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CUPE: Canada's Flight Attendants Push Parties to Pledge End of Unpaid Work If Elected

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CUPE's Airline Division, representing 18,500 flight attendants across Canada, is making its federal election pitch, calling on parties to pledge now that they will introduce legislation to ban unpaid work in the airline sector if elected. Party leaders have been invited to sign the union's pledge to end unpaid work for flight attendants, by reintroducing Bill C-415 - originally introduced by NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo - in the next Parliament. The bill would ensure...
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Les agent(e)s de bord du Canada appellent les partis à s’engager à mettre fin au travail non payé, selon le SCFP

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--À l’occasion de la campagne électorale, la Division du transport aérien du SCFP, qui représente 18 500 agent(e)s de bord au Canada, appelle les partis à s’engager dès maintenant à réintroduire et à soutenir le projet de loi interdisant le travail non payé dans le secteur du transport aérien s’ils sont élus. Les chefs de partis ont été invités à signer l’engagement du syndicat pour mettre fin au travail non payé des agent(e)s de bord, en réintroduisant, lors de...
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Raj Uppal elected President of CUPE Alberta

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health care worker Raj Uppal has been elected President of CUPE Alberta. The forty- one-year-old mother of two was selected on Friday as the new leader of the 40,000-member strong organization, defeating incumbent Rory Gill. Uppal appears to be the first woman of colour to lead a major union in Alberta. Uppal has been the President of CUPE 41 for six years, representing 1,400 members at Grey Nuns and Edmonton General Hospitals. During her time as Local Presid...
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Intelsat, Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Deploy Satellite Communications at Mexican Border

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest satellite and terrestrial networks, and the Cochise County, Arizona Sheriff’s Office launched the use of Intelsat’s Multi-Layer Communication System (MLCS) to enable border security forces to safely operate and communicate in extreme, remote environments where radio, cellular and infrastructure services do not exist. "Our commitment to deploying innovative and reliable satellite communication devices for law enforcem...
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Brian Brooks to Join Axelar Foundation's Newly Formed Institutional Advisory Board

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axelar Foundation today announces it has appointed Brian Brooks, a leader in advancing regulatory clarity and institutional adoption of blockchain technology, to its newly formed Institutional Advisory Board. Axelar Foundation is the nonprofit organization established to support growth and adoption of Axelar Network, a decentralized blockchain interoperability platform. "Digitization and tokenization of financial assets such as stablecoins and real-world assets is cri...
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The New AI Expert Has Become the Hottest New Job Amongst All Companies in 2025

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The competition to attract top AI talent has reached unprecedented heights. With ten executive-level positions available for every AI expert by 2025, demand far outstrips supply. As AI transforms industries and gains priority in boardrooms, companies in private equity, venture-backed firms, and public markets are actively securing AI leaders before their schedules fill up full. AI is no longer just a back-office function but a central driver of corporate strategy...
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Nexstar Media Names Samantha Osborne Reynolds as Vice President of Political Sales

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group names Samantha Osborne Reynolds VP of Political Sales. She will oversee the company's new national political sales division....
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California Apartment Association and Corporate Landlord Investigated for Shady Campaign Contributions to Kill Prop 33 and Pass Prop 34, Says Housing Is A Human Right

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Apartment Association and Corporate Landlord Investigated for Shady Campaign Contributions to Kill Prop 33 and Pass Prop 34, says HHR...
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CAGW Releases Comprehensive Waste-Cutting Proposals for the 119th Congress

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CAGW's Critical Waste Issues for the 119th Congress is a blueprint for reducing the deficit and making the government more effective and efficient....
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Wells Fargo Survey: Commercial Business Sentiment Reaches its Highest Level in Four Years, Following the Election

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo today released its 2024 Q4 Commercial Business Sentiment Report in collaboration with Barlow Research Associates. Following the 2024 presidential election, survey results found that commercial business sentiment had not only improved when compared to Q3 2024, but reached the highest sentiment index score, 112.9, recorded in the past four years (up from 102.3 in Q3 2024). Between November 15 – November 22, 2024, 307 commercial companies with annual rev...