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WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ametros, the industry leader in professional administration, is pleased to announce two significant additions to its leadership team. Mark Long has joined as Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, and Amanda Smith has been named Vice President of Revenue Operations. These appointments underscore Ametros’ continued growth and commitment to delivering industry-leading support to clients, payers, and injured individuals, navigating the complex landscape of...

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After almost a year and a half of negotiating their first contract, workers at The Gathering Place, represented by CUPE 5478, have reached a tentative agreement with their employer. CUPE 5478 members unionized in October 2023. Details of the tentative agreement will not be shared until members have had the opportunity to review and ratify the terms, which will take place as soon as possible. :so/cope491...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new Liberal policy promise, could create a half-billion dollar economic boost for Canadian tech start-ups. The Liberals proposed to expand a 71 year old incentive program heavily used by mining companies. The Liberals described the measure as a way to “Supercharge” the economy. That is the exact description used by a campaign called Canada Flow-Through Shares as they reached out to politicians. Flow-Through Shares allow a company to “flow” tax deductions to i...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers at Community Justice Society (CJS) have voted to accept their tentative agreement. While the gains made in this round of negotiations are being celebrated, the win is bittersweet: On April 7, workers received notice that the provincial government was terminating their service agreement with Community Justice Society. The organization was given 90 days to wrap up current cases and vacate their offices. “The termination of the service agreement means...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pure Lithium Corporation, a disruptive Boston-based vertically integrated lithium metal battery technology company, is pleased to announce it has received a Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), for a debt funding package of $300 million. The funding would advance the development of the company’s first industrial-scale lithium metal vanadium battery manufacturing facility. Based on preliminary information regarding expected U.S. exp...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the latest results of its Public Pension Funding Index (PPFI), which analyzes data from the nation’s 100 largest public defined benefit plans. After two months of stability, the Milliman 100 PPFI funded ratio fell in March from 81.1% as of February 28 to 79.5% as of March 31. Trade and tariff uncertainty drove this result, as the plans experienced estimated aggregate monthly returns of -1.6%...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For any other employer, it would have been an unprecedented move: on the first day of conciliation, on the first day of bargaining, before any negotiations had even been taken place, they called for a No Board. But this is typical behaviour from Julia Dumanian and Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). “Since taking over as CEO in 2015, there’s a deep feeling among workers that she’s tried to weaken our ability to advocate for ourselves while reducing the services we provide...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The announcement by Doug Ford’s Conservatives of the expansion of “strong mayor powers” to an additional 169 municipalities is further undermining the fundamentals of democracy in our communities and enables personal political agendas to “trump” democratic process. “This expansion is disguised as a way to speed up housing and infrastructure projects, but make no mistake, this is the Conservatives' and Doug Ford’s way of ensuring that mayors can ram through his politica...

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2025 Provincial Budget took some modest steps to reinvest in public housing, our libraries, schools and universities, but it fell short on fixing the real problem facing public sector workers: every year we are expected to do our work for less pay. “It’s a horrible situation. This Government rewards public sector workers with a pay cut every year they continue to work,” said CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador president Sherry Hillier. “Wor...

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following a city council demand for $120,000 in budget cuts, the Peterborough Public Library management has informed workers they will be laying off three of the library’s four full-time unionized librarians. “What management is talking about is getting rid of three highly trained people each with more than 15 years of service at the library,” said Patricia Scoffield, president of CUPE 1833. “These aren’t people or positions that are easily replaced, and...