Business Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with the workers' union at a historic Brazil plant it plans to shutter by the end of the year, paving the way for a friendly shutdown or potential takeover by a local buyer. 30 Apr 2019 09:37PM Bookmark SAO PAULO: Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with the workers' union at a historic Brazil plant it plans to shutter by the end of the year, paving the way for a friendly shutdown or potential takeover by a local buyer.The agreement would allow for Ford's workers to transition from employment with the U.S. automaker to a potential buyer, if a deal closes. The pact includes an exit package for workers, although the details have not been disclosed, as well as psychological support.Ford had announced earlier this year it would shut its Sao Bernardo do Campo plant https://reut.rs/2V72C4q, the company's oldest in the country, and exit the heavy truck business in South America, which is based … [Read more...] about Ford reaches agreement with workers at Brazilian plant it plans to shut down
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Ford ill-prepared to be the great disruptor
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By Martin Regg Cohn Ontario Politics Columnist Mon., April 29, 2019 Doug Ford wants to be the great disruptor. Too bad he’s not that good at it. No one is quicker to blow things up. But our premier is proving less agile at coping with the fallout. The pushback over Ford’s latest cuts — in health care, education, libraries, transit and forestry — has left his Progressive Conservatives off balance. And off message. Ford revels in picking fights with the federal and municipal partners he views as adversaries. But as the premier and his cabinet are slowly learning, conflict for conflict’s sake is a poor way to govern Canada’s biggest province. When you are fighting everyone at once — Parliament Hill and city hall, school boards and teachers, librarians and legal aid lawyers — the static makes it harder to be heard. And the mixed messages make it impossible to be persuasive. Article Continued Below Take two recent … [Read more...] about Ford ill-prepared to be the great disruptor
Ontario high school teachers union files notice to bargain with Ford government
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By Kristin Rushowy Queen's Park Bureau Mon., April 29, 2019 The union representing Ontario’s public high school teachers has sent a formal notice to begin bargaining, a procedural move that kick-starts what is expected to be a tough round of negotiations. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) is the first education union to make the request under a new timeline introduced by the Ford government. “They opened up the opportunity for us to serve notice, and we have no reason to delay,” said Harvey Bischof, OSSTF president. The move means the sides have 15 days to meet to begin preliminary discussions on what issues will be bargained centrally — typically big-money items — and what will be negotiated between individual boards and union locals in the province’s two-tier bargaining system. “This is very much a procedural matter at this time,” Bischof told the Star. “The first thing we need to … [Read more...] about Ontario high school teachers union files notice to bargain with Ford government
Warning from an ER doctor: Ford’s public health cuts will mean more hallway medicine
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By Hasan Sheikh Opinion Raghu Venugopal Mon., April 29, 2019 Imagine the next time you’re in the emergency department. You’re anxiously waiting to see the doctor. You’re trying to think about what you are going to quickly say over the cacophony of monitors, muffled voices, and moans of pain. You watch the blur of health professionals in scrubs run back and forth as more and more patients seem to be piling up in the hallway. You ask the staff when you’ll be seen, only to be told they’re not sure — six ambulances have just arrived. You might understandably think, in that intimidating moment, that this emergency department needs more doctors, nurses, physician assistants, social workers, and patient care assistants to somehow see more patients in its chaotic rooms and stretcher-strewn hallways. You would be wrong. What emergency departments really need are the multidisciplinary health professionals working in a comparatively calm … [Read more...] about Warning from an ER doctor: Ford’s public health cuts will mean more hallway medicine
Ford government school funding plan will hit TDSB with $21-million shortfall, internal board document says
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By Gilbert Ngabo Staff Reporter Kristin Rushowy Queen's Park Bureau Sun., April 28, 2019 The Toronto District School Board says it will need to make “hard decisions” in an effort to balance its budget after the province announced a funding plan that will leave the board with $21 million less than last year, according to a TDSB analysis. Education Minister Lisa Thompson announced Friday that the province will invest $24.66 billion to boards across Ontario through the Grants for Student Needs (GSN), with a per-pupil funding projected at $12,246. A preliminary Toronto public board analysis of the funding plan, obtained by the Star, says the shortfall will bring grant funding down for the TDSB from $2.99 billion this school year to $2.97 billion next year. The TDSB plans to update its trustees at a meeting Monday afternoon. Thompson told the Star Friday that the education grants announcement shows school boards “that they have a … [Read more...] about Ford government school funding plan will hit TDSB with $21-million shortfall, internal board document says