MONTREAL — A union official says Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19. Wesley Lesosky, who heads the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), says the carrier is laying off about 3,600 mainline employees […]
The Westmoreland Coal mine near Estevan has announced the permanent layoff of 25 employees. The mine says the layoffs are due to a drop in demand for coal. Unit four and five at Boundary Dam are set to close in the coming years, so layoffs were expected at some point. The union representing the employees […]
Mosaic potash is planning to temporarily shut down operations at the Colonsay mine. The move will result in 395 layoffs at the mine, however 50 employees will continue to work in the maintenance department until operations re-start. In a release, Mosaic said the North American planting season was challenging this year, with the goal being […]
