Refugees seeking aid through the Ontario Temporary Health Program must wait twice as long to have their claims processed because the federal government has refused to share data with the province ...
Author Archives: David Weisz
Unifor says Bombardier strike may put provincial commitments in jeopardy
Bombardier remains resolute in meeting customer deadlines despite an unsuccessful forced-vote action to end the strike at its Thunder Bay plant. ...
Restaurants Canada says LCBO should liberate bulk beer
Restaurant association presses for lower beer prices, wants end to restrictive pricing agreement between LCBO and The Beer Store that could add $500 million to provincial coffers. ...
Heard: Costly copper being phased out at Hydro One stations
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Heard: ONA panel calls for more nurses’ jobs at Humber River Hospital
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Heard: Unifor rep confident members will reject Bombardier’s forced-vote offer
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Heard: Zimmer, Gravelle, Mauro speaking at Métis meet in Thunder Bay
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WSIB compensation premiums will hold steady in 2015
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board says that employer-paid premiums for worker compensation will remain largely frozen for the second year running. ...
Bombardier Thunder Bay plant still rolling despite strike
Management workers building public transit vehicles four weeks into a strike by 900 unionized workers over a two-tiered pension plan. ...
War on austerity focuses on cuts to emergency services
Ontario's largest public service unions say major service cuts in several rural Ontario communities will greatly impact public safety. ...