17 h. ago Alberta judge blocks order keeping kids with special needs out of class during strike

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge granted an injunction Thursday to block a ministerial order that has prevented children with special needs from attending school as a support strike drags on. More than 4,000 support staff, including educational assistants and cafeteria workers, have been on strike since mid-January over a wage dispute with the Edmonton Public […]

Society

20 h. ago Two More Groups of Education Support Staff Serve Strike Notice

CALGARY, Alberta — Two more groups of education support workers have filed 72-hour strike notice, meaning four groups in total will take job action on Monday. CUPE Local 3484, representing 570 support staff at Black Gold School Division, and CUPE Local 5040, representing 300 support staff at Foothills School Division, both served strike notice last […]

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38 h. ago Picket lines go up at some LifeLabs locations as workers begin strike action

Workers unionized with the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) kicked off job action on Sunday with a one-day strike rally in Burnaby.

Society

38 h. ago 27,000 Toronto municipal workers will be in strike position next month

About 27,000 unionized municipal employees in Toronto could go on strike next month. The City of Toronto says it has received a no-board report from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, which would put the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 79 in a legal strike position, and the city in a legal lockout position, at […]

Politics

39 h. ago Tens of thousands of Toronto municipal workers will be in strike position next month

Nearly 30,000 unionized municipal employees in Toronto could go on strike next month.

Politics

55 h. ago Calgary school custodial workers serve strike notice after voting 94% to walk off job

CUPE says the average Alberta school support worker makes $34,500 annually and many have gone almost a decade without a raise.

Society

61 h. ago Union representing Calgary school boards’ custodians, maintenance workers to serve strike notice 

The union representing custodians and maintenance workers at two Calgary school boards is set to serve strike notice.

Society

3 d. ago Crossing the line: Some support staff and educational assistants defy union as province doubles down

“I don't have hard numbers on how many might be going back to work, other than just to say it's very common in every job action for a few workers to cross the line, especially in a difficult battle"

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4 d. ago LifeLabs warns of ‘rotating temporary closures’ as B.C. workers strike

LifeLabs workers, represented by the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU), have been without a contract since last April.

Society

5 d. ago LifeLabs strike: Workers want better pay, staffing levels amid worries over sale to U.S. health care company

'We don't want to see clients and the workers of LifeLabs themselves have their conditions and service degraded for a higher profit margin for an American for-profit company,' says BCGEU president

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