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SQUAMISH, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mediation between the District of Squamish and CUPE 2269, the union representing approximately 250 municipal workers, ended without resolution yesterday, after the District again was unwilling to make the necessary compromises to move negotiations forward. “Our community deserves better,” said Celeste Bickford, President of CUPE 2269. “The Mayor has been calling publicly for an urgent return to the table. Yet once negotiations resumed, the District w...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Counsel for former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore filed a motion today with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals seeking bail pending the appeal of her conviction. “This case is a prime candidate for bail pending an appeal,” former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, Ms. Pramaggiore’s appellate counsel, wrote in the brief. “The government has conceded most factors relevant to the bail pending inquiry, and half the case against her has already been thrown out...

Halifax, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 150 academic workers at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) will be walking off the job today at 12 PM Atlantic Time, following an impasse in negotiations Tuesday evening. These workers are part-time instructors at MSVU and members of CUPE 3912. On the table are changes to the job evaluation process which would improve job security, and improvements to wages. “Like many workers in this sector—and across the province—our members at The Mount are struggling to...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genworth issues statement on UK court approval of Santander appeal request...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, analytics, and 3D digital twin technology, announced its continued support for Matterport Spaces across all media channels. Zillow is again engaging in anti-consumer conduct, claiming that CoStar Group has “restricted the use of Matterport 3D virtual tours outside of CoStar-owned sites.” This is untrue. Matterport Spaces—i.e., our 3D virtual tours—purchased thr...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF: 80 Organizations Denounce Gilead on Price Hikes Gutting ADAP...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 600 days since Bill 124 was repealed, tens of thousands of community and social services workers are still waiting for the wages that were stolen from them. With the return of the Ontario Legislature, workers are calling on Doug Ford’s Conservative government to finally deliver justice. Bill 124, passed in 2019, capped wage increases for public sector workers at 1 per cent per year, even as the cost of living soared. The law violated workers’ constitutionally...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On October 14th and 15th of 2025, Wytec issued two public press releases describing its Integrated Public Safety Solution (IPSS) involving various patented technologies related to in-building cellular, gunshot and vape detection solutions. Additionally, it engaged AresCMG to draft the final press releases in an effort to further expand its reach to prospective investors and potential purchasers of its technology utilizing its previously issued press releases. Altho...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ford Conservatives have been marked by scandal in many forms, but recent revelations by Ontario’s auditor general about the government’s Skills Development Fund are more evidence of corruption at the highest levels, said CUPE Ontario, the public sector union demanding accountability from Labour Minister David Piccini. “There must be a reckoning for these kinds of scandalous actions; anything less undermines public trust,” said CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn. “Whe...

SQUAMISH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The District of Squamish has announced a lockout of its employees who deliver public services across the community. While the District refers to it as a “partial lockout,” the union representing workers says there is no such thing—a lockout is a lockout. As a result, once the lockout takes effect at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning (Thursday, October 16), all services provided by CUPE 2269 members will stop, except those deemed essential as per the Essential Service Order in p...