collective bargaining – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Unions representing federal public service workers file legal challenges against hybrid work mandate https://www.benefitscanada.com/human-resources/hr-law/unions-representing-federal-public-service-workers-file-legal-challenges-against-govts-hybrid-work-mandate/ Mon, 27 May 2024 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156077 Unions representing more than 270,000 federal public service workers have filed a series of legal challenges to the federal government’s new mandate requiring its workers to report to the office three days per week. The Public Service Alliance of Canada, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees […]

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]]> Jamieson Laboratories’ workers ending strike after securing wage increase, vision benefits enhancements https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/jamieson-laboratories-workers-ending-strike-after-securing-wage-increase-vision-benefits-enhancements/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152986 More than 300 employees of Windsor, Ont.’s Jamieson Laboratories Ltd. are ending their 34-day strike after securing a new contract agreement that includes significant wage increases and benefits enhancements. On March 5, members of Unifor Local 195 voted to ratify a four-year collective agreement — effective Feb. 1, 2024 to Jan. 31, 2028 — that […]

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]]> Public employees’ remote work agreement setting stage for future union negotiations: experts https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/public-employees-remote-work-agreement-setting-stage-for-future-union-negotiations-experts/ Thu, 04 May 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137265 The agreement on remote and flexible work between public sector workers and the federal government could set the stage for future union negotiations, according to labour experts. “We’re basically entering a brand new phase of what we talk about in collective agreements, which includes workers’ autonomy over their time,” says Armine Yalnizyan, an economist and […]

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