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Workers at Canada's only unionized Wal-Mart, in Weyburn Sask., have voted 51-5 to decertify their union. More...

The City of Toronto and the union representing 6,000 of its outside workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to avert a work stoppage. More...

The union representing Air Canada's flight attendants says it is "profoundly" disappointed by an arbitrator's decision released Monday. More...

Air Canada's flight attendants are breathing a sigh of relief that a pension dispute with the airline appears settled as the union prepares for an arbitration hearing Friday. More...

A large group of digital rights organizations has demanded proof from the European Commission that the retention of data in the European Union is necessary and proportionate for fighting serious crime. More...

Canadians could begin receiving mail again within two days after the Senate on Sunday endorsed back-to-work legislation ending the labor dispute that shut down the postal service. The Senate held a rare weekend session to approve the government measure that was passed by the House of Commons on...

The weekend brought no movement on the mail front as negotiations remain stalled between Canada Post and its locked-out workers. Both sides had said they were scheduled to meet, but face-to-face talks failed to take place even as the dispute heads into a week where back-to-work legislation is...

The union representing striking sales and customer service agents at Air Canada Inc said on Wednesday it is determined to reach a contract agreement with the country's biggest airline before the federal government forces employees back to work. Talks between negotiators for Air Canada and the...

The union representing customer service and ticket sales agents at Air Canada Inc on Friday gave the airline 72 hours notice of a strike after negotiators failed to agree on a new labor contract. The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, which represents 3,800 employees at airports and call...

The union representing customer service and ticket sales agents at Air Canada Inc on Friday gave the airline 72 hours notice of a strike after negotiators failed to agree on a new labor contract. The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union, which represents 3,800 employees at airports and call...

<div>Some 300 health care workers in Saskatoon are walking off the job Friday. It's the latest job action from the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan, which is in a contract dispute with the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations. Talks broke down Thursday between the union...

<div>Postal workers are on strike in Victoria and Moncton, the latest targets in the union's continuing dispute with Canada Post. "In Victoria and Moncton, the public has suffered deterioration in postal service due to Canada Post's changes to the way mail gets processed and delivered. We have...

The union representing 400 striking workers at Winnipeg's Bristol Aeropsace said Sunday it has reached a tentative contract settlement with the company. Workers, members of the Canadian Autoworkers Union local 3005, walked off the job April 1, rejecting a proposed collective agreement that...

A meeting of the president of Canada Post, his union counterpart and the federal labour minister appears to have made little progress in averting a possible postal workers' strike. Deepak Chopra, the president and CEO of Canada Post, and Canadian Union of Postal Workers president Denis Lemelin...

Canada Post rejected its union's latest contract proposal on Tuesday, saying the offer would increase the Crown corporation's labour costs by $1.4 billion, but made a counter-proposal that may get negotiations back on track. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Tuesday that Canada...

NEW YORK – The NBA players' association filed an unfair labor charge against the league Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board, a move it hopes could block a lockout it feels owners want. The union says the NBA hasn't bargained in good faith, has made financial demands without offering...

The union representing urban-based workers at Canada Post was to present a new offer Sunday that it hoped would address the remaining outstanding issues as a strike deadline loomed. "We believe this offer should be the basis of a settlement," the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said in an...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and several league executives have arrived at the offices of federal mediator George Cohen. The NFL and the players' union agreed to a 24-hour extension of the current collective bargaining agreement, giving them all day Friday to work on a new deal — or perhaps...

Lawmakers from Indiana, home of next season's Super Bowl, are urging the NFL and players union to avoid a work stoppage that would have a "devastating impact" on the state's economy. "We are especially troubled that a failure to complete a new agreement could lead to a work stoppage affecting...

MADISON, Wis. – The high-stakes fight in Wisconsin over union rights is about more than pay and benefits in the public sector. It could have far-reaching effects on electoral politics in this and other states by helping solidify Republican power for years, experts said Monday. While Republican...