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OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Le SCFP 8111, qui représente 196 agent(e)s de bord travaillant pour Canadian North, se dit préoccupé et déçu après avoir pris connaissance de la décision du transporteur de procéder à des licenciements à ses bases d’Ottawa, de Calgary et d’Edmonton. Treize postes seront touchés en tout. « Nous travaillons très fort pour limiter les conséquences qu’aura cette décision sur nos membres, et nous avons même proposé plusieurs mesures pour éviter ces pertes d’emploi,...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE 8111, which represents 196 cabin crew at Canadian North, is concerned and disappointed about the decision by the company to proceed with permanent layoffs at its Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton bases. Thirteen cabin crew positions will be affected. "We are working tirelessly to minimize the impact this has on our members and we have proposed several measures - including improved retirement options and shared or reduced blocks - to prevent job losses," said I...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released its monthly Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. During October, the PFI funded ratio improved for the seventh straight month, rising from 106.5% on September 30 to 107.1% as of October 31. Market gains of 1.27% drove this result. It was slightly offset by a 3-basis-point dip in discount rates, which slipped to 5.33% for Octob...

EDMONTON, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Canadian Union of Public Employees Alberta Division (CUPE Alberta) has launched a website and advertising campaign asking the province’s conservative government to “axe the tax” on COVID vaccines. CUPE has launched a website at www.axethevaxtax.ca, which allows Albertans to send a letter to Premier Danielle Smith, NDP leader Naheed Nenshi, and their local MLA protesting the $100 fee charged to Albertans getting a COVID vaccination. CUPE is also advertising on...

PRINCE GEORGE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George has decided to lock out District workers, effectively turning their back on community members requiring services throughout our region. There is no such thing as a partial lockout—a lockout of one employee is a lockout of all employees. Due to the Regional District’s decision, all services provided by members of CUPE 1699 will be stopped tomorrow morning (Friday, November 7), except those deemed essential in accordance...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As millions in the province struggle to pay rent, buy groceries, and find jobs that let them make ends meet, the Ford Conservatives are playing a shell game of hidden tax dodges and loopholes that benefit the rich and big business, said CUPE Ontario in its review of today’s Fall Economic Statement (FES). CUPE Ontario took aim at Taxation Transparency Report that was released as part of the FES. The report details the billions of dollars in foregone revenue through tax...

WEST BERLIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announced today that cultivation employees at FRESH Cultivation, in Somerset, NJ, have voted to unionize. This vote marks the third FRESH Cannabis site in New Jersey to join Local 360. The company’s dispensaries in Eatontown and Elizabeth previously voted in favor of union representation, highlighting the continued success and expansion of UFCW Local 360’s targeted labor organizing movement across the state’...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the early 2000s, the Labour government in England began contracting out hospital surgeries to for-profit facilities with the stated policy objective of reducing wait-times. Currently, the private sector is the main provider of hip, knee and cataract surgeries in the country. During the same period, the Scotland government took a different approach: it brought a private hospital under public ownership in 2003 as it prioritized public provision of health care services...

CALGARY, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE 8125, representing WestJet flight attendants, has launched UltraExtraBasic.ca, a bold new public campaign to draw attention to the issues of unpaid work and disrespect in the airline industry. The campaign shines a light on how WestJet, once known as a “caring” brand, has drifted away from its own values. It exposes how flight attendants at WestJet are still not paid for all the time they spend keeping travellers safe, and calls for an end to unpaid work in th...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioTalent Canada salue la décision prise par le gouvernement du Canada dans le budget 2025 de prolonger de trois ans le Programme de stages pratiques pour étudiants (PSPÉ). Cette mesure importante démontre que le Canada considère l'emploi des jeunes et le développement des compétences comme un investissement stratégique à long terme dans le développement de notre main-d'œuvre et notre souveraineté économique. « L'annonce d'aujourd'hui est très positive pour les...