Human Resources
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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
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Toronto crane firm fined after worker killed at Innisfil, Ont. facility
A worker was cutting apart a decommissioned tower crane for disposal when the crane’s jib section collapsed
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Bombardier exploring sale of Q400, CRJ units amid CSeries trouble: report
The company is looking into selling its Toronto- and Montreal-based turboprop and regional jet programs as Boeing puts the screws to its new CSeries jets in a subsidy dispute, Bloomberg reports
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Lafarge hit with fine after worker shocked at Bath, Ont. cement plant
A contract worker was taken to hospital after being shocked when cleaning electrostatic precipitators at the facility
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Toronto’s Pearson Airport’s ground crew ends strike against employer Swissport
The 700 ramp equipment operators, baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and other ground crew workers went on strike July 27 to protest pay and benefits cuts and scheduling issues
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Ship delivers propane to Churchill, Man., leaving with Via train
Some people in the isolated town had discussed forming a blockade to prevent the train from leaving by ship to protest rail line owner Omnitrax, which wont repair the track because it is no longer economically viable
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CAMI workers to vote on tentative agreement
The contract proposal was hammered out last week and Unifor, which represents the 2,800 workers affected, is recommending the deal be accepted
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Tesla fires hundreds of workers after annual reviews
It’s estimated 400 to 700 Tesla employees have lost their jobs in a housekeeping move that trimmed workers in manufacturing, administrative and sales jobs