Weekly report on Major work stoppages in Canada involving 500 or more employees from February 3 to February 9, 2012

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Data included in this report are preliminary.

Employer Location Union Number of employees
and bargaining unit		 Issue(s) Starting Ending
L'Association patronale des centres de la petite enfance Montréal, Laval, Montérégie, Mauricie, and Québec, Quebec Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux 2,600 employees
(daycare workers)		 Wages, benefits Strike
(Feb 6, 2012)		 Strike
(Feb 6, 2012)
Halifax Regional Municipality (Metro Transit) Halifax, Nova Scotia Amalgamated Transit Union 763 employees
(bus drivers, service and maintenance employees)		 Work schedule Strike
(Feb 2, 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
(Jan 1, 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
(Jan 1, 2012)

© Strategic Policy, Analysis, and Workplace Information Directorate
Labour Program
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

February 10, 2012

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Date Modified:
2012-02-09