47 h. ago BCGEU escalates strike with more liquor, cannabis stores behind picket lines

Friday's escalation saw almost 900 additional workers from 22 worksites joining the job action, 20 more B.C. Liquor and cannabis stores and front-line staff from other unions.

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6 d. ago Jobs minister urges Canada Post to table new offer to striking union

OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Canada Post to quickly table an offer to the union of striking postal workers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took to the picket lines Thursday after Ottawa announced sweeping changes to the Crown corporation’s operations to address its troubled financial situation. Those changes include ending daily […]

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8 d. ago Striking Canada Post union urges Ottawa to walk back sweeping mandate changes

OTTAWA — The union representing Canada Post workers is urging Ottawa to walk back sweeping changes to the postal service’s mandate as mail carriers take to picket lines across the country. The federal government’s Thursday announcement clearing Canada Post to end daily door-to-door delivery for millions and shutter some post offices has changed the nature […]

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8 d. ago 'We felt betrayed': Postal workers take to picket lines following Thursday strike notice

The strike follows an announcement from the federal government outlining changes to Canada Post's service

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9 d. ago What the Canada Post strike means for your passports, pension cheques and more

OTTAWA — With Canada Post workers hitting picket lines, the flow of mail across the country has stopped. Here’s what the move means for items you may have been expecting in your mailbox. Mail delivery Canada Post says mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered during the strike and some post offices will […]

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9 d. ago Canada Post union launches strike after Ottawa announces delivery changes

Canadian Union of Postal Workers negotiator Jim Gallant told Global News that workers in the Atlantic provinces have already gone onto picket lines, with other provinces to follow.

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1 week ago No contract awarded to study Hwy. 401 tunnel plan, one year after it was announced

Last year, Doug Ford unveiled a plan to tunnel an expressway beneath Highway 401. The government, however, still hasn't appointed a company to study the idea.

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1 week ago Ford government likely to unveil next steps in speed camera battle

The premier is scheduled to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. in Vaughan after teasing his plans to give Ontario cities money to install speed bumps and flashing lights.

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1 week ago New Thai Government Plans Stimulus, Baht Action Ahead of Polls

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s new government will unveil plans for short-term economic stimulus to boost consumption and help those struggling with heavy debt, racing to broaden support in its next four months in power.

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2 w. ago BCGEU strike escalates, adding mining sector, overtime ban for correctional officers

On Tuesday, members working at the Mineral Development Office and Mineral Titles Office in Vancouver, as well as the Southeast Mines Office in Cranbrook, will join picket lines.

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3 w. ago Boeing workers reject their latest contract offer, extending strike at three Midwest plants

Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed. The vote on Friday refusing the latest proposal sends the workers back to the picket lines, according to the union representing the 3,200 striking workers […]

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3 w. ago Ottawa college support workers at Algonquin, La Cité go on strike

Local college staff were among 10,000 union members across Ontario who headed to the picket lines Thursday.

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3 w. ago Ontario college support staff reject latest offer and hit the picket lines

Support staff at Ontario's publicly funded colleges are on strike, as they failed to reach a new contract agreement before the deadline of midnight.

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3 w. ago BCGEU picket lines expanding to more communities and Surrey pretrial centre

The B.C. General Employees' Union says it is launching new picket lines at government buildings in eight more communities on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago BCGEU to expand picket lines as B.C. government unveils its last offer

Starting Tuesday, BCGEU members will also picket locations in Nanaimo, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Kelowna, Cranbrook, Nelson, Fort St. John, and Smithers.

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3 w. ago BCGEU to expand picket lines; B.C. government unveils its last offer

Starting Tuesday, BCGEU members will also picket locations in Nanaimo, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Kelowna, Cranbrook, Nelson, Fort St. John, and Smithers.

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3 w. 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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last month Carney unveils new ‘Buy Canadian’ rules for government amid trade war

Friday’s announcement also included a $370 million relief package for canola farmers, who are facing a 75.8 per cent tariff from China.

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