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ST. JOHN’S, NL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 1615 says the province’s latest post-secondary funding announcement confirms Memorial University is not being restored. While the government has increased year-over-year funding by just over 5%, the union says there is no meaningful investment to replace years of lost revenue, leaving Memorial to absorb the costs. “While we are happy to see a tuition freeze for students’ sake, without significant additional investm...

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) National President Mark Hancock is set to visit picket lines in the Halifax area later today to offer support and solidarity to workers who’ve been on strike for 4 weeks. “Across Nova Scotia, the folks who look after our most vulnerable seniors are saying enough. Enough with low wages, enough with understaffing, enough with being told to carry a broken system on their backs,” said CUPE National President Mark Hancock. “Prem...

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from Melville Lodge and Shoreham Village, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3840 and 3454 respectively, are poised to hit picket lines May 7 and 8 at 7 AM, joining 30 other homes already on strike province wide. “This government clearly thinks that ignoring us will force us to give up and go back to work,” said CUPE Long Term and Community Care Committee Chair Christa Sweeney, “but the opposite is true. We’re not backin...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead's Earnings per Share Expected to Be Up 52% as Florida’s and other States’ AIDS Drug Programs Falters, says AHF...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brevet Capital (“Brevet”), a leading alternative credit, specialty finance and asset-backed finance firm, today announced that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has approved the first I-829 Petition to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status for an investor in the JW Marriott Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa project in Orlando, Florida. The approval was secured through BC Immigration Fund LLC (“BCIF”), the SEC-registered investment vehicle manage...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Association for Veterans Rights (NAVR) today announced the launch of a new documentary-style campaign, The Right to Choose: Veterans Helping Veterans, debuting May 4 in recognition of Military Appreciation Month. The campaign features a series of short films capturing the real-life experiences of Veterans navigating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims process, and the role access to support can play in outcomes. While the VA h...

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Tuesday morning, CUPE 4000 health care workers will be protesting 400 job eliminations at The Ottawa Hospital as provincial funding cuts threaten patient care at the city’s largest health care institution. “The Ford government is doing a disservice to the citizens of Ottawa,” said Robert Gauthier, president of CUPE 4000. “These cuts will hurt staff and patients. It will lengthen wait-lists, delay care delivery, increase the risk of medical errors, and undermine the h...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today published a research paper, An Introduction to Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Fiber Network Operators. The paper, developed by FBA’s Technology Committee, provides a comprehensive overview of how fiber networks can be leveraged beyond connectivity to enable advanced sensing capabilities across industries. By broadening the understanding of fiber’s utility, prioritizing integration of DFOS applications, and fostering c...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patomak Global Partners, LLC announced today that former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo is joining the firm as senior strategic advisor. Mr. Giancarlo, widely known as “Crypto Dad” for his foundational work in the digital asset space, will be based in Patomak’s New York office. “The intersection of digital asset innovation and rapidly evolving federal and international oversight is today’s most complex financial frontie...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEP Bow Tie are the current provider of the Broadcast Operations and Maintenance contract at the Senedd, home to Welsh Parliament, in Cardiff, UK. The 2022 Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the contract outlined a number of key aims for delivery. These included upgrading the broadcasting infrastructure to replace critical end-of-life equipment and move towards a broadcast-over-IP infrastructure model to enhance business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities. The pr...