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The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis.
Source: ctv business
Autoworkers add key Stellantis pickup truck plant to strikes, shutting down big profit centre

The head of Via Rail says the federal government should consider a passenger bill of rights comparable to the one now in place for air travellers.
Source: ctv business
Via Rail CEO calls for right of way over freight trains, passenger bill of rights

Business groups are raising concerns about a strike on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the impact a lengthy labour dispute could have on their members.
Source: ctv business
Business groups concerned as St. Lawrence Seaway workers begin strike action

Business groups urged the federal government to intervene to void a lengthy labour dispute at the St. Lawrence Seaway amid concerns that a strike that began early Sunday could have a profound affect on their members.
Source: ctv business
Business groups call on Ottawa to intervene as St. Lawrence Seaway strike begins

Canada’s electric vehicle market keeps getting bigger, but that’s not necessarily good news for consumers — or the environment. Manufacturers are leaning heavily on electrified SUVs, trucks and large cars that mean high prices and profits for the automakers.
Source: ctv business
EVs are getting easier to find — but with price tags out of reach for many Canadians

The St. Lawrence Seaway has shut down as hundreds of workers walked off the job Sunday.
Source: ctv business
St. Lawrence Seaway shut down as workers go on strike

Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes.
Source: ctv business
CEO of a prominent tech conference resigns amid backlash for public statements over Israel-Hamas war

The fallout from the Israel-Hamas war has spilled into workplaces everywhere, as top leaders of prominent companies weigh in with their views while workers complain their voices are not being heard.
Source: ctv business
Company bosses and workers grapple with the fallout of speaking up about the Israel-Hamas war

As the federal government begins its efforts to sell the Trans Mountain pipeline, the director of one of the groups seeking to buy a stake says nothing less than “material” ownership by Indigenous people is acceptable if Ottawa is serious about reconciliation.
Source: ctv business
Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain must be ‘material’, prospective bidder says

Agreements that Disney made with the governing district for Walt Disney World before it was taken over by appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis weren’t legally valid, and the company’s counterclaims against the district should be dismissed, the governing body said in court papers filed this week.
Source: ctv business
DeSantis allies ask Florida judge to throw out Disney’s counterclaims in lawsuit