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The American elections are upon us and polls suggest it is going to be a tight race between the two听candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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Trains began to trundle along the tracks of Canada鈥檚 two major railways on Monday after the federal labour board ended a four-day work stoppage that snarled supply chains and upended commutes. Amid a bitter labour dispute, the Canada Industrial Relations Board on Saturday ordered Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. to resume operations and 9,300 workers to return to their posts at 12:01 a.m. ahead of binding arbitration set to begin this week. The union has vowed to fight the labour board鈥檚 decision in court, framing the outcome as a win for big business.
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Published on: 26 Aug 2024
Donald Trump US Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican who has adopted the former president鈥檚 populist agenda after years of pointed criticism of Trump. 鈥淎fter lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D.
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Published on: 16 Jul 2024
香蕉视频 is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of the 2024 President鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the media and the public. This year, there were applicants from 11 of the 12 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning continue to be embedded in McGill鈥檚 DNA.
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Published on: 21 Mar 2024
The union representing more than 150,000 television and movie actors is on strike, joining screenwriters who walked out in May to create Hollywood鈥檚 first industrywide shutdown in 63 years. ()
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Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
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Published on: 25 Jul 2023
Control of the U.S. Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden's low approval ratings would drag the party down. (CBC News)
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Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology听
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Published on: 9 Nov 2022
The Ontario government filed an application with the labour board to stop job action from a union of 55,000 education support workers who walked off the job to defy the passing of a bill that stripped them of their right to strike. On November 3, Ontario used the Constitution鈥檚 notwithstanding clause to strip an education workers union of its right to strike in an attempt to avoid disrupting classrooms. However, many schools were closed Friday, and more than a million students were at home, as the union defied the government and walked out.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2022
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The insurrection, which began as members of Congress worked to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, commanded the nation's attention as violent scenes of rioters attacking officers and destroying parts of the Capitol were broadcast live across the country. ()
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Published on: 5 Jan 2022
Amazon.com Inc. could be facing its first unionization battle in Canada after a Teamsters local filed for a union vote for workers at the e-commerce giant鈥檚 fulfilment centre near Edmonton. If the Alberta Labour Relations Board verifies application, all workers at the YEG 1 fulfilment centre in Nisku, Alberta, who were employed as of September 13 will be able to vote on joining the union. In order to have a union vote filing approved in Alberta, the union must demonstrate 40 per cent of workers at a given job site have signed a petition for union representation.
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Published on: 27 Sep 2021
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday under a pledge to "heal" the country as it grapples with an ongoing pandemic, economic uncertainty and deep political divisions. Extra security measures will be in place following the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 as rioters sought to stop Congress from certifying the president-elect's win over Donald Trump. ()
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Published on: 19 Jan 2021
Last week pro-Trump protesters stormed the legislature as lawmakers were set to review the Electoral College votes that made Joe Biden the president. ()
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Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Classical Studies
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Published on: 6 Jan 2021
Here are McGill professors and researchers that are available to comment on the upcoming 2018 US midterm elections on November 6, 2018:
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Published on: 24 Oct 2018
The Teamsters and UPS could be heading toward the nation's largest strike in decades. Source
Barry Eidlin, Professor of Sociology, 香蕉视频
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Published on: 7 Jun 2018
The 2018 G7 Summit will take place from June 8-9 in the Charlevoix, Quebec. The McGill experts who can comment on various issues related to the G7 meeting are:
Trade treaties & World Trade Organization (WTO)
, Department of Political Science, 香蕉视频
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Published on: 17 May 2018
Labour organizations across Ontario are holding rallies today to protest the actions some Tim Hortons franchises have taken in response to an increase in the province's minimum wage. ()
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Barry Eidlin, Professor of Sociology at 香蕉视频
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Published on: 10 Jan 2018
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