4 d. ago Kansas City has long been a federal hub in the U.S. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

With nearly 30,000 workers, the federal government is the largest employer in the region.

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2 w. ago Peterborough Library Workers Ask: “What Is a Library Without Librarians?”

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario — Following a city council demand for $120,000 in budget cuts, the Peterborough Public Library management has informed workers they will be laying off three of the library’s four full-time unionized librarians. “What management is talking about is getting rid of three highly trained people each with more than 15 years of service […]

Society

2 w. ago CUPE: Canada must protect Palestinian health care workers, end genocide

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canadian Union of Public Employees is demanding urgent action to end Israeli military attacks on Palestinian first responders and health care workers in Gaza, and to stop the ongoing genocide. CUPE represents 190,000 health care workers, including over 9,000 paramedics and first responders across Canada. CUPE National President Mark Hancock has […]

Society

3 w. ago Thames Valley senior admin salaries dip amid financial audit

Despite hefty salary increases in 2023 almost all Thames Valley senior administrators’ salaries dropped significantly in 2024, according to the annual rundown of income and taxable benefits paid to public workers making $100,000 or more. Education director Mark Fisher’s total salary rose from $283,000 in 2022 to $326,000 in 2023, but sunk to $295,999 in […]

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4 w. ago City of Toronto ratifies deal with union representing 27,000 workers

CUPE 79 annual wages increase between three and almost four per cent through 2028

Society

4 w. ago Con Edison will pay $750,000 to settle suit alleging harassment of female field workers

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York utility provider Con Edison has agreed to pay $750,000 and implement a host of anti-harassment reforms to settle a lawsuit claiming it routinely ignored discrimination complaints brought by female field workers. The settlement, announced Tuesday, comes after a multiyear investigation by the New York Attorney Letitia James found […]

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