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DHL Express locks out workers across Canada, adding to parcel sector turmoil
A strike and lockout that kicked off at DHL Canada Express on Sunday will barely tap the brakes on its parcel delivery service, the company says, as the union accuses it of deploying replacement worke...
Christopher Reynolds Jun 09, 2025 A DHL delivery truck passes a company facility Oct. 20, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Union says Canada Post offers 'fall short' as strike deadline nears
The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline. In a bulletin posted late Wednes...
Craig Lord May 22, 2025 Canada Post employees and supporters rally as they are reflected in a window at Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Port workers' union accuses BC Maritime Employers Association of ending talks early
A labour dispute continues to paralyze cargo shipping at British Columbia ports, and the union for locked-out workers is accusing employers of abruptly ending contract talks early. The Inter...
Jon Troth Nov 10, 2024

Picket lines go up as strike begins at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver
Picket lines have gone up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver as about 600 workers begin a strike. Canada's labour minister, meanwhile, says he spoke with both the employer and representatives o...
Harvard Media Sep 24, 2024

Grain farmers urge intervention as Metro Vancouver terminal workers ready strike
Canada's grain farmers say a strike at Metro Vancouver terminals would cripple crop exports if it were allowed to take place. The Grain Growers of Canada say in a statement that it is "deeply concerne...
Harvard Media Sep 23, 2024
CN, CPKC resuming railway service as work stoppage ends
Traffic at Canada's two largest railways is slated to resume today as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a Saturday decision from the federal labour board. Canadian Nationa...
Harvard Media Aug 26, 2024

Pilots at Air Canada Vote to go On Strike
Air Canada pilots say they have voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike mandate, putting them in a position to walk off the job as early as Sept. 17. The Air Line Pilots Associati...
Harvard Media Aug 22, 2024
Railway shutdown would be 'devastating' for small businesses: CFIB
A potential work stoppage at Canada's two major railways this week would harm small companies - from mom-and-pop shops to outfits with scores of workers - the Canadian Federation of Independent Busine...
Jon Troth Aug 20, 2024

Railways halt more shipments ahead of potential lockout as bargaining tensions rise
The country's two main freight railways are ramping up the amount of cargo being turned away ahead of a potential lockout next week that could snarl supply chains and disrupt industries. Canadian Nati...
Harvard Media Aug 16, 2024

Rail companies start to halt certain shipments as lockout threat looms
The country's two main railways are starting to block shipments ahead of a possible strike or lockout next week. Canadian National Railway Co. says in an internal memo obtained by The Canadian Press t...
Harvard Media Aug 13, 2024
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