Union fears cuts after BC Rail sale
Vancouver — Union officials at BC Rail Ltd. are bracing for major cutbacks as the British Columbia government appears poised to table legislation that would allow for the sale of the Crown-owned corporation....
Ottawa Aims to Give Status to Illegal Foreign Workers
Immigration Minister Denis Coderre is developing an unprecedented program to deal with a hidden problem: the thousands of illegal immigrants in Canada's vast underground economy.The initiative, which would grant undocumented workers legal...
Unions say Thailand is still violating all basic workers’ rights
Child labour, forced labour, trade union rights violations and gender discrimination are all still prevalent in Thailand, according to global union body, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU).
In a...
Securing the Armoured Car Industry
After two years of intensive lobbying by Teamsters Canada’s Armoured Car Division, Brothers John McCann (Director of the Armoured Car Division), Roy Finley (Secretary Treasurer of Local Union 362), Richard Charruau (President of Local...
Teamsters Exchange Economic Proposals With Purolator
Union Negotiators Focus on Improved Pensions, Higher Wages
With regional, non-monetary issues settled, Teamster negotiators have now exchanged economic proposals with Purolator Courier Ltd.
The economic proposals include pensions, medical benefits and...
Bankruptcy Proceedings: Workers First, Banks After…
OTTAWA - Recommended changes to Canada's bankruptcy and insolvency legislation contained in the report released yesterday by the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce fail to protect workers says the Canadian Labour...
Employment: Good News, but Complacency Not Warranted
OTTAWA - The Statistics Canada report on employment in October is good news, but there remains some dark spots in the overall picture. "The creation of 65,000 new jobs, most of them full-time, will...
“All-Party Party”, October 30, 2003
The All Party Party is an annual thank you to Hill Staffers thrown by Members of Parliament and Senators. This event was hosted by Mr. Peter Stoffer, NDP MP Sackville--Eastern Shore, Nova...
Air Canada Jazz – Resolution reached: The tax treatment of the ace share proceeds...
Background
Upon the emergence of Air Canada and its affiliates from protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, the Union received shares of ACE Holdings Inc. in satisfaction of certain restructuring claims.
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Anti-Scab Bill defeated by Ottawa
The President of the Canadian Labour Congress expressed deep disappointment at the defeat of Bill C-328 in the House of Commons on Wednesday night.
Bill C-328 was a Private Members Bill introduced by...
