News by subject: LBR

Front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals from the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) will hold a mass protest on Thursday, March 2 in downtown Toronto. The protest will begin at 12:00 p.m. outside the Sheraton Centre Hotel,...

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) launched the Technology Investment Program today, designed to help small- and medium-sized southern Ontario manufacturers compete on the global stage by investing in advanced manufacturing technologies to...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the fourth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The report was...

Today, the elected bargaining team of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) begins mediation with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) in a last-ditch effort to reach a respectful, negotiated collective agreement for Ontario's 60,000 hospital...

The temporary financial windfall from volatile oil prices was squandered in a UCP budget that does little to secure a stable future for Albertans, says Unifor. "It's a pre-election budget designed with a hope that Albertans will forget about the...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien regarding President Joe Biden's nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary:...

The B.C. budget's investments in core social services and health care are necessary and will help shield workers and their families from a forecasted economic slowdown, says Unifor. "Strong public health care and measures that improve affordability...

Defending working conditions for teaching faculty is a national concern. As such, the unions and associations assembled under the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs...

With 98 percent voting in favor of union representation, over 150 principals, assistant principals, directors, and other Richmond Public Schools (RPS) administrative staff have joined Teamsters Local 592. The workers are one of the first groups of...

The United Steelworkers union (USW) and Titan International, Inc., today called for restrictions on downstream products made from Russian petroleum inputs, citing in particular concerns over imports of off-the-road (OTR) tires from India....

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is deeply alarmed by reports of private orthopedic surgeries now being performed under a veil of secrecy on weekends at the Riverside campus of The Ottawa Hospital....

Waste workers at FCC Environmental Services have voted to join Teamsters Local 745 in Dallas. The 71 workers seek improved working conditions, higher wages, and better benefits....

Extending the arbitrary deadline for vehicle replacement is a huge victory for Unifor's campaign to protect truckers at the Port of Vancouver....

Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with another one of its labor unions to provide their members the ability to take up to seven paid sick days per year. The new paid sick leave benefit will provide these...

Teamsters Joint Council 39 has unanimously endorsed Judge Janet Protasiewicz in the non-partisan election for Wisconsin Supreme Court....

OPSEU/SEFPO correctional workers will be caring for their communities by raising money for local charities during the sixth annual Corrections Cares week, with events planned across the province from February 25 to March 8, 2023. Click here for full...

Thousands of front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) and health-care professionals are picketing across the province today, calling for better staffing, better wages and better care....

Registered nurses and health-care professionals across Ontario will be on the streets holding pickets tomorrow outside of hospitals, MPP offices and other locations to call for better staffing and better wages to ensure they can provide better...

Members of Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 will open bargaining February 23 with Coast Mountain Bus Company. Unifor members share an important goal with the region's transit ridership: more busses and more bus service," said Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor...

Following the historic wage increases and premium health care benefits reached during last year's national bargaining, Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with one of its largest labor unions that...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien on today's release of the 2022 work stoppage numbers by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data showed work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers increased by 44...

Registered nurses and health-care professionals across Ontario will be on the streets holding pickets tomorrow outside of hospitals, MPP offices and other locations to call for better staffing and better wages to ensure they can provide better...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that roughly 100 members of USW Local 11-205 have engaged in a strike against Continental Cement over unfair labor practices....

Student Transportation of America (STA) workers in Tewksbury voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 25. The 45 school bus and van drivers provide student transportation for the Tewksbury School System....

Unifor is back at the bargaining table with the Empress Hotel to negotiate a collective agreement that can serve as a template for upcoming negotiations in the hospitality sector....

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) General President Doug McCarron appointed Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters (SWMSRCC) Executive Secretary-Treasurer Pete Rodriguez to become the Western District...

SullivanCotter, the nation's leading independent consulting firm in the assessment and development of total rewards programs, workforce solutions, and data products for health care and not-for-profits, has released findings from its 2022 Workforce...

Unifor is concerned that a contract flip that resulted in Swissport losing its contract with Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport will potentially leave up to 150 Unifor members without jobs by the end of June....

Region of Waterloo Public Health Nurses, members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA), are heading to conciliation talks today, calling on their employer to come to the table prepared to reach a fair and respectful contract that acknowledges the...

Note: All times local National Capital Region, Canada Private meetings York Region, Ontario 5:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will participate in a town hall with members of the Carpenters' District Council of Ontario. Notes for media: Pooled...

Note: All times local National Capital Region, Canada Private meetings York Region, Ontario 5:15 p.m. The Prime Minister will participate in a town hall with members of the Carpenters' District Council of Ontario. Notes for media: Pooled...

Workers are at the forefront of our prosperity, and one of Canada's priorities is to build a strong and resilient workforce. Today, Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan Jr. addressed and met with members of the International Union of Bricklayers and...

Unifor members at the General Motors (GM) St. Catharines Propulsion Plant will be the first Detroit Three facility in Canada to produce electric vehicle propulsion systems, securing a future role in the industry's transition to EV manufacturing....

The Teamsters are calling on Utah Governor Spencer Cox to veto House Bill 243. HB 243 would strip collective bargaining rights from confidential, managerial, and supervisorial public transit workers. In doing so, the legislation would run afoul of...

The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) welcomes the launch of the federal government's Sustainable Jobs Plan, which finally recognizes the intersection of workers' rights and the environment. However, it is left puzzled by the absence of...

After seven months on strike, Teamsters at Northeast Transportation Services ? a third-party contractor for DHL Express ? have secured a new contract with improved health care coverage, wage increases, more holidays and vacation time, and more paid...

After the federal government's Request for Qualifications for the proposed High Frequency Rail (HFR) line, Unifor is calling on the transportation minister to provide clarity about the long-term plan for VIA Rail. "The federal government's passenger...

At a joint press conference outside of Richmond City Hall, city workers, along with representatives of Teamsters Local 322 and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Virginia 512, announced that workers employed by the city have filed...

Rail loaders and yard workers at Auto Warehousing Company (AWC) in Flint, Mich., voted to join Teamsters Local 332 yesterday. The 33 workers seek improvements to wages, health and welfare benefits, and working conditions....

More than 40 physicians employed by OptumCare Medical Group have filed a petition to form a union to address patient care and workload concerns....

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited today announced that Unifor members have ratified a new two-year collective agreement covering approximately 1,200 CP mechanical employees in Canada. "This negotiated agreement is the result of hard work by all...

Concessionary demands for contracting out work are among the issues that will force Unifor Locals 1959 and 240 to begin legal strike action at Windsor Salt tonight at midnight. "When the employer comes with concessions and schemes to bust the union,...

Unifor members at Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail have ratified a new two-year contract. "Rail workers, just like workers in many sectors...

Unifor Media Council is launching a new media discussion paper?Breaking the News: Media Workers Under Attack?which focuses on confronting the increasing harassment of media workers....

Unifor welcomes the B.C. government's new plans to double the B.C. Manufacturing Jobs Fund and to support job growth across the province. "Today, the BC NDP demonstrated a serious commitment to building a bright future for forestry workers in the...

Teamsters Local 251 members employed by First Student held an informational picket outside of the Providence Public School District (PPSD) board meeting on Wednesday to educate the public about the possibility of a strike affecting student...

Teamsters Local 399 members rallied with hundreds of film industry workers at the state capitol in Santa Fe today in support of Senate Bill 12. The proposed legislation would revamp the tax incentive program for the state's film and TV industry,...

Today, Teamsters Local 251 members working as custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) held an informational picket outside of the college. The workers are demanding that RISD give them a contract that has...

In an emboldened move, resident and fellow physicians at Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) have filed to form a union to demand that the health network's administrators do more to bolster patient care and provide better support for physicians...

OPSEU/SEFPO welcomes the report of the Chief Coroner's Expert Panel on Deaths in Custody ? An Obligation to Prevent ? and supports the implementation of their recommendations. "We applaud the challenging work the expert panel did to review the...