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Details Released on Ontario Retirement Pension Plan
TORONTO -- Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne announced on Tuesday the details on the design of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) that the government says is designed to address the 3.5 million workers in the province who do not have a secure workplace retirement pension plan.
Fleet Agrees to Settlement in Driver Discrimination Case
INDIANAPOLIS - A provider of cross-border trucking, Celadon Trucking Services Inc., has agreed to an out of court settlement paying $200,000 over a driver disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Kenworth Quebec Opens New Facility in Saint-Georges
SAINT-GEORGES, QC -- Kenworth Quebec recently celebrated the debut of its new 17,000-square-foot, full-service facility in Saint-Georges. The company invested nearly $4 million in the new dealership, which includes a 2,500-square-foot parts warehouse, a 1,500-square-foot parts display area, and a driver lounge with Wi-Fi access. "Kenworth Beauce is a major, new facility featuring state-of-the-art technology near a key truck route from southern Quebec into southern Maine," said Robert Cadrin, Kenworth Quebec general manager. Quebec Route 173 has a major point of entry on the U.S.-Canadian border between Quebec City and Augusta and Portland, Maine.
Photos! Trucker Lucky to be Unhurt After Mattress Flies Into Rig
ST. JOHNS, NL -- Any good trucker knows that hauling an improperly secured load is dangerous and a lawsuit just waiting to happen. However, one likely knows this just a little better anyone else after he was on the receiving end when an unsecured bed came flying from a pickup truck.
Port Metro Vancouver Truckers Return to Court Over Back Pay
VANCOUVER, BC -- One labor union is asking a British Columbia judge to force Container Trucking Commissioner Andy Smith to order the payment of back wages it claims are owed by port trucking companies to container truckers at Port Metro Vancouver. In documents filed with the court on Tuesday, Unifor is alleging that Smith is in a clear conflict of interest because he is employed as both the commissioner and the lead lobbyist of the BC Maritime Employers' Association, an organization representing many commercial interests connected to Port Metro Vancouver. The truckers shut down the port for around four weeks in March 2014 over long wait times and pay, eventually leading to a settlement and ending the protests, known as the Joint Action Plan. It was signed by Premier Christy Clark, representatives for federal Minister of Transportation Lisa Raitt, and Unifor.
