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Teachers begin voting on extending STF mandate as contract talks resume
It's another decision day for Saskatchewan teachers as negotiations with the province resume. On Wednesday and Thursday, members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation will vote on whether to give t...
May 15, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says he hopes a deal will be reached at the bargaining table sooner rather than later. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Ontario to change how it compensates injured migrant agricultural workers
TORONTO - Ontario will revamp how it compensates seasonal agricultural workers who are injured on the job, but critics say thousands of other migrant workers are being left out of the changes. The Wor...
May 15, 2024
Tentative deal reached for 11,000 government service workers
Thousands of government workers will have a chance to vote on a proposed agreement they've been waiting on for almost two years. On Tuesday the provincial government announced it's reached a tentative...
May 14, 2024
Ontario's need for nurses, PSWs to top 33K and 50K by 2032: document
TORONTO - Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects - figures it tried to keep secret but were obtained by The Canadian Press. The ...
May 13, 2024
WestJet Encore pilots reject tentative deal; airline says no impact on operations
The union representing WestJet Encore pilots says its members rejected the tentative deal reached last month, with just over half voting the agreement down. The union says despite improvements to comp...
May 10, 2024
What's next in the contract dispute with Saskatchewan teachers
Saskatchewan teachers want more from the government to resolve a months-long contract dispute, following a resounding "no." On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation' announced that its member...
May 10, 2024 Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte speaks to reporters in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. added 12,300 new jobs in April, as labour force reaches all-time high
The Government of Saskatchewan is celebrating strong employment numbers from April. The province added 12,300 new jobs in last month on a year-over-year basis, while the provincial labour force of tho...
May 10, 2024 According to the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, Saskatoon’s employment was up by 8,200 jobs when compared to April of 2023, while Regina’s employment was up by 6,900. (650 CKOM file photo)
As summer wildfire season nears, Quebec forest fire workers vote for strike mandate
MONTREAL - Workers with Quebec's forest fire agency have voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as the summer wildfire season approaches. The Unifor union, which represents provincial fire se...
May 10, 2024
Tourism workers union questions New Brunswick minister's European trip
FREDERICTON - The union representing staff in New Brunswick's Tourism Department says money spent by the tourism minister and her deputy on a European trip could have helped stave off staffing cuts at...
May 09, 2024
Results of teacher contract vote to be made public Thursday night: STF
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte says the results of an online vote on a provincial contract offer will be made public Thursday night. She said 13,000 teachers, including s...
May 09, 2024 The results of the union's vote should be known by the end of the week, according to Samantha Becotte. (650 CKOM file photo)
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