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CBC
4 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Technical, administrative support staff at Manitoba Hydro vote for strike action
Technical and administrative support workers at Manitoba Hydro have voted in favour of strike action after their union says negotiations with the Crown utilities corporation reached a stalemate. CUPE Local 998, the chapter of the union representing about 870 Manitoba Hydro workers, said the strike vote comes months into bargaining in which the Crown corporation has failed to present an offer that is consistent with other bargaining units. The vote in favour of the strike mandate happened on Friday. The union said in a statement Monday that it is filing for conciliation services in an attempt to reach a deal before setting a strike date, which could happen within a few weeks. The union said the Crown corporation was mismanaged by the previous PC government and the NDP government has failed to "right the ship," despite its promises. A spokesperson for Manitoba Hydro said the Crown corporation remains committed to the collective bargaining process with hopes of reaching a fair settlement consistent with agreements reached with other bargaining units. Manitoba Hydro workers represented by Unifor ratified a new contract with the Crown corporation earlier this year and a tentative agreement with workers from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union's local chapter in 2023. CUPE said it is bargaining for wage increases equal to other bargaining units, the reversal of privatization efforts and addressing union recognition issues by Hydro management. The union said its Local 998 chapter is the second-largest bargaining group at Manitoba Hydro, representing IT, the customer engagement centre and other technical and administrative support staff.
National Post
26-05-2025
- Health
- National Post
MEDIA ADVISORY: Home Support Workers to Rally in Sydney on Tuesday
Article content SYDNEY, Nova Scotia — Home support workers represented by CUPE 3986, 3936, 4354, and 3953, will rally outside City Hall on Tuesday, with the support of delegates from CUPE Nova Scotia's annual convention. They are gathering to raise awareness for their ongoing bargaining, which has been ongoing for nearly two years despite Premier Houston's promise to 'fix' health care. Article content Article content Most home support workers represented by CUPE have been without a collective agreement for the past four years. These workers are responsible for keeping seniors in their home longer, lifting some of the strain on the overburdened long term care sector, and helping acute care patients return home with the certainty they will continue to receive proper treatment. Home support workers are the backbone of the health care system, and they are fighting for guaranteed hours, improved health and safety language, and fair wages. Article content DATE & TIME: May 27, 2025, at 11:45 AM Article content SPEAKERS: Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Article content
CTV News
23-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Union launches 'limited job action' after Canada Post moves ahead of bargaining deadline
Union launches 'limited job action' after Canada Post moves ahead of bargaining deadline Labour analyst Adam Donald King on the union's overtime ban, possible strike escalation, and talks over part-time weekend work.
CBC
18-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Is Facebook Marketplace killing the yard sale in southwestern Ontario?
The classic summer yard sale is about to become a regular weekend event with treasure hunters eager to discuss whether online mega-platforms like Facebook Marketplace could see dwindling interest in the long-held tradition of bargaining over trinkets and cast-offs in a stranger's driveway. Christina Fournier has loved yard sales since she was a kid. Now she runs an online group where 24,000 people advertise their sales across southwestern Ontario. Spring is when sales start being posted, she said, and about a dozen sales have already been advertised for Victoria Day weekend. "Once you start smelling that spring in the air, that's when you get that yard sale feeling," Fournier said. In theory, Marketplace is a direct competitor to these events. It started in 2016 as a way to connect buyers and sellers through Facebook. Now, over 1.2 billion users buy something every month. One of the draws is that you don't have to wake up early on a weekend and trek around town to find second-hand goods. While Fournier admits the early wake-up isn't fun, she's said she's not worried about Marketplace leading to fewer yard sales. In fact, some savvy yard sale sellers are using the platform to give their event a boost, posting ads with the details, or even photos, of what they'll be selling, Fournier explained. "When you can post pictures, people are able to quickly check if this place has lots of vinyl records, or that place has lots of kids' toys," she said. "I feel like it's definitely helped yard sales be more successful" Then, there's the thrill of the hunt. It's a thrill anyone who has ever found something they charish on a table in a stranger's driveway will understand. "A lot of people get up in the morning saying, 'I'm just going to search for treasures. It's going to be awesome.'" For some, the face-to-face transactions at yard sales are just more straightforward and enjoyable. Janet Shaw organized the spring fundraising sale at St. Anne's Anglican Church in London earlier in May. She agrees that Marketplace isn't a major threat. "At yard sales, we find people are looking for really, really cheap stuff," she said. The community sale Shaw organized was a fundraising event. They kept prices low, because like most yard sales, it was a one-day event and they didn't want anything left behind. This approach sets them apart from platforms like Marketplace, she believes, where sellers might be less inclined to accept a low offer. The bigger competitor among online platforms might be the buy-nothing groups, Shaw said. These groups on social media allow users to advertise items they simply want to get rid of, as long as someone is willing to come and get it. Despite online buying and selling, London's yard sale scene is still going strong, with sales advertised around the region all the way through September. "Everybody likes a good deal and everybody likes to find things that you won't get by just going to Walmart, right?" If you're going to check out a sale or two this season, Fournier gave some advice: plan ahead by checking out online ads, bring small bills and change, and just enjoy "hunting to hunt."
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NJ Transit strike Day 3: Where things stand as the workweek commute looms
NJ Transit management and unionized rail workers made an unexpected dash back to the bargaining table on Saturday afternoon. But how much progress the sides made was not known. Now begins a crucial day three of the strike on the eve of the workweek and the two sides will meet again. Kris Kolluri, CEO and president of NJ Transit, called Saturday's bargaining session "constructive." Leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union, which had asked to meet Saturday, would not categorize Saturday's talk and would only say that a meeting was planned for Sunday. Story continues below photo gallery. Both sides have also agreed to meet with the National Mediation Board on Sunday to continue discussions. Saturday offered a bit of a reprieve for rail riders as far fewer needed to commute. The 18 NJ Transit tracks at Hoboken Terminal were eerily quiet on a sunny Saturday afternoon, with gates blocking the platforms and dozens of train cars idled. Locomotive engineers walked off the job Friday to protest stalled negotiations over a five-year-old expired contract. The strike has affected about 172,000 weekday riders. Gov. Phil Murphy and Kolluri said last week that a deal is 'imminently achievable" but offered few details. This is the second rail strike in the 42 years that NJ Transit has provided rail service. The first one came in 1983, the year the agency took over a variety of once-bankrupt railroads, and lasted 34 days. NJ Transit executives said they offered the engineers wage increases similar to what has been offered to 14 other unions with whom they bargain. Union officials said they are asking for better wages similar to what other engineers make at other nearby railroads. Kolluri said the higher wage would have a difficult ripple effect across all of NJ Transit's worker unions. The agency would have to offer more pay to its other unions because of 'me too' clauses, which could force drastic fare hikes, the need for a significant increase in the corporate transit fee or draconian levels of cuts in service to cover the costs. Tom Haas, the union's chairman, said they had offered changes to healthcare plans or work rules to lower costs in their proposal and work around those clauses, but NJ Transit "chose to ignore that opportunity.' This article originally appeared on NJ Transit strike Day 3: Where things stand as workweek commute looms
