Earlier this year, DNA Plumbing & Heating Ltd. laid off one of the workers who was involved with a unionization drive at the company.
Earlier this year, DNA Plumbing & Heating Ltd. laid off one of the workers who was involved with a unionization drive at the company.
They allegedly suspended two workers who were union supporters and terminated the employment of two others.
Workers voted over 85% in favour of wage increases, improved benefits, and new job classifications.
These workers are employed in public works, fleet management, transit services, materials management, and water and wastewater services.
The contract includes wage increases, as well as changes to shift hours, sick leave, bereavement leave, and domestic violence leave.
This will affect about 50 drivers, and it could increase if clerical and office workers end up being included.
Alberta was the only province to see median hourly wages for part-time workers decline since May 2025.
Even though their workers unionized in April, Caffe Rosso is still, according to the union, trying to disempower those workers.
These roughly 500 workers have been waiting for almost 2 years for a new contract.
Over 4,000 cabin crew workers across Canada have been waiting since the end of December for a new collective agreement.