New deal for outlier rail union

A union that rejected its deal with US freight railroads earlier this month now has a new tentative agreement, but officials cautioned that the contract dispute won't be fully settled until all 12 rail unions approve their agreements this fall

US rail workers showing unhappiness with working conditions

Handfuls of workers gathered outside railyards across the country in pickets organized by a newly formed workers group separate from the 12 unions that negotiated the deals last week with the major U.S. freight railroads

Union takes Uber to Ontario labour relations board

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is taking its criticism of Uber Technologies Inc.'s worker practices to the Ontario Labour Relations Board, where it filed a complaint related to an agreement the ride-hailing giant signed with a rival union

US rail strike averted with tentative deal

Unions achieved 24 percent wage increases and $5000 lump sum payments

Strike notice served on Westshore Terminals

IWLU Local 502 will commence strike action against Westshore at 12:00am on September 16, 2022

CP and Unifor begin negotiations

The current collective agreement, with approximately 1,400 workers at the railway, is set to expire on December 31, 2022

US government closely involved in rail talks as deadline nears

President Joe Biden and members of his cabinet were in touch with the unions and railroads Monday as part of their efforts to avert a strike

US rail unions say railroads manipulating shippers

Two largest rail unions in the U.S. said freight railroads' delaying shipments ahead of this week's strike deadline is an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to block a work stoppage by imposing a contract

Chamber of Shipping calls for end to tug strike in Vancouver

The current strike by the Canadian Merchant Service Guild has halted the operations of Seaspan tugs and barges and is negatively impacting trade through the Port of Vancouver, the Chamber of Shipping has said in a statement

Labour board affirms union win at New York Amazon DC

A hearing officer for a US federal labour board has rebuffed Amazon's attempt to scrap the historic union win