The Canadian economy unexpectedly shed 18,600 jobs last month, the third drop in four months, more evidence the labour market has slowed after a strong first half of the year.
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B.C. sheds nearly 11,000 jobs in October: StatsCan
B.C. shed nearly 11,000 jobs in October, despite the fact that the unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percent from 6.7 in September, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
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Government hands wage cut to B.C. hospital pharmacists
Pharmacists who work in hospitals across British Columbia are about to be handed a wage cut of up to 14 per cent, the provincial government has decided.
Canadian wage gains continue to fall
Canadian workers are failing to keep pace with the rising cost of living as average real wages continue to shrink dramatically, new data from Statistics Canada shows.
Editorial: City contract adds stability
The taxpayer, ultimately the boss of the City of Nanaimo, has to ask what is a reasonable cost of doing business?
The city and its 750 CUPE workers agreed recently to a new three-year contract giving employees a two-per cent annual wage increase retroactive to Jan. 1, 2011.
Conference Board of Canada calls for wage increases in Canada in 2012
Canadian salaries are expected to go up in 2012; however non-unionized employees look to be on track for a higher wage increase the unionized workers.
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Air Canada's new deal gets rough ride from flight attendants
A federal arbitrator has come up with a new and binding collective agreement for Air Canada and its flight attendants.
City, unions preparing for Toronto labour shutdown of up to six months
Barely two weeks into contract negotiations, city hall and its two largest public-sector unions are girding for a prolonged shutdown of municipal services
Sources with knowledge of the preparations have confirmed that the city planning and solid waste departments have met to plan for a January lockout of up to six months while the parks department is training managers to run Zambonis to avoid a prolonged closing of municipal arenas.
Oliver Municipal Workers Collective Agreement
CUPE municipal workers in Oliver have ratified a new four-year agreement with the Town of Oliver.
A settlement was reached Wednesday evening and comes after the local had taken a 100 percent strike vote last month.
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Government's recent labour interventions highly unusual, experts say
The government's recent use of back-to-work legislation is highly unusual and likely to change the face of labour negotiations in Canada significantly.
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