29 h. ago Canadians are being warned about travel disruptions if Air Transat pilots go on strike

Airline flight cancellations possible if union files formal 72-hour strike notice this weekend

Transport

56 h. ago As Canada Post talks continue, business uncertainty grows as holidays near

The two sides have been reviewing contractual language that will form new collective agreements, but neither the company nor the union will say how long that may take.

Society

6 d. ago B.C.’s dairy milk testers go on strike after 20 months of bargaining

In a news release, the B.C. General Employees' Union says the workers served a 72-hour strike notice on Nov. 21 and went on strike on Nov. 25.

Other

7 d. ago Montreal transit may see holiday disruptions as another job action looms

The Syndicat du Transport de Montréal (STM) has issued a strike notice for the holiday season, as maintenance union workers prepare to walk out again.

Society

8 d. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Mark Carney can’t punt on Canada Post any longer

Taxpayers will be on the hook for billions in bailouts unless the government acts fast.

Transport

1 week ago ‘It’s messier’: A heated conversation with a Canadian historian

Donald Wright, who teaches on the ‘politics of memory,’ endorses Justin Trudeau's contention that Canada is the first post-national nation. I do not

Other

1 week ago Tentative deal reached to end strike for Alberta nurses, health

A strike among some of the province’s 16,000 licensed practical nurses and health-care aides appears to be over almost as soon as it started. The health workers represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) went on strike as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, but the union issued a news release just after 9 […]

Science

1 week ago Canada Post and union strike deal in principle as holiday crush nears

It follows years of bargaining over pay increases and proposed structural changes to the workforce.

Society

1 week ago Canada Post reaches deal in principle with union, strike suspended

OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they have reached agreements in principle for new contracts after two years of contentious bargaining. Both parties confirmed the outlines of a deal were in place Friday evening. In a statement, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said rotating strike action […]

Other

1 week ago Canada Post, union reach ‘agreement in principle’ toward new deal

The Canadian Union of Postal Employees said Friday it will agree to pause strike action and enter final negotiations once the new deals are signed.

Other

2 w. ago Picket locations announced across Alberta for start of health

The 16,000 Alberta hospital workers who are members of the AUPE gave strike notice on Wednesday could go on strike Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

Culture

2 w. ago Canada Post says it’s burning through $1B loan, expects to run out of cash by year

Canada Post says it will need another bailout by early 2026 after burning through a $1-billion federal loan amid record losses and ongoing strike disruptions.

Economics

2 w. ago Canada Post says another bailout needed as it continues to bleed cash

On Friday, the Crown corporation said it lost $989 million in the first nine months of the year.

Other

2 w. ago Why you might want to send Santa an email instead of using Canada Post

While workers with the company's largest union have been without a collective agreement for two years, Canada Post is ‘effectively insolvent,’ its CFO says

Other

2 w. ago How crypto raiders tortured B.C. family with waterboarding, sex assault, in $2M heist

PORT COQUITLAM — When a woman answered a knock at the door of her home in Port Moody, B.C., in the spring of 2024, she was met by two men in Canada Post uniforms who said they had a package to deliver. What unfolded over the next 13 hours was a horrific ordeal for the […]

Economics

2 w. ago Canada Post expects to lose 30,000 employees to retirement, departures by 2035

OTTAWA — With Canada Post facing deep losses, the Crown corporation’s CEO said Tuesday the company expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next decade as it tries to get costs under control. “Going forward, we will need to be a leaner organization and align our operations to […]

Culture

2 w. ago Canada Post says it’s lost over $1B so far this year amid strike action

Canada Post says it lost over $1 billion by the end of September amid the ongoing labour disruptions and negotiations with the CUPW, according to the company.

Economics

2 w. ago Canada Post expects to lose 30K employees to retirement, voluntary departures by 2035

OTTAWA — The CEO of Canada Post says the company expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next decade as the Crown corporation looks to shrinks its workforce and modernize the service. CEO Doug Ettinger told Canada Post’s annual meeting today that the company will use “attrition first” […]

Culture

2 w. ago Genuine warmth and integrity: Pino Buffone was a rare education leader | Letters to the Editor

Saturday, November 15: Citizen readers share thoughts about the removal of speed cameras, Lansdowne 2.0, Canada Post, and gratitude for Social Scene

Politics

2 w. 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