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Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobs

| 02/10/2026 4:57 pm EST

Canada’s largest unions form alliance to protect telecom jobs

Three of Canada’s largest unions are joining forces to create a new organization — the Canadian Telecommunications Workers Alliance — that will advocate against the outsourcing of jobs in Canada’s telecom sector. On Wednesday, leaders from Unifor, the United...

Bell Rogers Telus

Ericsson seeks to overturn certification of Steelworkers union to represent workers

| 12/18/2025 5:33 pm EST

Ericsson seeks to overturn certification of Steelworkers union to represent workers

Ericsson AB has filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal seeking to overturn a ruling by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) that granted the United...

Appeal Court

Ericsson and union fight battle over worker jurisdiction as jobs offshore to India

| 11/03/2025 5:34 pm EST

Ericsson and union fight battle over worker jurisdiction as jobs offshore to India

Ericsson AB and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1944 are locked in a...

CIRB Ericsson union

Steelworkers end strike in Abbotsford against Rogers

| 10/31/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Steelworkers end strike in Abbotsford against Rogers

The United Steelworkers Local 1944 has ended a four-and-a-half month strike against Rogers Communications...

Rogers union

Ericsson lays off 100 Canadian employees in move Steelworkers allege is union busting

| 09/11/2025 4:51 pm EDT

Ericsson lays off 100 Canadian employees in move Steelworkers allege is union busting

Ericsson AB is laying off 100 workers across the...

Ericsson union

UPDATED: CUPE approves deal with Videotron; Rogers B.C. strike continues

| 07/24/2025 6:19 pm EDT

UPDATED: CUPE approves deal with Videotron; Rogers B.C. strike continues

Videotron, a division of Quebecor Inc., has reached a new agreement with...

Rogers Strike Videotron

Union alleges Rogers won’t return to bargaining table in Abbotsford, B.C. strike

| 07/10/2025 5:01 pm EDT

Union alleges Rogers won't return to bargaining table in Abbotsford, B.C. strike

The union representing striking workers at Rogers Communications Inc. in Abbotsford, B.C. is castigating the company for allegedly walking away from the bargaining table. The...

Rogers Strike telecom