Dieppe councillors vote in favour of hiking their salaries in the new year
An assistant political science professor at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., says that to avoid controversy, councillors should've waited to implement the salary increases.
View ArticleFarm workers who hand-pick crops to get wage increase: B.C. gov’t
Rate hike of 11.5 per cent to take effect on January 1st.
View ArticlePublic Service Alliance of Canada members hit the picket lines in Kingston, Ont.
Government employees in Kingston hit the picket lines bright and early Wednesday morning after the union was unable to reach a deal with the feds Tuesday night.
View ArticleQuebec’s minimum wage set to go up to $15.25 beginning Monday
The increase from the current $14.25 wage is the largest percentage increase in the province's minimum salary since 1995.
View ArticleQueen’s University workers call for wage adjustments following Bill 124 decision
After Bill 124 was ruled unconstitutional by the Ontario Superior Court, Queen's workers are looking for wage compensation.
View Article‘Wage inflation spiral’ could bring more strikes in 2023: University of Regina
Strikes and threats of work halts have been seen across Canada in 2023 including threats from WestJet's union and a current port strike on the coast of British Columbia.
View ArticleLana Payne’s year of action: Unifor president on opportunities for workers
It's been one year since Lana Payne was elected as national president of Unifor, and she's made it clear that workers deserve more with the rising cost of living.
View ArticlePrince Albert, Sask. workers’ strike enters 5th day as union, city remain at...
Some of these city workers have been on the picket lines since Monday, Sept. 11. Before the strike began on Monday, the union said they had given the city a two-week notice.
View ArticleHow one Regina family is coping with the high cost of food
A Regina woman says despite being a family with two full-time incomes, the economy has not been favorable.
View ArticleLecce says Ontario high school teachers deal includes Bill 124 wages...
'Through this proposal, which includes negotiating for the next month and sending any outstanding issues to interest arbitration, this frame includes the resolution for 124.'
View ArticleB.C. Rogers technicians vote overwhelmingly to back strike
Around 300 former Shaw technicians absorbed by Rogers Communications Inc. during the companies' merger have overwhelmingly voted to strike.
View ArticleCanadians’ wages took major hit in 2022 amid high inflation rates: StatCan
Statistics Canada says inflation took an "outsized bite out of real annual wages, salaries and commissions" reported by tax-filers in 2022.
View Article‘The hangover of inflation’: What’s behind all the recent labour disputes?
Whether it's on airport tarmacs, at shipping ports or along railways, Canadians have been seeing disruptions from labour unrest for years. Here's what ties it all together.
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