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LETHBRIDGE, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dax Law, CUPE 70 Library Director, spoke to reporters yesterday on how Bill 28 will impact library workers who will have to make sense of the confusing, vague, and problematic legislation. Bill 28 will require the physical segregation of library materials the government deems “explicit” and will make those materials inaccessible to the public unless they go through library staff. “Right now, we have no clear understanding of how many items in our collection...

SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW) today announced the restructuring of its Cypress Bend, Arkansas facility, resulting in the reduction of approximately 20% of salaried and hourly roles at the facility. The company plans to operate the facility at about half of its production capability. The company expects these actions to deliver $8 to $12 million of annualized cost savings, while not impacting shipment volumes. “We are faced with a supply driven downtur...

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Investigative journalist Georgia Gee will present the 2026 Upton Sinclair Memorial Lecture during AIHA Connect, the annual conference and expo for occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) professionals. Gee’s lecture, “The ‘Trash’ School,” will address how environmental racism and public health neglect subjected residents of a predominantly Black community in Gainesville, Florida, to decades of toxic chemical exposures. The talk is scheduled fo...

HAMILTON, ON.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wednesday’s announcement of the expansion of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board coverage still leaves over 1.5 million Ontario workers without critical safety protections. “Today’s announcement is a half measure,” said Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario. “Over 1.5 million Ontario workers — child care workers among them – are being told their safety isn't a priority — and without mandatory coverage, too many employers will make sure it stays that way. The Onta...

COURTENAY, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comox Valley Regional District workers, represented by CUPE 556, have voted in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement. “CUPE 556 members take pride in delivering public services throughout this region,” says Sonya Jenssen, president of CUPE 556. “We’re pleased to have a new agreement in place that not only recognizes the vital services our members provide but also ensures residents and businesses continue to receive stable, high-quality serv...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the results of its Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. During March, investment returns of -3.33% caused PFI plan assets to fall to $1.298 trillion. Meanwhile, a 32-basis-point increase in monthly discount rates, to 5.65%, caused liabilities to fall to $1.192 trillion. The funded ratio slipped from 109.3% as of February 28 to...

WILMINGTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ATSG today announced that pilots at its subsidiary, Air Transport International (ATI), have ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement....

EDMONTON, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bill 28, the Municipal Affairs and Housing Statutes Amendment Act, is the newest attempt by the UCP to control municipalities and the public services Albertans rely on. “For a provincial government whose favourite gripe with the federal government is about ‘overreach,’ they sure do love taking control away from municipalities,” said Raj Uppal, CUPE Alberta President. Bill 28 allows the UCP government to compel “a municipality to transfer ownership or control of a...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Flying Food Group, an airline caterer for major airlines that has been at the center of controversy for allegations of unsafe conditions and labor abuse, agreed to settle a high-profile case at the National Labor Relations Board. In a highly unusual step, Flying Food Group was required to admit that it had violated workers’ federal labor law protections as part of the settlement. The outcome is considered a major victory for workers who have been speaking out about...

EDMONTON, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE Alberta is raising serious concerns about new legislation introduced today that will require the physical segregation of certain public library materials and mandate parental permission for youth under 16 to borrow them. Bill 28 would apply to public libraries across the province, and would restrict citizens’ access even to materials aimed at adults. According to Minister of Public Affairs Dan Williams, books his government deems too “graphic” will be require...