction markets, which have long operated in a gray zone between financial trading and gambling. […]

Sport

3 w. ago NHL becomes first major sports league to strike prediction market deal

The move signals a major step toward mainstream acceptance for prediction markets

Sport

4 w. ago Broadway actors and producers reach tentative labor deal, but musicians still threaten a strike

NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing thousands of Broadway actors reached a tentative new labor agreement over the weekend with commercial producers, leaving just the musicians’ union still negotiating. Actors’ Equity Association — which represents over 51,000 members, including singers, actors, dancers and stage managers _ announced a new three-year agreement on such issues […]

Transport