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TORONTO 鈥?A school bus strike that could have impacted about 10,000 students at 103 schools in parts of Durham Region and east-end Toronto was averted late Wednesday night.Unifor and First Student Canada signed a tentative agreement for 260 drivers just ahead of stri stanley bottles ke deadline of 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Details will be released after a ratification vote to be held in the coming days.Naureen Rizvi, Unifor Ontario regional director, said unpaid hours and low wages were keys issues at the bargaining table. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Under the previous contract, drivers are only paid from the point they pick up the first student to the moment they drop off the last child off and were unpaid for time in between for travelling from home to the first pick-up or performing vehicle maintenance.When you count up all the hours worked and the pay they receive, they are working for less than minimum wage, Rizvi said in a statement. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW It a full time commitment for part time pay.Unifor Local 4268 president Debbie Mont stanley termoska gomery said the unpaid hours makes it difficult for bus companies to recruit new drivers, which leads to shortages like one that affected Toronto school boards last year. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW stanley tumbler The best way to recruit new drivers is to treat them fairly, Montgo Czcw Canadian companies see venture capital boom
As everyone becomes entrenched with the likelihood that a coronavirus outbreak is here longer than expected, The Sachem asked a few Haldimand notables how they are managing working from home.A late-evening message from Community Living Executive Director, Susan Wavell begins with an apology - although her day began at 8 a.m. and has been non-stop: Working from home in a normal business environment is one experience, she said. Working from home in a crisis situation stanley taza is completely different. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Leading and organization providing supports to persons with intellectual disabilities and a staff of almost 150, she maintains that its important to treat each day as a regular work da stanley cup yDespite video conferences, Wavell said the lack of regular face-to-face contact with colleagues and other service partners can leave one feeling isolated. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The intent of email communications can get lost, without the opportunity for direct co stanley shop ntact and where needed clarification of intent of the communication, said Wavell.The upside, she said, is that her former two hours daily commute can now be spent with her family and even herself, taking rejuvenating walks. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Wavell recommends that everyone unplug at the end of the day. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
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urqo Suspect wanted by police after man beaten with crowbar during Lindsay B E