64 h. ago Michael Wernick: Caught between denial and dogma, here’s a better way to downsize the public service

First, unions need to admit cuts are coming and the government should admit involuntary layoffs will be necessary to deliver a smaller workforce

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3 d. ago 'Unmanageable workloads': Health care union members vote to reject tentative agreement with Alberta government

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) said it will not be calling for a strike vote at this time and is urging the province to bring forward a better wage offer

Politics

3 d. ago 'There's no rush here': Health care union members vote to reject tentative agreement with Alberta government

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) said it will not be calling for a strike vote at this time and is urging the province to bring forward a better wage offer

Politics

3 d. ago What unions have asked the government to cut instead of public servants' jobs

Public Service Notebook: Unions want Prime Minister Mark Carney to keep his promise to "cap, not cut" the federal public service.

Politics

4 d. 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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8 d. ago Public Health Agency of Canada slashing workforce with hundreds of layoffs

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says it plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce as part of its "post-pandemic recalibration."In an email statement shared on Thursday, PHAC spokesperson Mark Johnson confirmed that the government agency will implement Workforce Adjustment measures to align with its approved funding for fiscal year 2026-2027."The agency must focus resources on government-funded priorities. This means re-prioritizing and streamlining some programs, and in some cases discontinuing work," he states.Johnson says Canada's public health agency can't confirm the exact number of layoffs at this time, but it expects that this process will result in approximately 320 full-time positions being cut to align with funding levels for fiscal year 2026-2027."This process is separate from the government-wide Comprehensive Expenditure Review process, which was announced earlier this year," he notes.Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champ...

Science

2 w. ago Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island

A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future as the states’ Democratic governors, members of Congress and union workers are calling Monday for the Trump administration to let construction resume. The administration halted construction on the Revolution Wind project last week, saying the federal government needs […]

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2 w. ago Survey finds border agents among least satisfied public servants in Canada

A survey of public servants' job satisfaction suggests employees working with Canada Border Services and Canadian Security Intelligence Services are some of the least satisfied.

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2 w. ago Will public servants be exposed to three rounds of cuts in the spending review?

A public servant asks if they should expect to go through multiple rounds of workforce adjustment.

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3 w. ago Steelworkers welcome new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres to support workers

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the launch of the Ontario government’s new Protect Ontario Workers Employment Response (POWER) Centres, announced today, which will provide resources to support workers affected by technological change, trade disruptions and job loss. “Steelworkers know that when jobs are lost, families and […]

Society

3 w. ago Canada Post heads back into bargaining with union after delay

OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are set to return to the bargaining table today. Plans to rekindle talks late last week were delayed due to a lack of federal government mediators. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers claimed labour unrest at Air Canada was pulling attention from the postal service’s […]

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3 w. ago Air Canada flight attendants ordered back to work but remain on strike: What’s next?

The government has ordered binding arbitration and a return to work. The union refused, a tactic that has, in the past, led to jail time for at least one union leader

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3 w. ago Air Canada Strikers Dig In Against Order: ‘Can’t Fire Us All’

An Air Canada union wants to “dismantle” a process the government is using to end strikes, a representative said after flight attendants defied an order to return to work on Sunday.

Events

4 w. ago The United Steelworkers union condemns federal government interference in flight attendants’ bargaining rights

TORONTO, Aug. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director, Marty Warren, issued the following statement on the federal government’s decision to intervene in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants: “By stepping in to shut down these negotiations and force workers back to work, the federal government is […]

Politics

4 w. ago Air Canada flight attendants union set to answer binding arbitration ask

The union representing Air Canada flight attendants has asked the federal government to have until noon Friday to respond to the airline's request for binding arbitration.

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