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Thunder Bay, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 70 people joined a solidarity rally on Thursday evening, October 8, in support of Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) workers one week ahead of a looming strike deadline. The rally took place outside the Waverley Branch and coincided with the monthly meeting of the library’s Board of Directors, which continues to push concessions at the bargaining table. “We just want a fair deal and to continue doing the jobs we love,” said Margaret Demillo, President of CU...

HAMILTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to the planned elimination of 413 health care workers by a deficit-plagued Hamilton Health Sciences, CUPE 7800 vows to fight back until the provincial government provides the required funding to restore quality care at the hospital network. As part of its ongoing campaign, CUPE 7800 is holding a rally at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13 with a town hall meeting planned for Hamilton residents on November 10. “The conditions of care at HHS are already...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research from Vitality, a global leader in behavioral change in health, has found that U.S. workers lose an average of 63.4 days of productive time each year because of poor physical and mental health. For the purposes of the Index, “productive days lost” converts both time missed through absence and estimated reductions in performance while at work into the equivalent number of full working days. Of those, 53.9 days (85% of the total) are lost while employees are...

THUNDER BAY, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thunder Bay Public Library workers will hold a solidarity rally and info picket on Thursday, October 8 in front of the Waverley library branch, 285 Red River Road, during its open house. Library workers are facing a strike deadline at 12:01 am on Thursday, October 15, 2026. A Ministry of Labour-appointed conciliator recently clarified that the deadline is October 15, not October 16, as had originally been announced. Thursday’s rally will include library workers...

THUNDER BAY, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thunder Bay Public Library workers will hold a solidarity rally and info picket on Thursday, October 8 in front of the Waverley library branch, 285 Red River Road, during its open house. Library workers are facing a strike deadline at 12:01 am on Thursday, October 15, 2026. A Ministry of Labour-appointed conciliator recently clarified that the deadline is October 15, not October 16, as had originally been announced. Thursday’s rally will include library workers...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Workforce Leadership Summit to focus on workforce resilience, AI adoption, skills development and labour mobility....

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Au Canada, les défis liés à la main-d’œuvre se complexifient. Les employeurs doivent répondre aux besoins changeants en matière de compétences, aux pénuries de main-d’œuvre, aux transformations technologiques et aux investissements économiques d’importance. En ce jour même, des leaders du marché du travail, des employeurs, des spécialistes de l’enseignement et des décideurs politiques se réunissent à Ottawa pour le premier Sommet national du leadership en dével...

WINDSOR, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just four days before a possible strike, CUPE 2974 members and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EWEMS) have reached a tentative agreement following months of negotiations. The parties worked through the evening on Monday to finalize the agreement after EWEMS returned to the table willing to move on several outstanding issues. “This came down to the wire but ultimately we came to an agreement that will make a difference for paramedics, help our service, and...

Ottawa, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ontario’s funding of for-profit surgical and medical imaging (MRI) services is increasing wait times and threatening public health care, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). In Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario, CCPA senior researcher Andrew Longhurst analyses data from Ontario’s 918 licensed private centres—called integrated community health services centres (ICHSCs)—and two private hospitals offer...

BEAVERTON, Oregon--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gurobi Optimization, LLC, chef de file dans le domaine de l’intelligence décisionnelle, et son partenaire Syntro, fournisseur de solutions de planification d’équipes, accompagnent des entreprises comme I-SEC, prestataire international de services de sécurité aéroportuaire, à prendre de meilleures décisions opérationnelles dans des environnements d'exploitation de plus en plus complexes et très réglementés. Face à une pression croissante pour concilier les coû...