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strike News Archive

Photo credit: JESSICA LEE / FREE PRESS FILES Brandon Trask is an assistant law professor at the University of Manitoba and a former prosecutor.

Faculty of Law

Winnipeg Free Press: Manitoba anti-scab law criticized as unconstitutional

January 27, 2025 — 
A Manitoba law that prevents employees from crossing a picket line during a strike could be unconstitutional.

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parcels sitting on a door step. (photo credit RDNE Stock project)

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: A labour studies expert reacts to the ruling sending Canada Post workers back to work

December 16, 2024 — 
A labour studies expert reacts to the ruling sending Canada Post workers back to work

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Portrait of Barry Prentice

Asper School of Business

Global News Winnipeg: ‘Feeling the pinch’: Potential postal strike may be first of many, Manitoba prof says

November 13, 2024 — 
‘Feeling the pinch’: Potential postal strike may be first of many, Manitoba prof says

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CNR train driving through Canadian Rockies. // Image from Canadian National Railway Company

Faculty of Law

Western Producer: Damage assessed as railways resume operations

September 5, 2024 — 
Damage assessed as railways resume operations

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People walking the picket line

Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Remember the hot Summer of strikes in 2023? What about the Fall of 2024?

September 2, 2024 — 
Remember the hot Summer of strikes in 2023? What about the Fall of 2024?

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