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“Nursing Ratios Save Lives:” New Study Recommends Ontario Government Mandate Safe Nurse Staffing Levels in Hospitals

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new academic study says implementing nurse-to-patient ratios in Ontario’s hospitals would save lives, improve overall patient care and help address a long-standing staffing crisis. Nurse-patient ratios: saving lives and rebuilding nurses’ morale has been co-authored by Dr. Margaret Keith and Dr. Jim Brophy, who since 2017 have produced four studies on working conditions in Ontario’s health care system. The study was commissioned by the Ontario Council of Hosp...
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CUPE 5525 members at Villa Colombo return to work Friday as their first Collective Agreement is ratified in historic vote

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After ten weeks of walking the picket line, the 24 members of CUPE Local 5525 Villa Colombo Supportive Housing, are finally returning to work. The workers had been on strike since May 28th. The union and the employer reached a tentative agreement on Friday, August 1st, with the union members ratifying the vote with over a 94% margin. The agreement is the first in the local’s history and sets the baseline for their future negotiations. The workers are returning to work...
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“Nursing ratios save lives:” new study recommends Ontario government mandate safe nurse staffing levels in hospitals

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new academic study says implementing nurse-to-patient ratios in Ontario’s hospitals would save lives, improve overall patient care and help address a long-standing staffing crisis. Nurse-patient ratios: saving lives and rebuilding nurses’ morale has been co-authored by Dr. Margaret Keith and Dr. Jim Brophy, who since 2017 have produced four studies on working conditions in Ontario’s health care system. The study was commissioned by the Ontario Council of Hospital Uni...
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Residents at Red Oak Retirement Home call on management to pay fair wages

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the union representing the workers at Sienna-owned Red Oak Retirement Home prepare for interest arbitration tomorrow, a group of residents have issued a letter to the management team. In the letter, these residents call on Sienna, which has reported record-breaking profits from their private sector retirement homes, to meet the union’s demands for fair pay raises. CUPE 5102 represents to over 60 personal support workers, care staff, cooks, custodians, and ot...
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CUPE: Air Canada flight attendants vote to strike if necessary to end unpaid work and poverty wages

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Air Canada Component of CUPE, the union representing over 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, says its members have voted 99.7% in favour of strike action, if necessary. The vote reflects the deep frustration of flight attendants after months of negotiations without result, due to the airline's refusal to fairly negotiate on key issues like unpaid work, work rules, and poverty-level wages. "The company would rather drag their feet t...
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Les agent(e)s de bord d’Air Canada votent en faveur d’un mandat de grève pour mettre fin au travail non payé et aux salaires de misère, selon le SCFP

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--La composante d’Air Canada du SCFP, le syndicat représentant plus de 10 000 agent(e)s de bord chez Air Canada et Air Canada Rouge, a annoncé que ses membres avaient voté à 99.7% en faveur d’un mandat de grève. Ce vote exprime la grande frustration des agent(e)s de bord envers la compagnie aérienne qui, après des mois de négociation sans résultats, refuse de discuter du travail non rémunéré, de la réglementation du travail et des salaires frôlant le seuil de pau...
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Tentative Agreement Reached at Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Negotiations between CUPE 5525 and Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged concluded Friday evening with the parties reaching a tentative agreement. The 10-week-old strike could come to an end as early as August 8th, pending ratification of the agreement by both parties. The union has scheduled a ratification vote for August 5th. :pp/cope491...
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美国移民基金任命Geoff Li为中国区管理合伙人

纽约州,纽约市--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(美国商业资讯)-- 美国移民基金(简称USIF)宣布任命Geoff Li为中国区管理合伙人。作为首屈一指的EB-5区域中心,USIF致力于通过 80 万美元的房地产投资创造就业机会,帮助来自全球家庭获得美国永久居留权。本次战略性任命恰逢公司成立15周年之际,标志着USIF在加速全球扩张的同时,将更加聚焦于中国这一EB-5投资移民的重要市场。 Geoff Li 在EB-5领域拥有十多年的丰富经验,成功筹集了数十亿美元的EB-5资金,助力在全美各地创造了数十万个就业岗位。作为USIF的中国区管理合伙人,他将全面负责公司在中国的战略拓展与投资者关系管理。他与众多顶尖移民机构、美国知名移民律师以及一流财富管理机构建立了长期而深厚的伙伴关系,有效巩固USIF的合作网络,并为高净值客户顺利完成复杂的EB-5流程提供有力支持。 “我很荣幸加入美国移民基金,并担任中国区管理合伙人。这是一个在中国拥有长期且强大影响力的顶级区域中心,” Geoff Li表示,“帮助中国家庭实现他们的美国移民与投资目标一直是我工作的重心。我期待继续为国际投资者提供专业指...
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U.S. Immigration Fund指派Geoff Li出任中國地區管理合夥人

紐約--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(美國商業資訊)-- 首屈一指的EB-5區域中心營運商U.S. Immigration Fund(以下簡稱「USIF」)協助全球家庭投資80萬美元於房地產並創造就業機會,進而取得美國永久居留權。USIF日前宣布任命Geoff Li為中國地區管理合夥人。該公司正歡慶成立15週年,計畫加速全球擴張工作,並將主力鎖定中國這座EB-5投資移民計畫的重要市場。 Li將貢獻他在EB-5產業累積了十年以上的專業經驗。他順利募集過數十億美元的EB-5資金,在全美各地創造了數十萬個工作機會。他將以USIF中國地區管理合夥人的身分領導該公司在這個地區的戰略擴張及投資人參與工作。他與頂尖移民機構、美國一流移民律師和最佳財富管理公司均建立了深厚長遠的關係。他將致力確保該公司的推薦網絡得到有力的支持,同時引導高淨值人士完成複雜的EB-5計畫。 「U.S. Immigration Fund是個頂尖的區域中心,在中國的形象強健而穩固。我很榮幸能夠接下這份新職。」USIF中國地區管理合夥人Geoff Li表示,「我的工作重心一直是幫助來自中國各地的家庭完成他們移民並投資美國的...
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Empleadores estadounidenses muestran un panorama de contratación optimista ante la creciente necesidad de trabajadores cualificados sin experiencia

LOS ÁNGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Las empresas, tanto grandes como pequeñas, de Estados Unidos comparten una creciente demanda de trabajadores cualificados sin experiencia laboral, pero observan una carencia en las habilidades y certificaciones necesarias entre los candidatos. La mayoría cree que una formación laboral adicional y la experiencia en la escuela secundaria serían de gran ayuda. Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (LLAC), una organización sin fines de lucro que brinda apoyo adm...