Bombardier aircraft assembly workers back on the job after 18-day strike ends

Bombardier aircraft assembly workers back on the job after 18-day strike ends

Unifor said on Wednesday that its members at Bombardier ratified a new three-year collective agreement, ending an 18-day strike at the business jet maker’s manufacturing facilities in Mississauga and Waterloo. The new contract provides general wage increases of 12.5 per cent over the life of the deal along with higher pension contributions and better job … Read more

From fast food to construction, employers turn more and more to temporary foreign workers

From fast food to construction, employers turn more and more to temporary foreign workers

Businesses’ demand for temporary foreign workers has surged across the country in recent years, with employers given the green light to hire more than double the people through the federal program last year as they did five years ago. The program is designed to provide short-term relief to employers as a last resort, but has … Read more

Google fires 28 employees who protested its cloud contract with Israeli government

Google fires 28 employees who protested its cloud contract with Israeli government

Google said on Thursday it has terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company’s cloud contract with the Israeli government. The Alphabet unit said a small number of protesting employees entered and disrupted work at a few unspecified office locations. “Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities … Read more

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down at end of year amid plane-maker’s woes

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down at end of year amid plane-maker’s woes

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane-maker at the end of the year as part of a broader management shuffle, capping a tumultuous five-plus years that have shaken faith in one of the U.S.’s most-storied manufacturers. In a letter to employees announcing his departure, Calhoun wrote that the company is focused on returning Boeing “to … Read more

I was on track to be an engineer. But I followed my cowgirl dream and it changed my idea of success

I was on track to be an engineer. But I followed my cowgirl dream and it changed my idea of success

This First Person column is the experience of Grace Stelmachowicz, who lives in Squamish, B.C. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Growing up, I was taught that there is a clear pathway to success: go to university, get a job in your field, get married, buy a house, and … Read more