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CONCORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following five months of stalled contract negotiations, UFCW 8-Golden State, along with UFCW Locals 5 and 648, announced a temporary extension of the strike deadline after the Federal Mediator overseeing talks recommended additional time for bargaining. Union negotiators agreed to delay the strike, originally set to begin at midnight, citing incremental progress toward a tentative agreement members can review and vote on. “This recognition of our pressure and m...

SQUAMISH, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--“This 100 percent strike vote demonstrates that our members are deeply concerned about the lack of progress at the bargaining table and the unwillingness of the District of Squamish to address important issues affecting its frontline workers,” says CUPE 2269 President Celeste Bickford. “We’ve continued to see significant increases to the cost of living in our region with people leaving the community because they simply cannot afford to live here anym...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ESOP Association urges U.S. Senate to promptly confirm Daniel Aronowitz as Assistant Secretary of Labor for EBSA....

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over one hundred CUPE members from around the GTA gathered outside the Villa Charities owned property at the corner of Dufferin and Lawrence Avenue West to bolster the picket line of CUPE 5525. The 25 members of CUPE 5525 have been on strike since the 28th of May after negotiations to secure their first collective agreement broke down. Villa Colombo hired scab replacement workers and did not engage with the union’s bargaining team for weeks. The bolstered picket line b...

WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ametros, the industry leader in professional administration and post-settlement medical care coordination, has announced the addition of two accomplished executives to its leadership team: Allison Kelly as Chief Revenue Officer and Patrick Conklin as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Allison Kelly joins Ametros with more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, spanning claims administration, underwriting, and brokerage. As CRO, she will...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UNITE HERE Local 23 warns the Hilton Americas-Houston is at risk of a labor dispute if a settlement on a new contract is not reached....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESOP Association CEO James Bonham to testify at Congressional hearing about increasing transparency and oversight at DOL's EBSA....

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glen Frost, Founder and Managing Partner of Frost Law, is pleased to announce a successful resolution in the case Ostroff Injury Law PC v. United States, in which the firm partnered with SouthBank Legal to resolve a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over more than $790,000 in unpaid Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. Frost Law served as strategic counsel in the matter, bringing in SouthBank Legal litigation partners Nathaniel S. Pollock and Paul E....

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today is the eighth week of picketing for CUPE local 5525. To mark the occasion, the 24 racialized Personal Care Workers of CUPE 5525, welcomed NDP Shadow Minister for Labour, Jamie West and Michelle Campbell, President of CUPE 1734, to their picket line. The workers have been on the picket lines since May 28th, after the employer tabled a proposal which offered no benefits for the part time members of the bargaining unit, and significant reduction on sick-day provisio...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thursday July 17th is the 8th week of picketing for CUPE local 5525. To mark the occasion the 24 racialized Personal Care Workers of CUPE 5525 are excited to welcome NDP Shadow Minister for Labour Jamie West, and Michelle Campbell, President of CUPE 1734 to their picket line. The workers have been on the picket lines since May 28th after the employer tabled a proposal which offered no benefits for the part time members of the bargaining unit, and significant reduction...