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Deloitte Complicit In Indefensible Brampton Hydrogen Bus CUTRIC Study

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In one of my articles related to the debacle that is Canada’s transit think tank CUTRIC’s guidance and modeling on bus fleet decarbonization, especially the Brampton fleet report that was off by about $1.5 billion on a $9 billion price tag, I shared the open letter to the Board I’d … [continued]

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Yoshino B4000 — Ideal Portable Power Station?

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Portable energy storage systems have improved massively in the past few years. As electric cars have become much more popular, battery production has ramped up enormously, and thanks to economies of scale, battery prices have come down. The benefits of that extend well beyond the electric car market, also bringing … [continued]

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The NLRB Is Now Aligned With Trumpsters — How Can The UAW Stand Strong For Workers’ Rights?

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Earlier this week, two US Senators blocked a Democrat’s attempt to hold a second term on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In past years, that might not have seemed so serious. However, with once-and-future President Donald J. Trump already holding court from Mar-a-Lago, the Trumpsters’ effect on worker rights … [continued]

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London Free Press

What’s behind booming London Catholic school board’s budget deficit

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The London region’s Catholic school board is planning for a nearly $900,000 deficit as it pays for portables and extra school buses to handle “extreme growth” in its student population. The London District Catholic school board is expecting a shortfall of about $883,000 in its 2024-25 budget year, down from the approximately $1.9 million shortfall […]

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Local postal union president says government undermining workers

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The local postal union president says the government is undermining workers by effectively ordering Canada Post workers back to work during peak mailing season. “You have a corporation that’s unwilling to negotiate with us now,” said Melissa Simpson, president of Owen Sound Local 582 of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, in an interview Saturday […]