WINNIPEG Thousands of parents in Manitoba have signed an open letter to the government in opposition of Bill 64 –The Education Modernization Act. This bill would see changes to Manitoba’s Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system that include replacing Manitoba’s 37 school divisions with 15 regions overseen by a provincial oversight body. The bill would also remove elected school boards and the role of school trustees. In the letter, addressed to Premier Brian Pallister and Education Minister Cliff Cullen, the parents say that if this bill were passed into law it would “dismantle” the public education system. “The Premier and Minister of Education claim that this legislation will result in a better education system for Manitoba families,” it says.
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Amazon has come under fire for some workplace practices in the past and amid a recent union effort.
We ve rounded up all the tactics the company uses to track employees and contractors.
One of the factors driving pro-union sentiment, workers say, is a feeling of being watched by Amazon.
For drivers, there s the controversial Netradyne Driveri system
Drivers for Amazon, many of whom are third-party contractors driving Amazon vans, learned earlier this year that their vans would start to feature a four-part camera with biometric feedback indicators, according to Insider s reporting in February. The system monitors if drivers look away from the road, speed, or even yawn, and then can send a live feed of the recording to managers. Some drivers found the practice invasive, and at least one driver quit in protest, he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
No COVID-19 information was released on Sunday due to the holiday, so the 135 cases account for those reported on Sunday and Monday. Of the province s 135 cases reported, 63 were in the Winnipeg health region. This brings the city s five-day test positivity rate to 4.3 per cent. An outbreak at the River East Personal Care Home in Winnipeg was declared over on Monday. The outbreak was first declared at the home on Nov. 12, 2020. The other cases reported as of Monday include: three cases in the Interlake-Eastern health region; 43 cases in the Northern health region; 19 cases in the Prairie Mountain Health region; and seven cases in the Southern Health–Santé Sud health region.