TENTATIVE DEAL REACHED IN HALIFAX SCHOOL SUPPORT WORKERS STRIKE

After more than a month of job action, the union representing striking Halifax-area school support workers have confirmed they’ve reached a tentative agreement with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. In a statement released Wednesday...

ONTARIO HOSPITAL WORKERS AWARDED WAGE INCREASES

TORONTO — An arbitrator has awarded salary increases totalling 6.25 per cent to 45,000 Ontario hospital workers, plus two dollars an hour more for registered practical nurses. According to SEIU Healthcare and the Canadian Union of Public...