Monthly Archives: August 2012

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Labor Rights in Canada and the United States

Written on Aug, 29, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: cepr.net Washington, D.C. Unionization in the United States has been on the decline since the 1960s. While many reasons have been offered to explain this drop in the rate of unionization, a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research highlights the roles that employer opposition to unions and weak labor laws have played in this decline. The report, “Protecting …

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CAW votes to merge with CEP union

Written on Aug, 27, 2012 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source: m.theglobeandmail.com Canadian Auto Workers delegates have voted unanimously to merge with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, combining two of Canada’s largest private-sector unions. The union said Wednesday all of the 1,000 delegates voted for the merger at the CAW’s constitutional and collective bargaining convention in Toronto. read entire story

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Publisher David Black’s views on what’s wrong with the newspaper industry

Written on Aug, 18, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: blogs.vancouversun.com Newspaper publisher David Black on Friday announced plans to promote a “world state” $13 billion oil refinery in Kitimat to take advantage of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. On Thursday in advance of the story I had an interview with him for a profile that was to run simultaneously to Gordon Hoekstra’s news report on the announcement. For reasons of length and subject I didn’t include some quite …

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Glacier Media Q2 profit falls as former Postmedia papers squeeze profit margins

Written on Aug, 16, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source:  thetyee.ca VANCOUVER – Newspaper publisher Glacier Media Inc. (TSX:GVC) says its profit margins have been squeezed by community papers acquired last year from Postmedia. The Vancouver-based company’s net income fell to $5.3 million or six cents per share in the third quarter, down from $7 million or eight cents per share a year earlier, before the deal with Postmedia. Revenue …

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Postmedia sheds costs with shift to Hamilton

Written on Aug, 15, 2012 by in | Leave a comment

Source: theglobeandmail.com Postmedia Network Inc. is accelerating plans to slash costs at titles across the country, as it grapples with a heavy debt load and a relatively bleak view of the future of print advertising. As the industry confronts a prolonged slump in advertising, Postmedia has moved aggressively to shore up its balance sheet and centralize the production of its newspapers. …

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