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Strike pay is a payment made by a trade union to workers who are on strike to help in meeting their basic needs while on strike, often out of a special reserve known as a strike fund. Union workers reason that the availability of strike pay increases their leverage at the bargaining table and actually decreases the probability of a strike ...
The right of workers to strike and picket against their employer is constitutionally protected in Canada, according to the Supreme Court of Canada's 2015 ruling in Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan. The right to strike is an essential part of a meaningful collective bargaining process in our system of labour relations...
Workers must get at least one full day, "Sunday shall be the normal day of rest," [s.173] and overtime is paid at least one and one-half times the normal wage. Division II establishes that the Province of employment's minimum wage , with the exception of those based on age discrimination , shall be used for workers in industries under federal ...
Exclusive: Workers at anti-poverty charity, Oxfam, are balloting for strike action as they use food banks and struggle to pay rent
CUPE, however, was seeking pay raises of 5% each year, arguing that some its members had been without a contract for five years, and many were having trouble making ends meet and had been forced to take second jobs and rely on food banks. CUPE also stated that New Brunswick public sector workers were the lowest paid across all Canadian ...
Almost 2,000 workers walked out from the site in Felixstowe, Suffolk, on Sunday for the first time in 30 years as pay negotiations broke down between the port and trade union Unite.
The 2023 Canadian federal worker strike was a strike by Canadian federal workers who are members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). The strike took place between April 19 and May 3, 2023, although the Treasury Board bargaining units ended their strike on May 1.
Amazon workers are planning a massive day of action on Black Friday in an effort to draw attention to alleged exploitation on the part of the online retail giant.. Protests and strikes in more ...