Summer of labour unrest expected as inflation soars and contracts run out

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Category: Economic
Published Wednesday, June 29, 2022
CBC News

Canada could face a summer of strikes and other labour disruptions as workers demand cost-of-living increases and better conditions than those seen throughout the past two years of the pandemic, say union officials and other observers. 

Hundreds of thousands of health and education workers are among those whose unions and employers will be at the bargaining table over the coming months, alongside others in transport, trades, food retail and other sectors.

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