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Group lines up support for nurses’ union at Maine Medical Center A letter backing the labor union effort for registered nurses at Maines largest hospital garnered at least 1,500 signatures, according to a pro-union group. Share A group that favors nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland joining a labor union says at least 1,500 former patients and their family members have signed a letter in support of the organizing effort. The push to organize up to 1,700 registered nurses at Maine’s ...

California to Study Additional Renewable Energy Resources on GridLiance System in Southwest Nevada Silverado Renewables Connection Would Help California and Nevada Meet Climate Change Goals, Create Jobs, and Boost Economy News provided by Share this article Share this article DALLAS, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its Integrated Resource Plan, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has identified more than 2,000 megawatts of new, low-cost renewable energy generation in s...

A five-week strike by 58 City of Orillia workers is over

Mar 13, 2021 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local union 575 shared an endorsement of the state approval of the Yellowbud Solar project in Deerfield and Union townships in Ross County, and Deercreek and Wayne townships in Pickaway County. They say the project will result in hundreds of construction jobs, which studies have shown that for every construction job created within a community, one additional job is supported. IBEW Local 575 says the benefits from the Yellowbud p...

Mar 13, 2021 The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local union 575 shared an endorsement of the state approval of the Yellowbud Solar project in Deerfield and Union townships in Ross County, and Deercreek and Wayne townships in Pickaway County. They say the project will result in hundreds of construction jobs, which studies have shown that for every construction job created within a community, one additional job is supported. IBEW Local 575 says the benefits from the Yellowbud p...

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The federal government is supplying funding through the Coal Communities Transition Initiative. Johnston’s office is located in the Southeast College’s Estevan campus. “We’ve had a lot of active participation by the guys,” said Johnston. “They’re obviously motivated to see this happen. So it’s been busy.”  It’s been tough to have people drop by and talk to him at his office in the Southeast College’s Estevan campus due to COVID-19 restrictions. And he hasn’t been abl...

The union that represents electrical workers at Manitoba Hydro served notice of strike action as of ...

As AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka gathers his union’s executive committee this week to discuss whether or not his union will take a position in favor of eliminating the Senate’s legislative

  WINNIPEG -- Members of local 2034 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) took to the picket line Wednesday morning outside Manitoba Hydro headquarters in downtown Winnipeg. Job action by IBEW’s members started Tuesday afternoon as a series of rotating strikes began. A statement Hydro provided Tuesday to CTV news indicated IBEW’s current strike would last 24 hours. "Manitoba Hydro has contingency plans in place to ensure it can continue to provide its essential ...