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BC Port Union Issues 72-hour Strike Notice Affecting More Than 7,000 Workers

The union representing port workers in British Columbia says it has issued 72-hour strike notice and its members are ready to walk off the job on Saturday. The strike notice affects more than 7,000 terminal cargo loaders at B.C. ports. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says its members voted 99.24 per cent in…


Grocery Workers’ Union Calls for Strike in Fred Meyer, QFC Stores

Fred Meyer and Quality Food Centers workers have voted “overwhelmingly” to authorize their union for a strike in the Kroger subsidiaries, as grocers enter into one of the busiest seasons of the year. Representing over 29,000 essential workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 (UFCW 555)…


Grocery Workers Vote to Authorize Strike at Fred Meyer, QFC Stores

Grocery workers at Fred Meyer and Quality Food Centers have voted “overwhelmingly” to authorize their union to strike against the Kroger Co. subsidiaries, as grocers enter into one of the busiest seasons of the year. Representing over 29,000 essential workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555…


Border Workers Start Job Action as Contract Negotiations Continue: Union

The union representing 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency workers says some job actions began Friday as bargaining with the government continued. “Our bargaining team representing CBSA employees has been in mediation with CBSA and Treasury all night and through to this morning, and we’re giving them a bit more time to negotiate at the table,”…