As Canada Post unionized workers enter the second week of a national strike, some small businesses in Nova Scotia are experiencing a holiday sales decrease with some adapting the way they ship their products. About 55,000 postal workers went on strike on November 15 citing wages and benefits as the main issues.
- Other type of event
-
Retail trade
-
Added on 2024-11-24
-
Nova Scotia
- cbc.ca
Parent company Sobeys is closing its Lawtons Distribution Centre located in Donovans Industrial Park in St. John’s to transition to larger facilities, one being the nearby Sobeys warehouse in St. John’s, and the other in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The number of workers affected has not yet been announced.
- Other type of event
-
Retail trade
-
Added on 2024-06-24
-
Halifax Region, NS
- vocm.com
Unifor states that a new three-year agreement has been reached between the 240 Autoport workers it represents and the CN Autoport facility in Eastern Passage. The contract will see wage increases, lump-sum bonuses, and vacation and pension improvements.
- Other type of event
-
Transportation and warehousing
-
Added on 2024-04-03
-
Halifax Region, NS
- ctvnews.ca
Almost 240 Autoport workers in Eastern Passage have gone on strike after negotiations broke down between the company and Unifor Local 100 union. Autoport offered an 8% wage increase over three years to workers who currently earn $22.30 to $33.06 an hour.
- Other type of event
-
Transportation and warehousing
-
Added on 2024-02-27
-
Halifax Region, NS
- cbc.ca
Millbrook First Nation has partnered with transportation logistics company, Canadian Rail Equipment Works and Services, to develop an inland shipping terminal near Truro (Onslow). The terminal is expected to create about 300 jobs with construction scheduled to begin in 2024.
- Job creation
-
Transportation and warehousing
-
Added on 2023-12-04
-
North Shore Region, NS
- cbc.ca