Insights and Stories on Labour

US chicken, pork plant workers face higher health risks, USDA studies confirm

Jan. 13, 2025 at 10:07 am CST

Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued on Friday.

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.

Tentative labour deal heads off US port disruption; Trump credited

Jan. 10, 2025 at 9:46 am CST

By Daniel Wiessner Lisa Baertlein Reuters

Food and beverage sector sees softening demand for workers

Dec. 30, 2024 at 12:50 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

COMMENT: The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a failure, and new immigration limits make a bad situation worse

Dec. 12, 2024 at 9:46 am CST

By Jenna L. Hennebry The Conversation via Reuters Connect

US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation

Nov. 25, 2024 at 11:03 am CST

By Leah Douglas Reuters Ted Hesson

Immigration minister calls era of “unlimited supply of cheap labour” at an end

Nov. 14, 2024 at 5:04 pm CST

The era of an “unlimited supply of cheap labour” in Canada is over, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller. According to a report from Global News, Miller said employers may need to start offering higher wages to Canadian workers while speaking to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Wednesday.

By Jonah Grignon

Federal government moves to end disputes at ports of Vancouver and Montreal

Nov. 12, 2024 at 9:53 am CST

Canadian Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said this morning he had directed the country's labor relations board to order an end to disputes at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal, citing the economic damage inflicted.

By David Ljunggren Reuters

Montreal dockworkers’ union rejects offer; lockout begins

Nov. 12, 2024 at 9:38 am CST

The Montreal Longshoremen's Union rejected a final offer made for a new labour contract, leading to a lockout being declared, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and the union said on Sunday.

By Divya Rajagopal Reuters

Montreal port employers threaten shutdown

Nov. 8, 2024 at 9:42 am CST

Port of Montreal terminal operators have threatened to shut down most operations as of Sunday after providing a "final, comprehensive offer" to the longshore union.

By Ed White Reuters

Labor dispute stops canola oil, forestry exports from West Coast

Nov. 7, 2024 at 7:52 pm CST

Canada's exports of canola oil and forest products from West Coast ports, including the Port of Vancouver, have halted due to a labor dispute, producers said on Thursday.