Francophone teachers picket in Hawkesbury, strike day for all public schools on February 21
Thursday, February 13 was a strike day for students French-language public and Catholic schools across the region. In Hawkesbury that
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UCPR and Employment Services Centre conduct labour shortage study
Local authorities continue to try and solve the mystery of the Prescott-Russell labour shortage. The United Counties of Prescott and
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Teachers stage one-day strike, education labour challenges continue
Labour issues in education are having their effect locally. On Wednesday, December 4, about 100 teachers and educational support staff
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New agreements with Brownsburg-Chatham staff, firefighters
The Town of Brownsburg-Chatham has reached new labour agreements with two groups of its employees. At the June 4 council
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Town of Hawkesbury employees’ union wants contract talks to resume, unhappy about mayor’s salary increase
Unionized employees of the Town of Hawkesbury are not pleased about a couple of decisions recently made by council. During
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Local employers and government looking abroad to fill labour shortage
Business and government leaders from across Prescott-Russell recently gathered to discuss recruiting more French-speaking workers from other countries to fill
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Unemployment rate in eastern Ontario up, but local labour shortage still exists
Statistics on the local unemployment rate are hard to come by. According to Carole Muise of the Employment Services Centre
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As Metec owners plan expansion, finding skilled workers may be a problem
There’s more to the Vankleek Hill Business Park than beer and cider. Metec Metal Technology Inc. manufactures aircraft parts, snow
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