39 h. ago EU Lawmakers Seek Tweaks to US Trade Deal, Risking Trump Detente

The European Parliament is pressing for changes to a controversial EU-US trade deal reached this summer, raising the risk of fresh tensions just as Brussels seeks to stabilize relations strained under President Donald Trump.

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52 h. ago BCGEU strike: Deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential

Agriculture and Food Minister Lana Popham said that she’s pleased a deal has been reached with the B.C. General Employees’ Union

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66 h. ago Ontario college support staff on strike after new deal not reached

The 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by OPSEU, are seeking better wages, benefits, and job security

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3 d. ago Alberta teachers to strike Oct. 6 if settlement not reached: ATA

Teachers are set to go on strike Monday, Oct. 6 if a deal can't be reached with the province

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3 d. ago 'They've had enough': Alberta teachers to strike Oct. 6 if settlement not reached, ATA says

Teachers are set to go on strike Monday, Oct. 6 if a deal can't be reached with the province

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3 d. ago Gibraltar celebrates its national day as it looks ahead to easier border crossings with Spain

MADRID (AP) — Gibraltarians gathered Wednesday for national day celebrations months before a fence separating the contested territory at the tip of the Iberian peninsula from Spain was expected to be dismantled. It was the first such celebration since the European Union and the U.K. reached a deal in June to ease cross-border trade and […]

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4 d. ago BCGEU workers seeking to have remote work added to contract language

About 4,000 of the B.C. General Employee Union's members work from home either full or part time, and members are pushing for new contract language to reflect the arrangement.

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4 d. ago Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands

Premier David Eby said Monday the province was hoping to get back to the bargaining table with union negotiators

Society

5 d. ago BCGEU set to picket liquor distribution branch warehouses: reports

During the last strike by the BCGEU in 2022, picket lines outside B.C. Liquor warehouses led to a brief alcohol shortage at restaurants, bars and liquor stores.

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8 d. ago Pickets come down at ICBC office, but BCGEU vows to ratchet up strike

With the exception of the Guildford ICBC location, the public impacts of the BCGEU strike, now in its fourth day, have been relatively muted.

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9 d. ago Ontario colleges continue talking to union with staff strike 1 week away

Support staff represented by OPSEU will begin a strike on Sept. 11 if a deal cannot be reached with the College Employer Council, which negotiates on behalf of 24 public colleges.

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9 d. ago BCGEU strike: Union escalates B.C. public service job action

Picket lines have expanded to include nearly 90 workers at the Ministry of Finance in downtown Vancouver. Workers in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George walked off the job earlier this week.

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9 d. ago BCGEU strike Day 3: Union escalates job action with expanded picket lines

The BC General Employee's Union is escalating job action on Thursday as it enters the third day of strike action across the province.

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1 week ago As BCGEU strike drags on, teachers’ union negotiations simmer in background

The B.C. Teachers' Federation (BCTF) has been bargaining with the province since the spring, and has been without a contract since the end of June.

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1 week ago BCGEU strike Day 2: Union says job action will escalate if necessary

BCGEU president Paul Finch says job action will escalate if the BC Public Service Agency does not come back with a higher wage offer.

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1 week ago Strike fears hit B.C. cannabis industry, with 2022 disruption still fresh in mind

Job action hasn't affected liquor and cannabis distribution so far but the industry still has fresh memories of a 2022 BCGEU strike that shut down distribution warehouses.

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1 week ago BCGEU strike: NDP, unions are usually friends. Why that's different now

Unions helped elect the NDP and often get good contracts. But that may change since the public sector and the deficit have both ballooned in B.C.

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1 week ago BCGEU strike action day one: Picket lines go up at three locations

The pickets are set up outside the Jack Davis building in Victoria, a Service BC building in Surrey and a Child and Family Services Centre in Prince George.

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1 week ago BCGEU strike action day one: Picket lines go up at three official, 1 surprise, locations

The pickets are set up outside the Jack Davis building in Victoria, a Service BC building in Surrey and a Child and Family Services Centre in Prince George.

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1 week ago B.C. marks Labour Day as BCGEU prepares for Tuesday strike action

The B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) has issued strike notice, with up to 34,000 members set to start job action as early as 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.

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