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Complaints about working conditions are coming from U.S. workers in vastly different industries, from UPS delivery drivers to Hollywood actors and writers, but they all point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs have changed drastically as companies scramble to meet customer expectations for speed and convenience in industries transformed by technology.
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Customers want instant gratification. U.S. workers say it’s pushing them to the brink

Air taxis, long hyped as the next giant leap in short-haul passenger transport, are coming closer to a vertiport near you – even as skepticism deepens over their ability to change commuter behaviour and emissions output, and overcome questions of safety, both real and perceived.
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Flying taxis are coming – eventually, to an exclusive few

Thousands of unionized Metro grocery workers walked off the job Saturday in what is the latest in a series of strike actions taken across the country in the past year, from liquor store employees to port workers.
Source: ctv business
Metro workers latest to strike as Canada sees a wave of job actions

The number of passengers who travelled through Canada’s airports more than doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year. But air travel is still lower than pre-pandemic levels, the recent data from Statistics Canada shows.
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Air passenger traffic at Canada’s airports more than doubled in 2022: StatCan

This week, the fast food chain announced that one lucky customer who legally changes their first name to “Subway” will be rewarded with free “Deli Hero” subs for life.
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You could win free sandwiches for life if you change your name to ‘Subway’

The head of the union representing thousands of striking Metro grocery store workers across the Greater Toronto Area says members can no longer accept labour agreements that still leave them scrambling to make ends meet.
Source: ctv business
Metro workers walk off the job as grocery chain closes GTA stores

Unionized port workers in British Columbia have rejected a tentative agreement with their employer, throwing the province’s ports back into turmoil.
Source: ctv business
B.C. port workers reject tentative agreement that ended strike

Canada’s labour minister says he is taking action to restore long-term stability at B.C.’s ports after unionized workers rejected a tentative agreement late Friday night.
Source: ctv business
Labour minister directs board to consider imposing new contract or arbitration on B.C. port workers

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Purdue Pharma from proceeding with a bankruptcy settlement that protects its Sackler family owners from lawsuits.
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U.S. asks Supreme Court to delay Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement

A U.S. judge on Friday shot down Johnson & Johnson’s second attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products in bankruptcy, imperiling a proposed US$8.9 billion settlement that would stop new lawsuits from being filed.
Source: ctv business
J&J effort to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy fails a second time