UM Todaylabour dispute – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 The Conversation: Canada Post strike highlights labour struggle over gig economy and precarious work https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/the-conversation-canada-post-strike-highlights-labour-struggle-over-gig-economy-and-precarious-work/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/the-conversation-canada-post-strike-highlights-labour-struggle-over-gig-economy-and-precarious-work/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:46:29 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=207685 The Canada Post strike has entered its second week, with no resolution in sight yet. Though a federal mediator is attempting to broker a settlement between the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, reports suggest the parties remain far apart.]]> As written in The Conversation and La Conversation by Adam D.K. King, Assistant Professor, Labour Studies Program, University of Manitoba

The Canada Post strike has entered its second week, with no resolution in sight yet. Though a federal mediator is attempting to broker a settlement between the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, reports suggest the parties remain far apart.

The strike began on Nov. 15 after Canada Post workers failed to reach an agreement with their employer. The union is seeking wage increases, secure pensions and safe working conditions, but the strike is about much more than just the pay and benefits of postal workers.

Read the article in French at La Conversation and in English at The Conversation.

]]> https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/the-conversation-canada-post-strike-highlights-labour-struggle-over-gig-economy-and-precarious-work/feed/ 0 CBC Alberta: Railway labour dispute https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-alberta-railway-labour-dispute/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-alberta-railway-labour-dispute/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:37:56 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=202228 Railway labour dispute]]> Jason Foster from Athabasca University and Barry Prentice with the University of Manitoba join us to discuss the ongoing labour dispute between Canada’s largest railways and thousands of unionized workers.

To listen to the full interview, please visit CBC – Alberta at Noon.

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