Tag: Strike
Letters to the Editor: November 23, 2024
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Dyer: South Korea could supply Ukraine, but would they?
The consensus assumption is still that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will force Ukraine to yield to Russia as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself said on Friday once Trump becomes president the war with Russia will âend sooner,â but he didnât say it will end well. The performative […]
Canada Post, union meet with mediator, remain ‘far apart’ as strike drags on
Representatives from Canada Post and the postal workers union sat down with a special mediator but seem no closer to reaching a deal as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day on Tuesday.
How to pay bills, pick up cheques in London during postal strike
What Londoners need to know, from paying their hydro bill to picking up Ontario Works cheques
Postal pickets go up in Owen Sound Friday
Postal workers picketed around the downtown Owen Sound post office Friday. Picketing started overnight and continued Friday. Some carried signs saying “C.U.P.W. on strike,” and one man waved blue and gold flag with the motto “The struggle continues.” Occasionally a passing motorist honked support. A spokesperson for the local workers was unavailable Friday morning. The […]
What to know about the Canada Post strike
Some 55,000 Canada Post workers walked off the job Friday morning, including here in London, just ahead of the holiday mail rush.
Dyer: Wider Middle East war would make things much worse
Itâs more like a courtship ritual between exotic birds than a 21st-century war.
Politicians say no to allowing homeless camps within 25 metres of homes
City politicians want to strike down an effort to shrink the distance between encampments and homes, even as city hall says current guidelines put staff at risk and make homelessness increasingly visible. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee, politicians spent several hours combing over new recommendations for the city’s community […]
Western University workers ratify new deal, campus roads reopen
Striking blue-collar workers at Western University have ratified a new deal, effectively ending a six-week job action by the unionâs 330 members. Members of CUPE Local 2361 â the union that represents caretakers, landscapers and trade workers at the university â voted in favour of the deal at a meeting Friday morning, vice-president Chris Yates […]