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.
We write to you today pledging Unifor’s full support to the members of the Halifax Typographical Union in your contract talks with the Chronicle Herald.
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.
TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2015 /CNW/ - As Unifor prepares to sponsor five Syrian refugee families in Canada, it is urging a broad network of community groups, businesses and employers to support settlement with much-needed jobs.
TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2015 /CNW/ - As beer sales roll-out in supermarkets across Ontario , Unifor demands stores offer opportunities to improve jobs and working conditions in the retail sector.
OTTAWA, Dec. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - Unifor and its Local 1688 have now resolved the airport labour dispute. After several days of bargaining with the employer – Coventry connections, the Union held an all-day meeting on Monday. The airport taxi drivers voted unanimously to return to work. Since the Employees are now working for Coventry Connections directly, the Union took the step of disbanding the former airport taxi bargaining unit. That means the employees will be working under the Blue Line roof sign.
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