strike – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 LCBO, OPSEU agreement includes multiple benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/lcbo-opseu-agreement-includes-multiple-benefits-gains/ Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158478 The union representing employees of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes multiple benefits gains, ending a two-week strike. The agreement includes increases in coverage for mental-health services for up to 90 per cent of the total cost of the prescribed plan of treatment, to a combined annual […]

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Nestlé, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/nestle-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:00:14 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156314 The union representing more than 460 employees at Nestlé in Toronto has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains, ending a strike that began on May 5. The agreement includes a $1 increase each year in the defined benefit pension plan for non-skilled trades and $2 each year for skilled trades. […]

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Martin Brower, Unifor agreement includes pension, benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/martin-brower-unifor-agreement-includes-pension-benefits-gains/ Fri, 10 May 2024 19:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=155471 Warehouse workers and transportation drivers employed by Martin Brower in Ontario have ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes pension and benefits gains. The workers, who are members of Unifor Local 1285, reached an agreement that will see pension contributions increase by $100, up to $700 over the life of the agreement, and the employer […]

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U.S., U.K. delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day over pay, employee benefits https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-s-u-k-delivery-ride-hailing-drivers-stop-work-on-valentines-day-over-pay-employee-benefits/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151984 Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions. In the U.S., Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers planned day-long strikes and held mid-day demonstrations at airports in several cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, […]

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Top 10 pension stories of 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-10-pension-stories-of-2023/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:00:58 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148984 A survey on the retirement readiness of Canadian workers and a looming retirement crisis was the most-read pension story on BenefitsCanada.com this year. Here are the 10 most popular pension news stories of 2023: 1. Survey finds 44% of Canadian pre-retirees have less than $5,000 in savings 2. Ford, Unifor agreement includes significant DC pension improvements, transition to […]

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Magna, Unifor agreement includes multiple benefits gains https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/magna-unifor-agreement-includes-multiple-benefits-gains/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:00:27 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=148370 After a five-day strike, the union representing 800 employees at Magna International Inc.’s Integram Seating factory in Windsor, Ont. has ratified a collective agreement that includes multiple benefits gains. The benefits gains include: vision coverage, from $250 every two years to $400; a rise in the basic annual dental maximum, from $1,600 to $1,900; an […]

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B.C. Transit’s Fraser Valley workers joining CAAT’s DBplus pension plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/b-c-transits-fraser-valley-workers-joining-caats-dbplus-pension-plan/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142193 B.C. Transit’s Fraser Valley bus drivers are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan. After a strike action that lasted 124 days earlier this year, the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 561 secured a new six-year contract agreement for its 213 members who work in the communities of Abbotsford, Agassiz-Harrison, […]

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UTE, CRA tentative agreement includes remote work protections, improved vacation https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/ute-cra-tentative-agreement-includes-remote-work-protections-improved-vacation/ Fri, 05 May 2023 19:00:56 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137404 The Union of Taxation Employees and the Canada Revenue Agency have reached a tentative agreement that includes new protections around remote work and improved vacation. The tentative agreement, which ends a strike lasting more than two weeks involving 35,000 workers, has some of the same updates that were reached by the Public Service Alliance of Canada […]

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PSAC, government tentative agreement includes new protections around remote work, wage increases https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/psac-government-tentative-agreement-includes-new-protections-around-remote-work-wage-increases/ Mon, 01 May 2023 19:00:44 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137165 The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the federal government have reached a tentative agreement for more than 120,000 workers, which includes new protections around remote work and wage increases. The tentative agreement, which ends a two-week strike, includes negotiated language that requires managers to assess remote work requests individually — not by group — and […]

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Federal workers striking over remote working, wages https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/federal-workers-striking-over-remote-working-wages/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:00:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=136757 Roughly 155,000 federal employees represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada are striking over remote working arrangements and wages. The union is seeking to maintain remote working arrangements for employees, noting the working arrangement has become a part of everyday life for many workers. “Our experience during [the coronavirus] pandemic has shown that public […]

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