Human Resources
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Factory worker killed in accident at Russel Metals subsidiary in Milwaukee
The worker was crushed by a steel plate when a magnet failed in an overhead crane, local media report
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Technology is outpacing business, education and government, says Deloitte
A report by Deloitte and the Human Resources Professionals Association, calls upon policy-makers and business leaders to prepare Canadians for the disruption technology is causing to the economy
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Airbus, Ottawa negotiated long-term requirements before inking CSeries deal
Sources say some terms were negotiated in advance by the government and Airbus, which include keeping 100 per cent of those employed at Bombardier’s Mirabel plant and repaying the recent $372-million federal loan to Bombardier
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Quebec CSeries workers have mixed feelings about Bombardier-Airbus deal
Speaking about the tough trade-off, one union co-ordinator said it’s “better to build (a plane) for 70 per cent of the market and sell thousands of planes, than build 100 per cent of an aircraft… and we sell no planes at all”
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Industrial Ontario bakery fined after temp worker hurt by dough machine
The worker was cleaning a dough chunker on a production line at FGF Brands when the machine was reset and the blades rotated shut
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‘Dr. Doom’ investor Marc Faber sent packing after racist statements
Faber was tossed from the boards of Novagold, Ivanhoe and Sprott after he wrote in his Gloom, Boom and Doom investment report “thank God white people populated America, and not blacks”
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U.S. travel ban again struck down by federal court
A federal judge in Hawaii ruled against the latest restrictions, saying they ignore a federal appeals court ruling against the previous ban and are counter to “the founding principles of this nation”
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CAMI workers accept GM proposal ‘we’re ready to go back to work’
The automaker threatened last week to shift more production to Mexico if a settlement wasn’t reached swiftly. The two sides agreed to a deal days later, but the workers didn’t gain much
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Magna starts work on new $100M paint plant in Slovenia
The Canadian auto supplier said the paint shop will support its contract manufacturing site in Graz, Austria, about 75 kilometres away
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Loblaw cutting 500 office workers as it grapples with ‘variety of pressures’
A Loblaw spokesperson said the cuts don’t relate to any particular trend, but analysts believe the layoffs came in preparation for Ontario’s rising minimum wage