strike action – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 17 May 2024 19:40:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 York U academic workers go on strike, citing lack of support amid rising cost of living https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/york-u-academic-workers-go-on-strike-citing-lack-of-support-amid-rising-cost-of-living/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152395 Nearly 3,000 academic workers at York University are on strike after their union said the university didn’t meet their demand to “address the affordability crisis.” The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903, which represents contract faculty, teaching and graduate assistants, research assistants and part-time librarians, says picket lines went up at 11 a.m. Academic […]

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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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