Unifor urges change to EI qualifying hours, after mass Target layoff
Unifor urges change to EI qualifying hours, after mass Target layoff Unifor is urging federal Minister of Employment Jason Kenney to provide emergency access to employment insurance benefits for Target...
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Laid off Target employees to get 16 weeks of pay? It's complicated.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 As Canada faces the biggest private-sector closure in recent history, the terms of severance are still to be determined for 17,600 Target workers who will soon be out of a...
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The Target diaries: The official 'End of Life' letter
Thursday, February 19, 2015 As Target employees continue working to close down the store outlets across Canada, one employee of Target Canada is documenting work at Target during its 16-week...
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Target diaries: Bowling for motivation and endurance
Monday, February 23, 2015 As Target employees continue working to close down the store outlets across Canada, one employee of Target Canada is documenting work at Target during its 16-week liquidation....
View ArticleGrocery wars: Lessons from Canada's changing retail landscape
As Target Canada tumbled into bankruptcy, Loblaw announced that its fourth-quarter profits more than doubled. What can be learned from this tale of two retailers?read more
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The Target diaries: Shock and dismemberment
Monday, April 6, 2015"Target Loves Canada" -- not so much. Posters listing discount amounts and a grotesque countdown of "days left" are what mark Canadian Target stores now. Like this article? Chip in...
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Who's living the GoodLife? Organizing a fitness empire.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 What we can learn about precarious organizing from a Toronto fitness instructors' union drive. One in 34 Canadians hold a membership to a GoodLife Fitness centre. If you're one of...
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