Agriculture minister David Marit is asking Ottawa to take quick action to end a strike at CN Rail. Marit says now is a critical time to move grain to market before winter. Marit is asking Ottawa to resolve the dispute if the two sides cannot reach an agreement quickly. Marit says farmers have the […]
MONTREAL — About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers could go on strike just after midnight tonight in a job action that would affect freight services if a deal isn’t reached with the company. Passenger rail services in the country’s three biggest cities would not be affected, the union said. The Teamsters […]
Unifor has voted in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement with both SecurTek and Directwest. On Monday the voting ended with a new three-year deal in place. The expired agreement saw employees receive two years of zeros. Securtek’s new agreement includes: Effective March 20, 2019, all weekly rates of pay shall be increased by […]
Social and centre service workers across the province are voting in favour of job action. CUPE Local 600 says 94 percent of members have voted to take up job action, including a full withdrawal of services. The union says the key issues on the bargaining table are wages and hours of work. Currently members are […]
Unifor has announced they are taking two actions on Saturday after reaching an impasse with the Crowns before the weekend. In a statement from the union on Saturday morning, they are strengthening support at the picket line at the Poplar River power plant in Coronach, allowing only essential services workers to enter or exit. Unifor […]
Binding arbitration is not an option to end a two-week strike in Saskatchewan, according to the Crown Investments Corporation. In a statement sent from the government, President and CEO of Crown Investments Corporation Blair Swystun said the Crowns will not be agreeing to binding arbitration as proposed by Unifor. “We believe agreements can be reached by […]
“What do we want? A fair deal!” “When do we want it? Now!” It’s one of the many chants Reginans heard in downtown on Friday morning before the start of the Thanksgiving long weekend. Thousands in the Queen City took part in a march organized by Unifor marking one week since Crown workers went on […]
As the Unifor strike impacting Saskatchewan’s Crown Corporations continues, there are plans in place for a rally at Victoria Park later this morning to mark one week of official job action. According to Unifor, the rally will include hundreds of Unifor members and supporters from across the province to send a message to the provincial […]
The Water Security Agency has reached a tentative agreement with the Unifor. The details of the agreement will not be released until the ratification process has taken place. “I am pleased we have reached a tentative agreement with the Unifor bargaining unit,” Water Security Agency President and CEO Susan Ross said. “We are thankful for the […]
The picket lines are still active at SaskEnergy, SaskTel, SaskPower and some other Crowns as Unifor members have been on strike since Friday. Over 4,000 employees continue to walk the streets on a $300-per-week strike pay while contract talks seem to be at a standstill between the sides. The situation has already been difficult for […]
