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CALGARY, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Les agent(e)s de bord de l’exploitation principale de WestJet, représenté(e)s par le SCFP 8125, ont officiellement lancé aujourd’hui un vote de grève qui se poursuivra jusqu’au 15 juillet. Le syndicat cherche à obtenir un mandat fort de la part de ses membres pour soutenir sa position à la table de négociation, à laquelle se joindront des agent(e)s de conciliation fédéraux jusqu’au 11 juillet. « Notre objectif reste le même depuis le début : parvenir à une conventi...

CALGARY, AB--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WestJet Mainline flight attendants, represented by CUPE 8125, officially opened a strike vote today that will continue until July 15, 2026. The union is seeking a strong mandate from members to support its position at the bargaining table as negotiations continue under federal conciliation until July 11. "Our goal remains the same as it has been from the beginning: to reach a fair, negotiated, collective agreement," said Alia Hussain, President of CUPE 8125. "A str...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACCF released a new report, commissioned by CCAGW, exposing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation as a costly and ineffective program....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On America’s Independence Day and the 250th Anniversary of our country’s founding, Trump Accounts will be open for enrollment. This transformational investment opportunity provides newborn children a $1,000 federal seed investment in the U.S. stock market, while also creating an investment vehicle for children ages two to seventeen to realize the promise of compound interest that our public markets offer. Today’s announcement from Hawai’i Governor Josh Green to open...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) has submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) rulemaking, warning that overly rigid earnings-based accountability measures may unintentionally restrict access to prevention-focused healthcare professions and undermine long-term workforce objectives. The submission responds to the Department's proposed framework for evaluating edu...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canada's Farms and Fuels Alliance (FFA) today called on the Government of Canada to follow through on Prime Minister Carney's September 5, 2025, commitment to amend the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) to protect Canada's domestic biofuels sector — and to deliver on that commitment this summer, with a credit multiplier for Canadian-produced ethanol. Canada's ethanol industry has invested billions in world-class facilities, supports thousands of jobs in rural commun...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers at the Embassy Suites Seattle Pioneer Square are on strike during the FIFA World Cup. The hotel is located adjacent to Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field), where six world cup matches are played. Embassy Suites employees are represented by UNITE HERE Local 8, an affiliate of UNITE HERE International Union, the largest hotel workers’ union in North America. The hotel is managed by Hilton and owned by Steinhauer Properties (255 South King Street LP). Mortgage lending i...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Die AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) begrüßte das Engagement der Mitgliedstaaten auf der hochrangigen Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen zum Thema HIV/AIDS, unterstrich jedoch gleichzeitig, dass Millionen von Menschen, die mit HIV leben, noch immer keinen Zugang zu lebensrettender Behandlung haben und dass schätzungsweise 1,2 Millionen Menschen jedes Jahr an HIV erkranken. Während Regierungen ihr Engagement für die Beseitigung von AIDS als Bedrohung der öffentlichen...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) s’est félicité de l’engagement des États membres lors de la réunion de haut niveau des Nations unies sur le VIH/sida de 2026, tout en soulignant que des millions de personnes vivant avec le VIH n’ont toujours pas accès à un traitement vital et qu’environ 1,2 million de personnes contractent le VIH chaque année. Alors que les gouvernements réaffirment leur engagement à mettre fin au sida en tant que menace pour la santé publique, AHF...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Partnership for Safe Medicines today published a report outlining solutions to protect patients from the risks of a growing compounded GLP-1 marketplace. A Call to Action: Restoring and Strengthening America’s Patient Safety System serves as a detailed plan for policymakers and regulators to uphold the gold standard system that protects Americans from untested and unsafe medicines. Today, emboldened by a lack of regulatory enforcement, telehealth companies and c...