Labour

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

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)
Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker. Unifor national president Lana Payne, shown in thie Aug. 29, 2023 file photo, said in a statement early Tuesday that GM has refused to meet the pattern agreement the union negotiated with Ford of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

UPDATE: GM utoworkers strike ends less than 24 hours after it begins

Deal reached for about 4,280 autoworkers from Unifor Locals in Ontario

Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker. Unifor national president Lana Payne, shown in thie Aug. 29, 2023 file photo, said in a statement early Tuesday that GM has refused to meet the pattern agreement the union negotiated with Ford of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
National Basketball Players Association vice-president and Toronto Raptor Garrett Temple, second from left, showed up in support of picking teaching support staff from Simon Fraser University outside of the downtown Vancouver campus Friday (Oct. 6, 2023). (TSSU)

VIDEO: Toronto Raptor Garrett Temple visits striking SFU support workers

Basketball players’ association donates $10K ahead of open practice at the Burnaby SFU campus

National Basketball Players Association vice-president and Toronto Raptor Garrett Temple, second from left, showed up in support of picking teaching support staff from Simon Fraser University outside of the downtown Vancouver campus Friday (Oct. 6, 2023). (TSSU)
Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

B.C. care facilities rally outside in contract dispute

Staff at Good Samaritan Canada facilities in Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm and Coast seek support

Hospital Employees Union members from Vernon’s Heron Grove hosted a two-hour rally outside the facility Wednesday, Sept. 27. Staff at Heron Grove and six other facilities owned and operated by the Good Samaritan Canada Society hosted rallies as they try to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. (Roger Knox - Black Press)
Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Former Shaw techs approve B.C. strike action against Rogers

Workers based in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and Langley concerned about job security

Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
SAG- AFTRA actors rally outside the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Writers Guild board approves deal to end Hollywood strike

Writers pickets suspended, members encouraged to walk in solidarity with striking actors

SAG- AFTRA actors rally outside the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
FILE - Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. A tentative deal was reached, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, to end Hollywood’s writers strike after nearly five months. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Striking Hollywood actors poised to add video game makers to job action

Members voted 98% to go on strike against video game companies if ongoing negotiations fail

FILE - Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. A tentative deal was reached, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, to end Hollywood’s writers strike after nearly five months. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Two demonstrators pick up signs outside the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Deal cut to end 146-day writers strike crippling Hollywood

Tentative Writers Guild agreement announced as dispute between Hollywood and its actors continues

Two demonstrators pick up signs outside the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FILE - Fran Drescher, left, president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West, pose together during a rally by striking writers outside Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Hollywood labour dispute shows signs of progress as talks intensify

No updates from either side after two days of serious talks between studios and writers

FILE - Fran Drescher, left, president of SAG-AFTRA, and Meredith Stiehm, president of Writers Guild of America West, pose together during a rally by striking writers outside Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
A new report compiled for the provincial government details a shortage of sheriffs across B.C., resulting in court closures and delays. (Photo: Province of B.C.)

Cash coming to address B.C.’s longstanding sheriff shortage: Sharma

Report reveals workplace culture issues feeding recruitment and retention crisis

A new report compiled for the provincial government details a shortage of sheriffs across B.C., resulting in court closures and delays. (Photo: Province of B.C.)
Union members and activist take part in the Labour Day Parade in Toronto, on Sept. 5, 2022. A record labour shortage and rising wages may seem like good news for workers, but labour leaders say workers aren’t seeing the gains that corporations are experiencing amidst sky-high inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Labour Day in Canada about more than just a day off – it’s workers’ rights

While many focus on using the day for leisure time, it once had a more significant role

Union members and activist take part in the Labour Day Parade in Toronto, on Sept. 5, 2022. A record labour shortage and rising wages may seem like good news for workers, but labour leaders say workers aren’t seeing the gains that corporations are experiencing amidst sky-high inflation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
A Camosun College program is giving automotive technicians the skills the need to work on electric vehicles. (Photo courtesy of Camosun College)

QUIZ: In celebration of workers

Labour Day, on the first Monday of September, is a time to honour the achievements of workers

A Camosun College program is giving automotive technicians the skills the need to work on electric vehicles. (Photo courtesy of Camosun College)
A Victoria Clipper ferry service boat. (Black Press Media file photo)

Labour Day weekend strike averted at Victoria Clipper ferry service

Deal reached with Unifor

A Victoria Clipper ferry service boat. (Black Press Media file photo)
FILE - Members of the The Writers Guild of America picket outside Paramount Pictures on May 3, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood productions and promotional tours around the world have been put on indefinite hold as actors and writers are on strike against big studios and streaming services.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Colbert, Kimmel, Fallon, Oliver, Meyers team up for striking writers

‘Strike Force Five’ podcast released to benefit their out-of-work staff

FILE - Members of the The Writers Guild of America picket outside Paramount Pictures on May 3, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood productions and promotional tours around the world have been put on indefinite hold as actors and writers are on strike against big studios and streaming services.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)