A Federal Court judge may rule Friday on a request to keep hundreds of Chinese miners from travelling to BC until a decision is made on whether they were legally hired to work here. Charles Gordon is the lawyer for two unions seeking that interim injunction (The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 and Construction & Specialized … [Read more...]
Contract talks resume for striking CUPE support workers at SFU
November 7, 2012 by
Contract talks involving striking support workers at Simon Fraser University resume today. 1000 members of CUPE Local 3338 are in the middle of a 24-hour walk-out forcing the cancellation of numerous classes at all three campuses in Metro Vancouver, but SFU's Don MacLachlan says there's still hope a settlement can be reached. "The good news is that … [Read more...]
BCGEU talks to resume
September 24, 2012 by
The BCGEU has announced contract talks with the provincial government will resume this week under a news blackout. Contract talks broke off in June and since then the union has conducted four one-day strikes and implemented an overtime ban. The union represents 25-thousand provincial government employees. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Northern Gateway hearings to resume
September 3, 2012 by
Environmental review hearings resume this week in Edmonton for the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline. And the company behind the project will finally have a chance to speak. For the first time, Enbridge will be able to address the review panel on its controversial six billion dollar proposal to transport crude from Alberta to Kitimat. The … [Read more...]
BCGEU and Provincial Government to resume negotiations
May 26, 2012 by
More than 25,000 BC Government employees won't be walking off the job anytime soon... because contract talks are continuing. Negotiations involving the BC Government and Service Employees Union are set to resume June 6th in Victoria. Talks started up again this week after breaking off at the end of March. On May 15, members --including liquor … [Read more...]
Head of BC Public School Employers’ Association hoping BCTF will bring “realism” to the table as negotiations resume
September 5, 2011 by
BC teachers are returning to the bargaining table today, just one day ahead of potential job action. The two sides took a break over the weekend, after an arbitrator ruled some items which were being discussed locally, must be returned to the provincial table. Hugh Finlayson with the BC Public School Employers' Association says he's hoping for some … [Read more...]
