Description: The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has halted the City of Saskatoon’s plans to change its transit workers’ pension plan.
Source: Global News
Date: 09/26/2014
Link: http://globalnews.ca/news/1585324/labour-board-to-rule-on-legality-of-saskatoon-transit-lockout/
Related links:
- Earlier story
- Story about pension plan
- Saskatoon Transit
- City news release
- Amalgamated Transit Union, local 615
- Video from union president
- Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board
Questions for discussion:
- What did the union ask the board to do?
- What is the city’s reason for locking the union out?
- What is the city’s reason for changing the pension plan?
- What does the union say about the state of the pension plan?
- Summarize the offers from the two sides.