The B-C Government and Service Employees Union has announced mediated contract talks with LifeLabs will resume Sunday at the Labour Relations Board. 700 unionized employees began rotating strikes last Monday. The union says job action will continue this weekend at labs in Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Richmond, Surrey, and Victoria. CKNW … [Read more...]
Woman stabbed, man tasered in domestic dispute
December 29, 2012 by
A woman is in hospital after being stabbed during a domestic dispute in North Delta Friday night. It happened in a home in the 9400 block of 116th street. Sgt. Sharlene Brooks says the suspect did not respond to police commands, so he was tasered. "He's been medically cleared, and remains in police custody at this time. The Delta Police Major … [Read more...]
Chinese miners dispute back before Federal Court
December 12, 2012 by
Lawyers are back in court today fighting over whether foreign workers can be employed by a northern BC mine under the federal temporary foreign worker program. 17 workers have already arrived from China to work at the Tumbler Ridge project. 60 more are expected to arrive sometime over the next week. Union lawyers are asking for an injunction to … [Read more...]
Vancouver City Council wades into NHL dispute
December 11, 2012 by
Vancouver City Council is doing its part to get NHL hockey back on the ice. Councilor Geoff Meggs put forward the motion that will have the mayor send a letter to the payers and owners imploring them to get back to the table and back to playing. Meggs denies that such a motion from is silly. "It's a significant impact on the conomy of the city and … [Read more...]
Judge sides with unions in Chinese miners dispute
December 7, 2012 by
Unions fighting the company who hired Chinese miners to work a northern BC mine have cleared another hurdle. The court has ruled that HD Mining will have to hand over all documents submitted to the government with their applications to hire foreign workers for their Tumbler Ridge mine. The judge said they must also give the unions access to … [Read more...]
BC government again asked to intervene in Chinese miners dispute
November 21, 2012 by
While we wait for a Federal Court judge to rule on whether two unions should access documents being used to bring 100's of Chinese miners to Canada, BC's Minister of Energy and Mines is also being asked to intervene. Lawyers for the United Steelworkers Union have sent Rich Coleman a five-page letter regarding HD Mining's plans to operate an … [Read more...]
Raimi Wins “Evil Dead” Legal Dispute
August 29, 2012 by
Sam Raimi has come out on top in his efforts to stop a production company from releasing an unauthorized sequel to his "Evil Dead" film series says THR Esq.. Back in May, Raimi's Renaissance Pictures sued Award Pictures for the latter's attempts to produce a film entitled "Evil Dead 4: Consequences". In the interim, Award Pictures and its … [Read more...]
Rocky Mountaineer labour dispute drags on
August 9, 2012 by
With no end in sight to the lock out of unionized workers the Rocky Mountaineer tourist train is forging ahead with a new route. Ian Robertson speaking for Rocky Mountaineer was asked if there is way to end the labour dispute. "I am not a labour expert and I don't know what the next steps are I mean for us as an organization we are … [Read more...]
Tensions rise in contract dispute between ICBC and unionized workers
July 18, 2012 by
Things are getting nasty in the contract dispute between Canadian Office and Professional Employees union and ICBC. COPE 378 President David Black says they have added a strike slogan and link to the unions website to email signatures. So he says ICBC responded.. "They are attempting to block the union from sending emails to our … [Read more...]
Court rules on mediator in teachers’ dispute
June 29, 2012 by
It may well be a moot point now, but the BC Supreme Court has rejected a bid by the BC Teachers' Federation to fire mediator Charles Jago. This just days after Jago worked out a surprise contract agreement between the union and the government. The teachers' federation had argued Jago was not qualified for mediation and was too closely tied to the … [Read more...]
