Tag Archives: job action

Esterhazy town employees vote in favour of job action to back contract demands
A majority of the Town of Esterhazy's 11 permanent staff represented by CUPE 5428 have voted over 80 per cent in favour of job action to support contract demands. In a release, the union said over 80 ...
Craig Reader Mar 26, 2025
Melville city workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, to back contract demands
Melville city workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action, with 93 per cent of members in support. Over 90 per cent of eligible members voted. Currently, the city employs 32 permanent st...
Harvard Media Feb 14, 2025

B.C. port employers to launch lockout at terminals as labour disruption begins
Employers at British Columbia ports say they are going ahead with locking out more than 700 foremen across the province after strike activities from union members began. The lockout will shut port ter...
Harvard Media Nov 04, 2024
Ongoing strike at Port of Montreal forcing vessels to move elsewhere
The strike at the Port of Montreal is in its third day. About 350 dock workers, represented by a union local affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, are involved in a three-day strike ...
Harvard Media Oct 02, 2024
Negotiations between union and grain terminals resume during second day of strike in Vancouver
Labour disputes, including the ongoing strike of workers from grain terminals in Metro Vancouver, are creating challenging times for grain companies. More than six hundred employees walked off the job...
Harvard Media Sep 25, 2024
Another strike looms at grain terminals in Metro Vancouver
The union representing workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver issued 72-hour strike notice on Saturday and will be in a position to strike at 7 a.m. local time Tuesday. In a notice to members posted ...
Harvard Media Sep 23, 2024

Rail companies start to halt certain shipments as lockout threat looms
The country's two main railways are starting to block shipments ahead of a possible strike or lockout next week. Canadian National Railway Co. says in an internal memo obtained by The Canadian Press t...
Harvard Media Aug 13, 2024

Teachers Announce Job Action for Thursday March 14th
The feud between the provincial government, and teachers is continuing with no end in sight. Teachers are kicking off the week with a ban on all extra curricular activities province wide, Monday, Tues...
Harvard Media Mar 11, 2024
Teachers in Saskatchewan to Stage one day Strike
The lack of a contract with the province's teachers is starting to come to a boil. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has announced there will be a one day walkout province wide on Tuesday, January ...
Harvard Media Jan 11, 2024




