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inflation
May 18, 2012
Canadian inflation at 2 per cent in April, stronger than expected
Gasoline and transportation costs continue to push inflation up: StatsCan
international labour
May 17, 2012
Union, Caterpillar return to negotiations with mediator
Strike in Joliet, Illinois enters third week, company distributes letter to employees
ratification vote
May 16, 2012
Ontario Reliance Home Comfort workers ratify agreement
300 workers had been on strike since May 2
strike vote
May 16, 2012
25,000 B.C. civil servants vote to strike
Union and government will return to negotiations May 23
postal dispute
May 15, 2012
Canada Post union wins stay of proceedings, arbitration stalled
Union objects to appointee over ties to Conservatives, Canada Post
strike vote
May 15, 2012
B.C. public sector professionals vote to strike
Union concerned with decline in number of licensed professionals
employer communications
May 14, 2012
Quebec law should permit employer-employee communication during collective bargaining: Survey
Respondents split on who is favoured by laws
employment
May 11, 2012
Canada gains 58,200 new jobs in April: StatsCan
Unemployment rate rises to 7.3 per cent, more people looking for work
union raid
May 10, 2012
B.C. LPNs to vote on joining new union or staying put
Labour board allows nurses' union to raid other unions
union rights
May 9, 2012
Unions deserve access to company-collected email addresses: Labour board
B.C. labour board sides with union after company refuses information
Current Issue
CURRENT ISSUE: May 14, 2012
Insubordination violates last chance agreement
The grievor left his post and asked an untrained colleague to cover for him. A significant amount of product was wasted when the equipment malfunctioned. The arbitrator found termination was justified.
Alberta privacy decision on picket line video reversed
Court of Appeal finds privacy statute restricts union’s freedom of expression
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FACTS & FIGURES
NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
APRIL 2012
7.3%
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
MARCH 2012
+1.9%
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Preparing for mediation in the workplace
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