![]() ![]() “We want an increase in line with the cost of living – we want to be able to buy, in 2022, what we could buy in 2021.” “We’ve been forced into this position by the companies, who say they have been driven to this by the Tory government,” said Mick Whelan, Aslef general secretary. Travel was disrupted for millions on Wednesday as some lines closed and only about one in five trains ran on about half the network, as a fourth day of pickets this summer affected the network in England, Scotland and Wales.Īslef, the train drivers’ union, announced it had an overwhelming mandate for further industrial action which will involve drivers walking out at nine rail companies in a dispute over pay.Ī total of 974 drivers at CrossCountry and Avanti – 93% – voted in favour of a strike on 13 August, adding to actions already scheduled for that Saturday by drivers at Greater Anglia, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, LNER, London Overground, Southeastern and West Midlands Trains. Senior shadow ministers have expressed private concern at Starmer’s policy not to allow frontbenchers to join picket lines – saying it could become unsustainable with unprecedented levels of industrial action in the offing.Īs much of Britain’s rail network ground to a halt, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union chief, Mick Lynch, said he would call for a general strike in response to ministers’ threats to curb industrial action, warning of “the biggest resistance mounted by the entire trade union movement”. Loto-Québec is hoping to resume discussions with the union and the conciliator in order to reach a fair settlement that will ensure responsible management of public funds.Other shadow ministers are expected to escape serious sanction but Tarry was told by Labour whips he had broken collective responsibility by making statements about pay and inflation that are not party policy. The walkout affected catering, security and maintenance services, for example. Stéphanie Gratton, interim president of the Fédération des employées et employés du secteur public-CSN, dismisses the company’s assertions.Įmployees unionized with the CSN recently went on strike for five days during the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. The state-owned company adds that the value of the union’s current demands is more than double what has been granted to other employees of the organization in the past year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Loto-Québec says it offers good working conditions and that casino wages exceed those of the reference market by about 20 per cent for most job categories. The union claims that Loto-Québec management is sharing $650,000 in bonuses this year, and that it’s insulting to deny union members raises that keep pace with the cost of living.įor its part, Loto-Québec is at a loss to explain the union’s decision to call an indefinite general strike, claiming that all the elements needed to reach an agreement are available. It argues that the Société des casinos and Loto-Québec are making good profits, and that workers should benefit from this. The union is demanding wage increases equivalent to the rise in the cost of living, plus $1 per hour. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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