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Brampton, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian Truck Drivers Say: “Minister Hajdu: It’s time to take on bad bosses & enforce the Canada Labour Code"...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The workers of CUPE 4599 provide quality care for the residents of Kensington Health Long-Term Care and Hospice in Toronto’s Kensington Market. The work is physically and psychologically demanding, but the workers show up every day to provide care for some of the most vulnerable members of the community because they care. High workload, coupled with high stress and low pay has caused turnover at the home to skyrocket. With contract negotiations underway, the local is t...

BRAMPTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News conference: On September 12, truck drivers will call out the Carney government’s response to rampant wage theft in trucking....

Toronto--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The workers of CUPE 4599 provide quality care for the residents of Kensington Health Long-Term Care and Hospice in Toronto’s Kensington Market. The work is physically and psychologically demanding, but the workers show up every day to provide care for some of the most vulnerable members of the community because, they care. High workload, coupled with high stress and low pay has caused turnover at the home to skyrocket. With contract negotiations underway, the local is...

BRAMPTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News conference: On September 12, truck drivers will call out the Carney government’s response to rampant wage theft in trucking....

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HBS, a national government affairs firm, today announced the opening of its Georgia office in Atlanta and the addition of Caroline Womack as Managing Principal. "Since 2018, we have grown to 11 state offices and an office in Washington, D.C., strengthening our footprint where policy gets made," said Andy Blunt, HBS CEO. "Georgia was next on that list, and Caroline is the reason we can say yes with confidence. She has spent more than two decades earning the trust of Geo...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A coalition of American aluminum fabricators, extruders and finished-product manufacturers today announced the formation of the American Aluminum Alliance, a new trade association representing the downstream end of the U.S. aluminum value chain — the companies that turn aluminum into fence and gate systems, accessibility ramps and stairs, windows and doors, aerospace and automobile components, boats, trailers, RVs and hundreds of other products made in the United St...

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The workers at Bruyere Health have found strong community support in their campaign to stop the degradation of care at their hospital, where 55 frontline jobs are being axed. Over the past few weeks, 1,400 people have signed a petition imploring hospital management to “Stop the Cuts.” On September 10, CUPE 4540 leaders will be holding a rally and presenting a blown-up version of the petition to management. In March, the hospital announced it will be eliminating 9 regist...

EDMONTON, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“Attacks on working people over the last year show us that Albertans need strong unions now more than ever,” says CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal. “The annual celebration of Labour Day across Alberta gives us the opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate the working folks who make our province run. “A one-day strike at WestJet last month was enough to show what united workers can achieve. Corporations continue to unfairly rake in record profits on the backs of wo...

Markham, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For months, 8 CUPE locals representing over 1100 Long-Term Care workers across Ontario have been kept waiting for a fair contract. Where other workers would have been able to go on strike to force the employer back to the table, these workers are denied that right under the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act (HLDAA), forcing them into a long and drawn-out process to get a fair contract. CUPE’s Extendicare Central Table last heard from their employer on June 2...