Category Archives: Labour
US jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession.
N.L.’s troubled Terra Nova offshore oilfield saved by last-minute restructuring
CALGARY — The beleaguered Terra Nova oilfield off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador could live to pump another day after its owners reached a restructuring agreement in the eleventh hour Wednesday. The oilfield's seven owners will shuffle their sh...
Fed sees earlier time frame for rate hikes with inflation up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back the low-interest-rate policies that have helped fuel a swift rebound from the pandemic recession but have also coincided with ...
Latinas left workforce at highest rate, see slow recovery
PHOENIX (AP) — Teresa Marez spent 14 years building a strong clientele base as a hair stylist in San Antonio. When her son, who is autistic, had to switch to virtual learning because of the pandemic, she quit her job
The Latest: COVID-19 cases rise in Missouri tourist areas
O’FALLON, Mo. — A swath of southern Missouri is seeing a big rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations at just the wrong time — as tourists eager to get out after being cooped up for a year make their way
N.L. oil workers gather in last-ditch effort to save Terra Nova offshore oilfield
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — About 100 oil workers gathered outside Newfoundland and Labrador’s legislature Monday, a day before Suncor Energy was expected to announce whether the Terra Nova offshore oilfield will be shut down for good. Though union leaders and ...
Montreal-area ambulance paramedics announce strike; say medical care to be maintained
MONTREAL — The union representing ambulance paramedics in the Montreal and Laval areas says just over 1,000 of its members will be on strike as of midnight. Union spokeswoman Eve-Marie Lacasse says the strike involves mostly administrative tasks, such ...
GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Republican governors running for reelection have begun trumpeting the party’s more hands-off approach to the coronavirus pandemic, trying to flip the script on an issue that helped Democrats win the White House and control of
B.C. to launch compulsory skilled trades certification system
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is launching a compulsory skilled trades certification system that it says will strengthen economic recovery by addressing labour shortages and supporting higher-paying, more stable jobs. Premier John Horgan t...
Newborn daughter’s death inspires MP’s bill on bereavement leave for parents
OTTAWA — For Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, his bill to give parents more time off after the death of a child is personal. Three years ago, Kmiec lost his newborn daughter Lucy-Rose after 39 days, and was flooded with stories of