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- Published on Friday, 29 January 2016 03:15
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CHRONICLE-HERALD WORKERS FIGHTING FOR THEIR JOBS AND GOOD JOURNALISM
By Dan Darrah
In the wake of a contract dispute unresolved by conciliation and bargaining, 61 workers at the Halifax-based Chronicle-Herald newspaper walked off the job late last Friday, mandated by an overwhelming 98.3 per cent in favour of strike vote.
In negotiations prior, management was adamant in its position of a 17 per cent wage cut, a staffing reduction of 30 per cent, and removal of gender parity in the hiring process. In an open letter to the Herald published Saturday, January 16th, CEO Mark Lever said that the current contract was “unsustainable” due to the financial realities of the paper. Read more!
PRIVATIZING SENIOR CARE: CONTRACT FLIPPING AT NEW HORIZONS
By Daniel Tseghay
In late May, workers at New Horizons senior care facility in Campbell River, B.C. voted to strike against CareCorp, the contractor that manages the home. Sunridge Place, in Duncan, also voted for a job action. The workers are members of the Hospital Employees Union (HEU).
The day after the vote, CareCorp applied for mediation, with the mediator recommending arbitration.
And despite being awarded a collective agreement this month January, the persisting low wages and casual work will still be a challenge to both workers and seniors in care. Read more!
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES WORKERS IN PEI ON STRIKE FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS
By Robert Devet
138 days. That’s how long blood collection workers at the Canadian Blood Services (CBS) in Prince Edward Island have been walking the picket line.
The eight CBS workers, members of the Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees (NSUPE) are all part-timers. And they’re all women. All they want is a guaranteed minimum number of hours of work each week.
That would provide some much needed economic certainty in their lives. And it would allow them to qualify for health benefits. Read more!
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