Human Resources
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Ontario textile manufacturer fined after worker suffers chemical burns
The worker was burned when transferring sulfuric acid from a 45-gallon drum to a small plastic bottle
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Tax reforms could be ‘devastating’ for small manufacturers, CME says
As blowback against the federal tax changes continues, the manufacturing and exporting association says the reforms pursue “too-narrow” a definition of tax fairness
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Unifor negotiators call GM’s latest CAMI offer ‘fluff’
GM’s latest contract offer came on Sept. 30, but Unifor says the offer isn’t good enough because it still allows the company to shift its resources away from its Ingersoll plant
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Tooling firm J.P. Bowman launches $7.6M expansion at Brantford, Ont. plant
The project will allow the tool and die manufacturer to produce larger dies capable of stamping higher strength steels
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Fiat Chrysler fined $140K for worker injury at Brampton, Ont. car plant
A worker suffered head injuries after being hit with a clutch spring assembly when performing maintenance on a transfer press
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Canadian universal pharmacare could save more than $4B in drug costs: PBO
The plan, however, would cost $19 billion and Ottawa has been reluctant to commit. Meanwhile, Canada is the only country with universal health care but no universal pharmacare system, the NDP health critic said
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Unifor says CAMI talks in Detroit were ‘constructive’
President of Unifor Local 88 Dan Borthwick says the GM negotiators understood the union’s position and committed to providing a response by the end of the day
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Ontario steelmaker Stelco files for IPO to pay for expansions in Hamilton, Nanticoke
The company, which emerged from creditor protection this July, plans to raise at least $150 million to add capacity at its Ontario steel mills
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Business coalition urges 5-year transition for Ontario minimum wage hike
The Keep Ontario Working Coalition said implementing the change over a five-year-period, instead of the planned 15 months, it could decrease the risk of job losses by 74 per cent
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Unifor says ‘some progress’ being made in GM CAMI talks
Job security has become more of an issue for the union since GM shifted production of its Terrain SUV from the CAMI plant to Mexico earlier this year at a loss of more than 400 jobs