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PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UNITE HERE Local 11, a union representing thousands of Arizona food service workers, filed a lawsuit in state court last Friday against the Arizona prison system for allegedly declining to disclose information about prison food service and the performance of the prison chief food service contractor, Aramark. Aramark is a major contractor for state facilities in Arizona, including ASU and the Phoenix Convention Center. Despite generating nearly $18.5 billion in revenues...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accordia Group today announced its public launch – a platform unifying a growing portfolio of specialized, locally-led alternative dispute resolution (ADR) firms across the United States: National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM), ADR Support, Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution, and Alvarez Dispute Resolution. With this launch, Accordia Group creates a national platform powered by local expertise, with each brand retaining its own market presence, leadership, and...

TORONTO, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blue Jays' bats may have been quiet on Tuesday night, but luckily dozens of WestJet flight attendants represented by CUPE 8125 were on site bringing the noise and raising awareness about unpaid work and low wages at WestJet, one of the Blue Jays' signature sponsors. Members of CUPE 8125 held an information picket outside the Skydome to talk with fans about the reality that flight attendants are expected to work without pay up to 35 hours per month at WestJet. T...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2,500 frontline workers at the Scarborough Health Network (SHN), represented by CUPE, are facing heightened staffing issues while hospitals across the province cut jobs to account for growing deficits. The SHN is currently battling a $36 million budget shortfall. Chronic underfunding has resulted in a dual crisis of both reduced investment and capacity, at a moment when demand for hospital services only continues to grow. A survey of SHN workers conducted by CUPE in la...

STELLARTON, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from Valley View Villa could be back on strike after 9 weeks on the picket line and 6 weeks of renewed negotiations at the local level because their employer continues to demand the workers take concessions, which would mean accepting terms worse than their current contract. These concessions include changes to how employees earn vacation time, which could result in reduced vacation, and changes to the health insurance coverage. “We spent...

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing nearly 1,000 workers at Queensway Carleton is slamming the provincial government for the elimination of 101 jobs at the hospital. The hospital has notified CUPE 2875 about the layoffs, citing insufficient funding amidst rising costs of operations including drugs, salaries, and supplies. The impacted jobs include 87 nurses, seven housekeepers, and four emergency department personal care aides. “While the Premier is focused on private jets and takin...

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Alberta government has returned, again, to the failed approach of private-public partnership (P3) for the building and maintenance of schools in Alberta. The Government of Alberta announced in mid-July that seven elementary and junior high schools in Edmonton, Calgary, and Chestermere would be built using the controversial model. Typically, a P3 model means the government contracts out the design, building, financing and maintenance of the building. While...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman has just released the latest results of its Pension Buyout Index...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ESOP Association strongly supports Keith Sonderling's nomination for U.S. Secretary of Labor and urges a swift Senate confirmation....

Calgary, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Due to the overwhelming WestJet strike authorization vote results released today, CUPE 8125 President Alia Hussain will be available to the media. DETAILS: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 12:00 pm MST Calgary International Airport LOCATION: Outside curb on the island near International departures -30- clc/cope 491...