Labour

A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Small pool of sugar refineries sweetens the stakes in B.C. labour battle

Strike at Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver remains deadlocked 12 weeks in

  • Dec 21, 2023
A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
The B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union filed a complaint against BC Ferries through the B.C. Labour Relations Board on Dec. 14, alleging BC Ferries was providing union members with a “substantial benefit” that wasn’t contained in the collective agreement, specifically housing and accommodation in remote communities. (News Bulletin file photo)

Union files labour complaint against BC Ferries over extra benefits

Claims BC Ferries provided benefits outside contract, defamed union after union became aware

The B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union filed a complaint against BC Ferries through the B.C. Labour Relations Board on Dec. 14, alleging BC Ferries was providing union members with a “substantial benefit” that wasn’t contained in the collective agreement, specifically housing and accommodation in remote communities. (News Bulletin file photo)
The Rogers Sugar and Lantic sign is shown outside of the Rogers sugar refinery in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking workers at its Vancouver refinery rejected the company’s latest offer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Negotiations getting sticky in B.C.’s Rogers Sugar strike

Company breaks off negotiations after latest offer rejected by striking Vancouver refinery workers

The Rogers Sugar and Lantic sign is shown outside of the Rogers sugar refinery in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking workers at its Vancouver refinery rejected the company’s latest offer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Rogers hopes mediation can sweeten the deal in ongoing B.C. sugar strike

Labour dispute at Vancouver refinery is affecting sugar supplies heading into the holidays

A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
The union representing Vancouver’s police officers says it has reached a tentative labour agreement with the city that, if passed, will see members become Canada’s highest-paid officers. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Union says new deal makes Vancouver Canada’s highest-paid police force

Tentative agreement reached, just awaiting union ratification

The union representing Vancouver’s police officers says it has reached a tentative labour agreement with the city that, if passed, will see members become Canada’s highest-paid officers. Police cars are seen parked outside Vancouver Police Department headquarters in Vancouver, on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Quesnel Bridge is one of the landmarks of the Cariboo. Once a boom region of B.C., the latest labour forecast from the province finds that employment in the region is expected to grow by 0.1 per year during the next decade. (Photo courtesy of Steve Sarjola).

Influx of workers expected to fill job shortfalls in most areas of B.C.

Government projections say immigration should fill the gaps, but with notable exceptions

The Quesnel Bridge is one of the landmarks of the Cariboo. Once a boom region of B.C., the latest labour forecast from the province finds that employment in the region is expected to grow by 0.1 per year during the next decade. (Photo courtesy of Steve Sarjola).
Nearly 300 Rogers Communications workers have voted strongly in favour of a new contract, ending a company lockout that began two weeks ago. Locked out Rogers employees who are former Shaw technicians rally outside the company’s Lower Mainland headquarters, in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Locked-out B.C. Rogers Communications workers ratify five-year contract

United Steelworkers union Local 1944, Unit 60, says members voted 96 per cent in favour

Nearly 300 Rogers Communications workers have voted strongly in favour of a new contract, ending a company lockout that began two weeks ago. Locked out Rogers employees who are former Shaw technicians rally outside the company’s Lower Mainland headquarters, in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Rogers Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing nearly 300 striking workers in Metro Vancouver after contract talks broke down and the company issued a lock-out notice earlier this month. Rogers signage is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Rogers reaches deal with former Shaw techs in B.C.’s Lower Mainland

Tentative deal would end dispute affecting 300 workers in wake of merging telecom giants

Rogers Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing nearly 300 striking workers in Metro Vancouver after contract talks broke down and the company issued a lock-out notice earlier this month. Rogers signage is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Rogers Sugar strike leaving bitter taste in the mouths of B.C. bakers

Labour dispute at Vancouver ugar processing facilities stretches into a seventh week

A sign is put up on Rogers Sugar shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Poilievre says he has not yet taken a position on the Liberals legislation seeking to ban the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in federally-regulated workplaces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Poilievre no opinion yet on anti-replacement workers bill

Conservative leader says he needs to study proposed legislation, says he’s on the side of workers

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Poilievre says he has not yet taken a position on the Liberals legislation seeking to ban the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in federally-regulated workplaces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan listens to a question from a reporter in the in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Replacement workers will be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced in the House of Commons today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

New bill would ban replacement workers in many federal labour disputes

Legislation would apply to banking, telecommunications, ports, airports and most Crown corporations

Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan listens to a question from a reporter in the in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Replacement workers will be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced in the House of Commons today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Shadows of striking actors including SAG-AFTRA member Isaac Burks, left, are pictured tapping together their picket signs outside Netflix studios, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Hollywood actors strike ends, filming expected to resume quickly

Deal needs to be ratified but actors guild satisfied it got the protection from AI it was seeking

Shadows of striking actors including SAG-AFTRA member Isaac Burks, left, are pictured tapping together their picket signs outside Netflix studios, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
People take part in a public sector union demonstration in Montreal, Saturday, September 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Hundreds of thousands of Quebec public sector workers on strike today

Coordinated action by 4 unions affects schools, health-care facilities and social services

People take part in a public sector union demonstration in Montreal, Saturday, September 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A breakdown in contract negotiations has prompted plans by Rogers Communication Inc. to lock out nearly 300 former Shaw technicians on Monday (Nov. 6) after the union issued a 72-hour notice of workers’ intent to walk off the job. (File photo by The Canadian Press)

Rogers to lock out former Shaw technicians after contract talks break down

The former Shaw technicians support homes and businesses throughout the Lower Mainland

A breakdown in contract negotiations has prompted plans by Rogers Communication Inc. to lock out nearly 300 former Shaw technicians on Monday (Nov. 6) after the union issued a 72-hour notice of workers’ intent to walk off the job. (File photo by The Canadian Press)
A Grade 1 teacher arranges the desks in preparation for the new school year at the Willingdon Elementary School, in Montreal, on Aug. 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Teachers vote to strike as wave of labour unrest swells in Quebec

Public sector workers set to walk off the job Monday in first of a series of one-day strikes

A Grade 1 teacher arranges the desks in preparation for the new school year at the Willingdon Elementary School, in Montreal, on Aug. 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
FILE - Tom Cruise attends the premiere of “Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning — Part One” at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, July 10, 2023, in New York. On Monday, Oct. 23, Paramount Pictures shifted the release date of the eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, “Dead Reckoning — Part Two,” from June 28 next year to May 23, 2025, signaling a new wave of release-schedule juggling for Hollywood studios as the SAG-AFTRA strike surpasses three months of work stoppage. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Getting films made becomes ‘Mission: Impossible’ as actors strike drags on

Latest installment of Tom Cruise blockbuster franchise the latest film delayed

FILE - Tom Cruise attends the premiere of “Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning — Part One” at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, July 10, 2023, in New York. On Monday, Oct. 23, Paramount Pictures shifted the release date of the eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise, “Dead Reckoning — Part Two,” from June 28 next year to May 23, 2025, signaling a new wave of release-schedule juggling for Hollywood studios as the SAG-AFTRA strike surpasses three months of work stoppage. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. The minister says the government’s latest attempt to prevent disruptive disputes at British Columbia’s ports will lead to change this time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ottawa promises to fix ‘time and again’ issues underpinning B.C. port strike

Canada’s labour minister says the federal government’s newest attempt to prevent disruptive…

Minister of Labour and Seniors Seamus O’Regan speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. The minister says the government’s latest attempt to prevent disruptive disputes at British Columbia’s ports will lead to change this time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Dozens of court cases in B.C. have been postponed or cancelled this year because no sheriff was available to protect the court. (Photo courtesy of Province of B.C.)

B.C. sheriffs call for extraordinary pay hike prior to new contract

Service has been dealing with staffing issues that in turn have clogged the court system

  • Oct 16, 2023
Dozens of court cases in B.C. have been postponed or cancelled this year because no sheriff was available to protect the court. (Photo courtesy of Province of B.C.)
Writer Matthew Weiner carries a sign on the picket line outside Netflix on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The actors strike continues in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Striking actors decry ‘bully’ tactics as talks with Hollywood break off

Studios walk away from the table after actors’ most recent proposal

Writer Matthew Weiner carries a sign on the picket line outside Netflix on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The actors strike continues in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Writer Matthew Weiner carries a sign on the picket line outside Netflix on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood's writers strike was declared over Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The actors strike continues in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Hollywood writers ratify deal, as talks continue with Screen Actors Guild

Writers’ new contract approved in 99% vote, runs thorough May 1, 2026

Writer Matthew Weiner carries a sign on the picket line outside Netflix on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood's writers strike was declared over Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The actors strike continues in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)