Tag: Unions
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Canada Post Strikes: What’s Next for Deliveries
Ongoing Rotating Strikes Reframe Canada Post’s Timeline For more than a month, Canada Post workers have been involved in rotating strikes that have disrupted regular mail and parcel delivery across the country. The action, launched by the national postal workers’ union, follows stalled contract negotiations with the Crown corporation’s employers. As businesses and consumers adapt,…
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Canada Post Strikes: Rotating Walkouts and What It Means for Mail Delivery
What’s happening with the rotating strikes? More than a month into rotating strikes by Canada Post workers, uncertainty surrounds mail delivery timelines, parcel processing, and the daily operations of businesses that rely on the national postal service. Workers say the rotating actions are a tool to press for better wages, job protections, and safer working…
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Canada Post Strikes: What’s Happening and Why It Matters
Overview of the Situation More than a month into rotating Canada Post strikes, workers and the businesses that rely on the national postal service are navigating growing uncertainty. The labour action, driven by negotiations between Canada Post workers represented by unions and the crown corporation, has disrupted mail delivery across the country. For households awaiting…
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Namibia’s Fishing Workers Rally for Better Conditions and Pay in Erongo Region
Rising discontent among Erongo’s fishing workforce Workers from several fishing companies in Namibia’s Erongo Region are calling on the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform to intervene. Their demands center on long-standing grievances about poor working conditions, low pay, and insufficient protective measures in a sector that supports many families but also tests…
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Public Service Brace for Billions in Spending Cuts Ahead of Tuesday’s Budget
Overview: A Budget on the Brink Public service employees across the country are bracing for Tuesday’s federal budget, amid explicit signals from Prime Minister Mark Carney that austerity and sacrifice will translate into hard numbers. As the government weighs billions in spending reductions, unions and civil service groups are preparing for layoffs, hiring freezes, and…
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Public service braces for billions in spending cuts ahead of Tuesday’s budget
Overview: A Budget on the Brink Public servants across the country are bracing for Tuesday’s federal budget, where Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rhetoric about austerity will be translated into concrete numbers. With billions of dollars earmarked for potential savings, unions and civil service bodies anticipate significant reductions that could reshape jobs, programs, and the delivery…
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Public Service Braces for Billions in Spending Cuts Ahead of Tuesday’s Budget
Overview: The Budget in the Spotlight As Tuesday approaches, public servants across the country are preparing for a budget that is already shaping up to redefine spending priorities. Prime Minister Mark Carney has signaled a commitment to discipline and sacrifice to restore fiscal balance, and unions are bracing for the hard numbers that will follow.…
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Alberta Teachers’ Association could sue government over back-to-work legislation
Overview The Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) says it is weighing legal options to challenge back-to-work legislation enacted by the provincial government. The move marks a high-stakes moment in a long-running dispute over wages, class sizes, and the broader role of the provincial government in education policy. While the ATA has not announced a formal filing,…
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NSW Prisons Go into Lockdown as Guards Walk Off Over Bashing Incident
Overview: Lockdown and Staffing Crisis in NSW Prisons Prisons across New South Wales swelled with the tension of a sudden staffing crisis as thousands of corrections officers walked off the job in protest after a violent bashing incident. The mass walkout forced authorities to declare lockdowns and mobilize emergency management with a skeleton crew essential…
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NSW Prisons Lockdown: Guards Walk Off in Posture of Protest
Mass Walkout Triggers Lockdowns Across NSW Prisons Prisons across New South Wales have been placed under swift lockdown as thousands of correctional officers walked off the job in a dramatic protest. The mass walkout, which officials say was coordinated in response to a rising wave of assaults and concerns about staff safety, forced authorities to…