Description: Canada Post is cutting mail deliveries, saying rotating strikes are costing it millions; the Canadian Union of Postal Workers counters that the company is trying to spark a full strike. Source: CBC Date: 06/13/2011 Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/06/13/postal-strike-13.html Related links: Background story by CBC Canadian Press story Canada Post The Canadian Union of Postal Workers Earlier… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Chapter 13 – Future Issues
Postal workers launch rotating strikes
Description: Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers began rotating strikes following the expiration of 72-hour strike notice. Source: CTV.ca Date: 06/03/2011 Link: http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110602/wpg_postal_strike_110602/20110603/?hub=WinnipegHome Related links: Toronto Sun opinion piece Letter to the editor, Ottawa Citizen The Canadian Union of Postal Workers Canada Post June 1 update May 24 update Question for discussion: What… Read more »
Ontario nurses get lump-sum award
Description: An arbitrator has granted members of the Ontario Nurses’ Association lump-sum bonuses, despite a provincial government wage freeze policy. Source: The Toronto Star Date: 06/03/2011 Link: http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/1002549–nurses-get-bonuses-despite-wage-freeze Related links: Ontario Nurses’ Association Ontario Hospital Association Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care Globe and Mail story Toronto Sun story Canadian Press story Questions for… Read more »
Canada Post, CUPW meet as strike deadline looms
Description: With the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in a legal position to strike late Thursday night, the two sides in the dispute met Wednesday, June 1 to seek a solution. Source: The Canadian Press Date: 06/01/2011 Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iCzX1De5LFINYipKiZerKTQSoiWg?docId=7021107 Related links: Globe and Mail article Canada Post The Canadian Union of Postal Workers Earlier update… Read more »
Canada Post workers hold off on strike notice
Description: The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has delayed issuing a 72-hour strike notice and has presented a new contract proposal. Source: The Canadian Press Date: 05/24/2011 Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gq5I8PJuRlFbeXz7CyzcDBChZaJg?docId=6926829 Related links: Canada Post The Canadian Union of Postal Workers Hamilton Spectator story Montreal Gazette story Questions for discussion: What conditions must be met before a… Read more »
Union claims activist blacklisted
Description: The United Food and Commercial Workers union has filed a complaint with the B.C. Labour Relations Board claiming that the Mexican government and a B.C. farm have blocked a pro-union seasonal worker from returning to this country. Source: Macleans.ca Date: 05/24/2011 Link: http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/24/what-happened-down-on-the-farm/ Related links: B.C. Labour Relations Board United Food and Commercial Workers… Read more »
Pilots reject Air Canada proposal
Description: Air Canada pilots have rejected a proposed contract that the airline said was necessary for the launch of a low-cost service. Source: The Toronto Star Date: 19/05/2011 Link: http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/aircanada/article/993999–air-canada-s-discount-airline-in-jeopardy-after-pilots-reject-deal?bn=1 Related links: Air Canada Air Canada Pilots Association CAW Airline Local 2002, representing customer service agents and other workers Earlier update Questions for discussion: Why… Read more »
Labour congress turns to social media
Description: Labour must turn to Facebook and Twitter to tell its story without the “filter” of mainstream media, Canadian Labour Congress president Ken Georgetti told the CLC convention in Vancouver. Source: The Province (Vancouver) Date: 05/10/2011 Link: http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Social+media+spreads+word+Labour+Congress+tells+delegates/4752875/story.html Related Links: Canadian Labour Congress The CLC on Facebook The CLC on Twitter CLC report on social… Read more »
Air Canada CEO asks pilots for concessions
Description: The chief executive officer of Air Canada is pleading with the airline’s pilots to accept a collective agreement the airline says is required to create a low-cost carrier. Source: The Globe and Mail Date: 05/08/2011 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/air-canada-head-pitches-pact-to-pilots/article2014479/ Related links: Earlier story Air Canada Air Canada Pilots Association Questions for discussion: Why would this new… Read more »
Supreme Court restricts farm workers’ bargaining rights
Description: In a complex judgement, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld an Ontario law that limits the bargaining rights of farm workers. The court ruled that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives workers the right to bargain with their employers, but that “it does not guarantee a legislated dispute resolution mechanism in the… Read more »
