I have no idea what became of Jimmy Hoffa other than that he disappeared and never returned. There were people who wanted him gone. Hoffa was the President of the largest union in North America, the Teamsters’ Union. From the
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Purolator “unjustly terminated employment” Road Warrior News has obtained two memos from Teamsters Local Union Number 31, the British Columbia local which spearheaded the third successful grievance against Purolator Inc. Purolator, which is owned 91 per cent by the federal
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Mayor Olivia Chow’s compromise motion to lift the cap on rideshare vehicles until February passed at Toronto City Council late December 14th. Chow’s motion call for Licensing and Standards Director Carleton Grant to to “resume issuing vehicle-for-hire and private transportation
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City has 100 times the number of vehicles for hire recommended Update December 15: This article has been updated with the inclusion of the .pdf version of the 2013 report. In 2013, the City of Toronto hired Dr. James Cooper
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“We’ve referred things to the Integrity Commissioner before, and the results are usually inconclusive,” Speaker Nunziata told Council Councillor Michael Thomas’s request for an investigation into the leak of confidential documents from Toronto’s Solicitor’s office got shut down quickly by
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Will Toronto investigate document leaked to media? Questions about how a briefing note from Toronto’s Solicitor’s office wound up in the hands of a CTV reporter remain unanswered as Toronto Council meets today. On December 12, reporter Natalie Johnson published
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Barber/Lich case a “SLAPP” suit, Justice Centre says: Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre announces that lawyers representing Tamara Lich, Chris Barber and other defendants against a class-action lawsuit brought by Zexi Li and other Ottawa
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Original effective date of January 1, 2024 appears to be delayed The Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) has provoked confusion and dismay over proposed changes to the Conditions of Permit for ground transportation vehicles. The changes, originally set to take
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“You realize that Uber’s desire to rule is literally in their name, right?” –Taxi news Survey Uber needs suckers “Uber needs suckers,” Vazken Kerametlian says of Uber Canada’s December 4th lawsuit against the City of Toronto, which recently voted to
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