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Rejected agreements show workers are fighting to catch up: experts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

TORONTO — A recent string of rejected tentative agreements across the country is a sign that workers are expecting more from their employers, and their unions, experts said. “Pre-pandemic, union members were content with wage increases that more or less kept pace with inflation,” said Larry Savage, a professor in the labour studies department at Brock University. But the pandemic, inflation and low unemployment have combined to create a heightened environment for union militancy, he said.Last week, workers at 27 Metro grocery stores across the Greater Toronto Area rejected a tentative agreement that had been reached just after a strike deadline.The workers had gone into bargaining with a 100 per cent strike vote, and chose to walk off the job Saturday to fight for more instead of accepting the deal.Kim Coughlin and Samantha Henry, two Metro employees and members of the bargaining committee, said the tentative deal they reached was the best the group has ever achieved — but it ...

Daily horoscope for August 2, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

Moon Alert: Avoid spending money or making important decisions from 5 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. EDT today (2 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. PDT. After that, the Moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces.Happy Birthday for Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023:You are energetic, well organized and have clear goals. You think for yourself, and you have your own set of values. This year you are receiving recognition for your past efforts. Expect a raise, a promotion, an award, kudos and acknowledgement. You deserve this. Bravo!ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★This is a playful, fun-loving time for you. For some, ex-lovers are back in your world. Postpone important decisions about romance until September. Today a friend or a member of a group will surprise you or catch you off guard. Perhaps a group is changing its mandate. Tonight: Seclusion.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★Home and family are your primary focus right now. Many of you are enjoying redecorating projects and home repairs, along with entertaining at home. Today a parent, ...

Digital Markets Act: Commission seeks views regarding template for reporting consumer profiling techniques used by platforms

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

The  Commission is launching a consultation on a draft template for the description of consumer profiling techniques, which gatekeepers apply to their core platform services. Gatekeepers are obliged to submit the description to the Commission as part of their obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). All interested parties have six weeks to submit on EUSurvey their views on the draft, i.e. until 15 September 2023.Gatekeepers collect and accumulate large amounts of data from users, which limit the possibility for potential entrants and start-ups to compete with them. Transparency on profiling techniques should help prevent deep consumer profiling from becoming the industry standard, allowing competitors to differentiate themselves by offering improved privacy guarantees.The draft template specifies the minimum information that the Commission expects gatekeepers to provide to enhance transparency and accountability of their profiling techniques. The description must be independ...

Harriette Cole: My girlfriend’s teeth have me worried

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: As a dental hygienist, I have been trained to pay close attention to specific signs that may indicate certain dental problems. Unfortunately, I have started to notice some troubling signs in my girlfriend’s teeth, and I suspect she’s struggling with an eating disorder. The signs are unmistakable.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: Their comments about my baby are hurtful Advice | Harriette Cole: My teen just bought a house with her boyfriend, and I fear it will end badly Advice | Harriette Cole: This silly friction has ruined car trips for both of us Advice | Harriette Cole: His new girlfriend ruined a trip I was looking forward to Advice | Harriette Cole: I thanked her for the gift — then I found out it wasn’t a gift I don’t know how to bring it up to her; I don’t want to sound accusatory or pushy, but at the same time, I am worried about her well...

Miss Manners: Should I report my mother-in-law’s workplace crime?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother-in-law works for a company, ordering products and shipping things out. For several years, I’ve noticed she will spend the company’s money on herself. She pays for shipping her Christmas gifts with the company account, and her house is furnished with their “damaged goods.”Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: Can we tell the in-laws what wedding gift would be appropriate? Advice | Miss Manners: Am I allowed to point out that these people are short? Advice | Miss Manners: I don’t want to give away any more avocados after what she did Advice | Miss Manners: Am I the only one bothered by how the kids say no? Advice | Miss Manners: It was a bad time for me, and I can’t believe my friend was so heartless I’ve mentioned to her that I thought she could get in trouble if they caught her, but she is a fierce know-it-all type.The more it happen...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

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Dear Abby: The photos he takes of me are threatening our marriage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I’m an older woman. My husband and I have been married eight years and were together 15 years prior to our marriage.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My friends are going to be angry about what I’ve hidden from them Advice | Dear Abby: My parents took in my ex while I had to live in my car Advice | Dear Abby: My friend makes silly excuses for why her husband won’t see me Advice | Dear Abby: Would it be awkward to invite her to my wedding dinner? Advice | Dear Abby: I wasted five years on a man, and I want to start dating efficiently He is a wonderful, caring man in most ways. But from time to time, he snaps extremely unflattering photos of me, sends them to everyone we know and even orders enlargements made for me.I have a mouth condition that makes smiling painful, so unless I know a picture is being taken, I look really old and grumpy. I have asked him please not to do th...

Pope Francis arrives in Portugal for a 5-day visit to attend World Youth Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis arrives in Portugal for a 5-day visit to attend World Youth Day.Source

Why are gas prices rising in the DC area?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:32 GMT

You may have noticed you’re paying more to fill up the tank in recent days.In Montgomery County, WTOP’s Anne Kramer photographed regular unleaded listed at $4.19 at a Shell station in Kensington, Maryland, on the evening of July 31, noting it had been 10 cents cheaper just that morning.Maryland is trending higher than the national average, which is $3.75 a gallon, by about a penny.According to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis with Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), it’s an international matter of supply and demand.“The OPEC+ cartel has cut crude oil, and we’re probably using about 2 million barrels a day — more crude oil than we’re producing here in the month of July. And that’s going to continue probably through the summer,” Kloza told WTOP. “On the other hand, demand isn’t necessarily near where it was at the peak levels in 2019 and similar years.”Still, the price hike comes at a time of high car travel ...