labour
US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000
US economy still healthy; workers enjoy job security.
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Sting brings musical to Oshawa to support GM workers facing closure
The former Police frontman is currently starring in a Toronto musical.
Mexican union declares victory in strike at 48 border plants
The mass strike erupted after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador decreed a doubling of the minimum wage in Mexico’s border zones.
Chefs and truck drivers beware: AI is coming for your jobs
Changes will disproportionately affect younger workers who dominate food services and other industries at highest risk for automation.
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GM rejects Unifor proposals to keep Oshawa assembly plant open past 2019
“GM today, by reconfirming their decision, has not only picked a fight frankly with Unifor, but they have picked a fight with all of Canada,” said Jerry Dias.
Labour movement is in the fight for its life: experts
Canada’s manufacturing sector lost 278,000 jobs between 2000 and 2007.
AP Exclusive: Walmart US CEO talks technology, workers
Greg Foran, who used to head Walmart’s China business, says he’s always looking to new technology that improves efficiency.
Regina committee shuns living wage; mayor says city already ‘good employer’
Report says it would cost the city about $1.1 million to make the change.
After backlash, Amazon to boost pay for longtime workers
Workers who already made $15 an hour will get more than the $1 an hour raise promised last week.
Amazon to cut bonuses, stock benefits as it raises wages
Ecommerce giant will phase out bonuses and stock program after US$15 an hour minimum wage announcement.
Premier Doug Ford vows to scrap key Liberal labour reform legislation
Bill 148 mandates equal pay for part-time and temporary workers doing the same job as full-time employees and increases vacation entitlements.
The winners and losers in the new NAFTA
The new deal is preferable to economic chaos.
Canada can claim at least partial success of progressive agenda in USMCA
New labour and environmental commitments included in the deal, but feds fell short in other areas.
Businesses question CAQ plan to cut immigration amid Quebec labour shortage
The target number would mean a 24% drop from the roughly 52,400 immigrants Quebec accepted last year.
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Learning to adapt to the growing gig economy
A changing labour market is creating opportunity, pressuring business and government to adapt.
