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Waste collection, shunting offer employment gateway to inexperienced drivers
07 Feb 2025 02:53 GMT
Dozens of drivers looking for work had one complaint at a networking event – fleets aren’t hiring truckers who are not experienced.
“If they don’t hire us, how can we gain experience?” one asked during a trucking bootcamp in Brampton, Ont., organized by …
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Minns Labor Government releases draft legislation to protect gig workers
06 Feb 2025 23:24 GMT
… workers the same legal protections already offered to owner driver truck drivers … will allow platform companies, employers and unions to apply … on the workers’ pay and conditions of employment.
The … Federal Government’s gig workers reform.
Minister for …
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Thousands of metro-area King Soopers grocery store workers go on strike
06 Feb 2025 19:59 GMT
King Soopers employees at an Aurora store at … strong,” United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 7 President … a strike is not about wages, health care, or pensions. It … implemented labor union actions in the U.S. Last week, the Teamsters …
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Employer's defamation suit against former employee dismissed with punitive damages
06 Feb 2025 09:24 GMT
… regular basis.
The worker brought the paycheque irregularities … Contrans truck drivers and came to believe that immigrant employees … wages, which the company eventually paid after the worker … receiving his outstanding wages, the worker contacted Contrans’ in …
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St. Paul construction worker death leads to $8.5 million settlement
06 Feb 2025 00:20 GMT
… the death of a construction worker in St. Paul dump truck … St. Paul. READ MORE: Construction worker killed in St. Paul after … the incident and told his employer he would not pass the … of impairment on the dump truck drivers' part or criminal intent …
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Cargill job losses may not be easy for Northwest Arkansas economy to absorb
05 Feb 2025 23:12 GMT
… jobs from meat trimmers to order fillers, inspectors, truck drivers … logistics distribution, general labor, associate product manager … hold worker assistance workshops for impacted employees, … and educational opportunities, unemployment insurance, credit …
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Most Wisconsin Costco employees will now be making $30 an hour
05 Feb 2025 21:26 GMT
… retailer will increase wages for eligible employees at the top … . The International Brotherhood of Teamsters cited the company' … Membership clerk
Optical service worker
Pharmacy worker
Service deli clerk
… ;s website noted listed jobs are examples of what …
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At Miller Macari Family Funeral Home: Seymour Resident Honored as Employer Gives Final Sendoff
05 Feb 2025 07:13 GMT
SEYMOUR — A true “truckers’ tribute” proceeded across the streets of Seymour Saturday, October 5, as fallen trucker Justin Gittings was laid to rest in motor style. Justin Gittings, son of Elizabeth Politis and Gary Gittings, and a lifelong Seymour …
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How much does Costco pay? Company plans to raise hourly wages above $30
05 Feb 2025 07:09 GMT
… for nonunion employees, meaning most of its hourly workers will get … we believe our hourly wages and benefits will continue to … included in the memo.
Teamsters spokesperson Matthew McQuaid said the … the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Costco job openings in Reno- …
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Why investing in truck drivers’ health is crucial for road safety, and society as a whole
03 Feb 2025 02:46 GMT
… sharing health issues with employers, and concerns about job security, must be … the wider transport industry, including employers and policymakers. To help drivers … government levels. Psychological distress in truck drivers often comes from external pressures …