A day after the federal government stepped in with legislation to force thousands of unionized rail workers back on the job, the union will be holding a rally in Calgary.
Officials with Teamsters Canada said Friday morning the workers they are fighting for were once recognized heroes but now with the company locking them out, they're "zeroes.""They don't care about the people that make them the success they are," said Sean O'Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents more than a million workers in North America.
"These people are working long hours – they're spending a lot of time away from home. We have to make sure they have decent and reasonable working conditions." Teamsters Canada consists of approximately 130,000 workers in the country and is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents 1.2 million workers in North America.
Alberta Sheriffs have shut down a drug house in Lethbridge for the second time this year due to illegal activity.The labour dispute that brought Canada’s two main railway lines to a halt on Thursday has been messy, so perhaps it was fitting that as it appeared to be coming to an end, the waters were muddied further Thursday evening.
Rider Nation is remembering one of its most beloved leaders in recent memory and the unforgettable impact he had during his tenure in Saskatchewan.Summer vacation may be wrapping up and fall is just around the corner but there are still plenty of things for people do to before the kids head back to school.
Montreal's transit authority said it has no immediate plans to implement platform screen doors on the metro despite repeated pleas from Quebec coroners who say the safety barriers can prevent suicides and assurances from the province that the costs to install them would be covered.The increase in the number of students enrolled in college education this autumn is "the largest in a quarter of a century," the CEGEP federation said on Friday.
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