Major work stoppages in Canada

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Updated on a weekly basis, the 2012 Major work stoppages in Canada listing contains all major strikes and lockouts involving 500 or more employees. The first table includes all work stoppages in effect, while the second one includes all work stoppages that are terminated.

Data included in this report are preliminary.

Note: Work stoppages identified by a Checkmark indicating a new addition to the listing appear for the first time in the listing.

Major work stoppages in effect
Employer Location Union Number of employees
and bargaining unit		 Issue(s) Starting
Commission de la construction du Québec
Checkmark indicating a new addition to the listing		 Province-wide,
Quebec		 Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union 600 employees
  • office employees
 Pension plan Strike
(May 17, 2012)
Regional Municipality of Peel Brampton,
Ontario		 Canadian Union of Public Employees 532 employees
  • human services department employees
 Wages Strike
(May 3, 2012)
Rio Tinto Alcan Alma,
Quebec		 United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union 755 employees
  • production and maintenance employees
 Sub-contracting Lockout 
(January 1, 2012)
Major work stoppages terminated
Employer Location Union Number of employees
and bargaining unit		 Issue(s) Starting Ending
Direct Energy Essential Home Services Province-wide,
Ontario		 Communications, Energy and Paperworkers 510 employees
  • office employees and technicans
 Wages,
Benefits,
Work schedule,
Working conditions		 Strike
(April 18, 2012)		 Strike
(May 4, 2012)
Toronto Public Library Board Toronto,
Ontario		 Canadian Union of Public Employees 2,400 employees
  • librarians, office employees and service and maintenance employees
 Working conditions,
Job security 		 Strike
(March 18, 2012)		 Strike
(March 30, 2012)
Halifax Regional Municipality (Metro Transit) Halifax,
Nova Scotia		 Amalgamated Transit Union 763 employees
  • bus drivers, service and maintenance employees
 Work schedule Strike 
(February 2, 2012)		 Strike 
(March 14, 2012)
British Columbia Public School Employers' Association Province-wide, British Columbia British Columbia Teachers' Federation 42,450 employees
  • elementary and secondary teachers
 Wages,
Benefits		 Strike 
(March 5, 2012)		 Strike 
(March 7, 2012)
Electro-Motive Canada Co. London,
Ontario		 National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada 600 employees
  • plant and maintenance employees
 Wages,
Benefits		 Lockout 
(January 1, 2012)		 Lockout 
(February 23, 2012)
L'Association patronale des centres de la petite enfance Montérégie, Estrie, Outaouais, Laurentides, Lanaudière, Abitibi, Saguenay, Côte Nord, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie, and Centre-du-Québec,
Quebec		 Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux Undetermined employees
  • daycare workers
 Wages,
Benefits		 Rotating strike 
(February 15, 2012)		 Rotating strike 
(February 15, 2012)
L'Association patronale des centres de la petite enfance Outaouais,
Quebec		 Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux 393 employees
  • daycare workers
 Wages,
Benefits		 Rotating strike 
(February 13, 2012)		 Rotating strike 
(February 13, 2012)
L'Association patronale des centres de la petite enfance Province-wide,
Quebec		 Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux 8,649 employees
  • daycare workers
 Wages,
Benefits		 Rotating strike 
(February 10, 2012)		 Rotating strike 
(February 10, 2012)
L'Association patronale des centres de la petite enfance Bas-Saint-Laurent,
Quebec		 Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux 206 employees
  • daycare workers
 Wages,
Benefits		 Rotating strike 
(February 9, 2012)		 Rotating strike 
(February 9, 2012)
L'Association patronale des centres de la petite enfance Montréal, Montérégie, Mauricie, and Québec,
Quebec		 Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux 2,404 employees
  • daycare workers
 Wages,
Benefits		 Strike 
(February 6, 2012)		 Strike 
(February 6, 2012)

May 18, 2012

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Date Modified:
2012-05-18