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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF Rose Parade® Float Honors ‘Food for Health’ Wildfire and Hunger Relief Efforts...

WEST BERLIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 today announced that workers at the NJ Leaf dispensary in North Brunswick have voted to unionize, making it the second NJ Leaf location to join the union. NJ Leaf owner Ritesh Shah supports the decision, underscoring NJ Leaf’s commitment to building a safe, inclusive, and rewarding environment for both employees and customers. The newly organized North Brunswick employees join colleagues at NJ Leaf’s Freehol...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UFCW is urging prospective buyers of Heritage Grocers Group to conduct due diligence re: labor risks like litigation and an escalating labor dispute....

INVERNESS, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers at Inverary Manor, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1485, voted 100% in favour of a strike mandate last week. “We’ve reached a breaking point,” admitted CUPE 1485 President Ashton Brown, “and that can be seen across the province. Long term care workers are overworked and underpaid and when we ask for help, or for recognition of the vital work we do, the government’s response is to offer us almost nothing at the barga...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As 2026 approaches, California Employers Association has released an important advisory on new state and federal laws affecting everything from minimum wage and taxes on overtime and tips to artificial intelligence and immigration enforcement. Most of these measures present new compliance requirements for employers, effective January 1, 2026, with some requirements in effect now. Wage and Salary Increases (SB 3) Employers across the State must adjust to incr...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the latest results of its Milliman Pension Buyout Index (MPBI). During November, the estimated cost to transfer retiree pension risk to an insurer in a competitive bidding process remained level, at 100.1% of a plan’s accounting liabilities (accumulated benefit obligation, or ABO). That means the estimated retiree PRT cost is now 100.1% of a plan’s ABO. During the same time period, the aver...

SYDNEY, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yet another Sydney long term care home, My Cape Breton Home for Seniors, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 5137, voted 98% in favour of a strike mandate last week, citing low wages and recruitment and retention issues. “We took this vote to send a message: we’re ready to fight for what we deserve,” said CUPE 5137 President Bernice Miles. “No one wants to go on strike, we want to keep working and caring for our residents to the best of our abil...

SYDNEY, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from MacGillivray Guest Home in Sydney, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1562, voted 98% in favour of a strike mandate. “The long term care sector has been struggling for a long time, and this isn’t the first time we, as workers, have raised the alarm. Even just in Cape Breton, any long term care worker will tell you that their home is understaffed, that they’re finding it hard to make ends meet on the wages provided, o...

NEW WATERFORD, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from Maple Hill Manor, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 2765, voted 100% in favour of a strike mandate. “I chose to work in long term care because I think it’s an important job,” said CUPE 2765 President Amanda McNeil-Odo. “It’s demanding, tiring, and stressful, but I love it anyway. But, at the end of the day, I have my own family to support, my own bills and obligations, and loving this job doesn’t pay for thos...

CHESTER, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from Shoreham Village Senior Citizens Home, represented by Canadian Union of public Employees (CUPE) 3454, voted 98% in favour of a strike vote last week. “Taking a strike vote like this so close to the holidays, with such an overwhelmingly positive outcome, should be a clear sign that we, as long term care workers, are at our wits’ end,” said CUPE 3454 President Sherry Haley. “We love our jobs, we’re proud of the work we do, but we’re strugg...