Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Post says it has presented a new framework that it hopes will “reignite discussions” with the union representing 55,000 striking workers. In a statement Sunday, the Crown corporation said the framework is “comprehensive” for reaching a negotiated agreement with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, whose
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2024 9:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing Canada Post workers has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board over the layoffs of striking employees. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the layoffs are an “intimidation tactic”
Even as the Liberals’ “tax holiday” bill moves closer to becoming law, the deputy prime minister on Friday lamented what appears to be a lack of support for the proposed $250 rebate cheques that were originally part of the federal government’s plan. The $250 cheques for Canadians who worked and earned up to $150,000 in
The RCMP says it’s looking to redeploy up to one-quarter of its eastern region workforce to areas considered an operational priority, including to the Canada-U.S. border. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump pledged this week to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports until more is done to stem illegal border crossings and drug trafficking.The threat
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is urging the federal government to intervene in the Canada Post strike, saying the work stoppage is damaging the country’s retail sector and having “considerable impact” to rural, northern and remote communities. The letter, cosigned by chambers of commerce from across the country and sent to Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon
Canada Post confirmed on Thursday it is laying off some striking postal workers as the nationwide work stoppage hits the two-week mark, but said the action is temporary. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) posted in a bulletin to members Monday that the company was calling workers across the country to lay them off
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As Canada prepares for the threat of tariffs once Donald Trump takes office, the question remains on if the federal government would issue retaliatory tariffs like they did during the previous trade spat between the two countries. In 2018, Trump imposed a 25-per cent tariff on steel and
A federal mediator has temporarily suspended mediation efforts between Canada Post and its workers’ union as a nationwide strike drags into Day 13 with no end in sight. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said in post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the special mediator, who was appointed by the federal government, has “decided to
There is growing pressure on the federal government to expand eligibility for its new $250 rebate plan that was announced last week alongside a “tax holiday” for Canadians. Under the Liberal’s proposal, that has yet to be put to a vote in the House of Commons, the goods and services or harmonized sales tax will
Canadian industry groups reacted sharply on Tuesday morning to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to impose a 25-per cent tariff on imports of all products from Canada. While the proposed tariffs would apply across the board, they could hit some Canadian sectors and regions harder than others, experts say.Trump said he will