Human Resources CNTL reaches tentative agreement with owner-ops January 19, 2024 CN has reached a deal with its CNTL drivers represented by Unifor. CNTL provides first- and last-mile container trucking deliveries for the railway. The tentative four-year agreement covers about 750…
Business Management Loomis strike averted August 31, 2022 A strike has been averted at Loomis Express, as workers in eight provinces have reached a tentative agreement with the company. About 1,500 workers, including drivers and owner-operators, were set…
Business Management Loomis drivers, O/Os serve strike notice August 29, 2022 Nearly 1,500 Unifor union members working across eight provinces for Loomis Express have served strike notice and could be off the job by 12:01 a.m. Aug. 31. “This is yet…
Business Management Unifor accepts mediator recommendations, FCL assessing potential impact March 23, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – A mediator’s report with recommendations to end the ongoing lockout at the Co-op Regina Refinery has not been met with much fanfare, but one side is accepting…
Business Management FCL and Unifor await mediator’s report amid labor dispute March 18, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Carriers and workers at the Federated Co-operatives Ltd.’s (FCL) Regina Refinery could see an end to the labor dispute in the near future with 20 days of…
Business Management Financial support for carriers impacted by Co-op Refinery labor dispute February 20, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Independent lease operators impacted by the Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute will receive special payments from Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL). FCL announced the financial assistance Feb. 19,…
Mgmt Best Practices Truck protest brings down barricades around Co-op refinery, dispute continues February 11, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – A truck convoy protesting the illegal barricades surrounding Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex went off Thursday, but it was not without a few hitches. Coordinated by C.S. Day…
Business Management Truck protest to demand barricades around Regina Co-op Refinery be removed February 5, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Truck drivers servicing Regina’s Co-op Refinery will protest what they view as illegal barricades that currently surround the complex, demanding they be removed to restore truck access…
Business Management Four arrested in Regina Co-op Refinery labor dispute February 5, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Four people have been arrested for mischief and disobeying a court order related to the labor dispute at Regina’s Co-op Refinery complex. Reginal Police Services arrested Ryan…
Business Management Tensions and tactics escalating during Co-op Refinery dispute January 27, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – The ongoing labor dispute between union members and the Regina Co-op Refinery has led to picketers said to now be blocking cardlock customers and fuel trucks from…
Transportation Blockade at Regina refinery leads to arrests January 21, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – In the midst of the labor dispute at the Co-op Refinery in Regina, Sask., the president of the union representing striking workers has been arrested. Along with…
Business Management Unifor picketers accused of vandalizing, delaying trucks at Regina refinery January 2, 2020 REGINA, Sask. – Truckers working at the Co-Op Refinery in Regina, Sask., say picketers have been delaying and vandalizing trucks, breaking a court order that said they could not hold…
Business Management Co-Op Refinery strike heads to court December 19, 2019 Trucking industry caught in the middle of dispute
Business Management B.C.’s container trucking sector gets a boost from provincial government April 22, 2019 VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. government approved a series of recommendations to support the province’s container trucking sector recently, including an adjusted rate structure for drivers. The recommendations were included…
Regulations Back-pay for drivers upheld by B.C. court June 1, 2018 VANCOUVER, B.C. – The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in favor of container truck drivers this week, dismissing the appeal of two trucking companies seeking to challenge the Container Trucking…