By Sarah Klein Employees at Lions Housing Personal Care Home have averted a strike after reaching a deal with their employer. About 80 workers represented by CUPE Local 3729 voted 85% in favour of a strike last week. This ratification follows two strike mandates from...
By Sarah Klein Employees at Lions Housing Personal Care Home have voted 85% in favour of a strike. The second vote was held October 18 and comes months after negotiations and meetings with a provincial conciliation officer late last summer. “Long term care workers...
A tentative agreement was reached late Friday for employees at Vista Park Lodge in Winnipeg. The UFCW Local 832 members have been on strike for over a month since bargaining negotiations broke down with their employer. However, with help from a labour board-appointed...
By Tyler Sutherland Employees at Vista Park Lodge are hitting the picket line today to put pressure on their employer to come back to the bargaining table. The UFCW Local 832 members will be joined by the Manitoba Federation of Labour along with various other unions...
Staff from Maples Personal Care Home will hold informational pickets beginning today after a majority of workers voted in favour of a strike mandate earlier this month. The 130 CUPE Local 2719 members, who include health care aides, dietary aides and kitchen staff,...
Employees at Maples Personal Care Home have voted to strike after bargaining reached a stalemate over fair wages and increased staffing. An overwhelming majority (94%) voted on June 28 to walk off the job by July 22 if an upcoming meeting with the conciliation officer...
A wildcat strike by Air Canada ground workers at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Friday morning had minimal impact on flight operations in Winnipeg. The workers walked off the job early Friday in solidarity after three of their co-workers were suspended for...
MTS has reached a tentative collective agreement with its union, staving off any fears that customers would be left hanging if workers went on strike. The 780 Manitoba-based MTS employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) are...
Air Canada flight attendants will take part in a pre-strike solidarity rally at Winnipeg's James Richardson International Airport this afternoon. The airline is currently in the middle of negotiations with the union representing its roughly 6,800 flight attendants. If...
Canadians should start seeing their mail again beginning today, but for one non-profit Winnipeg group, the impact has already made its mark. The Jocelyn House Hospice, which provides care for the terminally ill, is asking the public for emergency support to make up...
By Sarah Klein Siloam Mission has set up a contingency plan to deal with the ongoing Canada Post strike and still receive their much-needed donations. The Mission has partnered with the Credit Union Central of Manitoba and Manitoba credit unions to ensure donors can...
By Sarah Klein Faculty members at the University of Winnipeg have averted a strike after 14 hours of negotiations to reach a tentative deal. The deal was reached at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, just before the University of Winnipeg Faculty Association was set to...
