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Whistler transit operators serve strike notice

WHISTLER, BC, Jan. 14, 2016 /CNW/ - Stalled negotiations with PW Transit Canada Ltd have forced over 90 transit operators represented by Unifor Local 114 to serve strike notice to the employer. No commencement date for a strike has been set, but the operators are eligible to begin job action on Saturday, January 16.

First contract reached at Casino Rama

ORILLIA, ON, Jan. 13, 2016 /CNW/ - Workers at Casino Rama, one of Ontario's largest casino resorts, have negotiated a first contract with the resort.

Scathing labour board report increases pressure on Port Transport and Harbour Link

VANCOUVER, Jan. 12, 2016 /CNW/ - Trucking company Port Transport Ltd made illegal use of replacement workers during the current labour dispute, according to a new ruling from the BC Labour Relations Board (BCLRB). The BCLRB's Vice Chair ordered the company to immediately cease and desist, to provide disclosure of dispatch records on a weekly basis to Unifor, and made an order for payment of financial damages.

Northland, Local 103

Unifor members from James Bay to North Bay, Ontario, working at Ontario Northland Railway...