Insights and Stories on Strike

Sask. union serves Viterra strike notice

Jan. 3, 2024 at 9:39 am CST

Yesterday, the union issued Viterra a 72-hour notice that they intend to strike as early as 2:00 pm on Jan. 5. GSU members from Viterra Country Operations and Maintenance and Viterra's Regina head office have been negotiating for "fair wages, improved work-life balance, and workplace respect," for more than a year, the union said.

Seaway workers ratify labour deal

Nov. 7, 2023 at 8:03 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

St. Lawrence traffic to resume as tentative labour deal reached

Oct. 30, 2023 at 11:58 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Seaway strike backs up Ontario grain

Oct. 25, 2023 at 8:06 pm CDT

By Alex McCuaig

Seaway workers’ strike underway

Oct. 22, 2023 at 9:36 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Seaway to seek order exempting grain traffic from strike action

Oct. 20, 2023 at 8:23 pm CDT

Facing a strike that would shut down traffic on the waterway as early as Sunday, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has asked for an order confirming that grain would need to continue moving. Unifor, the union representing over 360 seaway workers across five union locals in Ontario and Quebec, […]

By Dave Bedard

Seaway workers serve strike notice

Oct. 19, 2023 at 7:56 am CDT

Five Unifor locals representing 361 workers with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) have served their 72 hours’ notice of a strike that could shut the waterway to grain and all other traffic just after midnight Sunday at the earliest. Unifor members represented by Locals 4211, 4212 and 4323 […]

By Dave Bedard

B.C. longshore workers ratify new deal

Aug. 8, 2023 at 8:17 am CDT

Longshore workers at British Columbia’s seaports have voted to accept the terms of a new four-year labour deal, ending five weeks of labour outages at Canada’s West Coast. Negotiators with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Labour and Warehouse Union (ILWU Canada), working with the Canada Industrial Relations […]

By Dave Bedard

B.C. port strike under cease-and-desist order, for now

Jul. 19, 2023 at 1:35 pm CDT

Updated, July 19 — Canada’s Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has ordered British Columbia’s longshoremen back to work until their union serves three days’ notice before restarting strike action. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU Canada) — which represents about 7,400 workers at various Vancouver and Prince Rupert port terminals […]

By Dave Bedard

B.C. longshore workers resume strike

Jul. 18, 2023 at 7:17 pm CDT

The union representing longshore workers at Canada’s West Coast ports said its members would return to the picket line Tuesday afternoon after union leaders decided to reject a proposed agreement. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU Canada), which represents about 7,400 longshore workers at various Vancouver and Prince Rupert […]

By Dave Bedard

« Previous 1 2 3 4 … 14 Next »