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The practice, which this year completed central London’s tallest engineered-timber building, has been recognised for its cutting-edge, sustainable architecture

Second reading goes through on unanimous 5-0 vote

Meeting to be held at Mitchell Career & Technical Education Academy

Congress recently passed a massive spending bill that includes thousands of earmarks. Originally removed by the Republican Tea Party wave during former President Obama’s administration, earmarks were used for decades to give lawmakers a loophole to fund pet projects back home.

Helping the Powerless Build Power Oral histories of five activists who’ve worked in and for worker centers Mary Altaffer/AP Photo Activists rally outside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office to call on a $15 minimum wage. Over the past quarter century, a new form of worker organization – worker centers – have arisen among groups of workers, primarily immigrants and African Americans, for whom unionization isn’t usually an option, largely due to the limited scope of the l...

Exeter, ON, Canada / 90.5 Exeter Today Mar 10, 2021 6:02 AM The Department of Justice Canada has provided funding for initiatives to address the persistent issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. The Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Project (SHIW Project) is one such initiative, with community legal clinics throughout Ontario working to reduce sexual harassment in the workplace and improve access to justice. The goals of the SHIW Project are to increase awareness, educate, and provide ad...

Kincardine, ON, Canada / ShorelineToday.ca Mar 2, 2021 6:11 AM The Department of Justice Canada has provided funding for initiatives to address the persistent issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. The Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Project (SHIW Project) is one such initiative, with community legal clinics throughout Ontario working to reduce sexual harassment in the workplace and improve access to justice. The goals of the SHIW Project are to increase awareness, educate, and provide...

March 2, 2021 Barbados has recorded an increase in reported cases of domestic violence during the recent COVID-19 lockdown, many of which were intimate partner violence. Representative of the UN WOMEN Multi-Country Office Caribbean, Tonni Brodber, said today that in March 2020 there was a 125 per cent increase in domestic violence cases, and in April 2020 an 88 per cent rate had been reported. Speaking during the virtual launch of the Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace Project, a ...

Article content A new program is available in the Elgin, Oxford, Huron and Perth region to address the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace, increase awareness, educate people, and provide advice. Elspeth Graham, a lawyer at Elgin-Oxford Legal Clinic (EOLC), based in St. Thomas, and the Huron Perth Community Legal Clinic in Stratford, is leading the Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Project (SHIW Project). We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Le...