Tag: Local Business
Strike over at Dr. Oetker frozen-pizza factory as workers ratify new deal
Dr. Oetker workers will be coming off the picket line. On strike for a week, they ratified a new deal with the company Wednesday, the union that represents them said in a brief update that evening. “The members of UFCW Local 175 at Dr. Oetker ratified the memorandum of settlement today by 62 per cent,” […]
London-area employers ask: Where are all the workers?
Nearly two-thirds of London-area employers are having a hard time laying their hands on enough labour, leaving hundreds of jobs in the region begging for bodies. That’s one of the key findings of a new survey looking at the state of the local labour market and challenges businesses are facing. It was conducted by the […]
Tiny urban farm puts down roots in downtown London retail space
An urban farm has sprung up in downtown London, growing greens in a 750-square-foot retail space. Forest City Microgreens is harvesting, on average, more than eight kilograms of greens weekly in its tiny storefront space on King Street, offering an innovative use of vacant space downtown, as well as a different way of growing food. […]
ANALYSIS: London factory strike underscores growing worker resolve
Fed up with inflation, empowered by demand, militancy growing among workers Freezing rain and snow pelted workers late at night as they walked the picket line at London’s Dr. Oetker plant in recent days, but one worker shrugged it off. “We’re freezing here, but we will stick it out,” said the woman, who asked not […]
After 84 years and two generations, Posno Flowers closes in Old South
‘We’ll miss it. We’ll miss designing. We’ll miss our customers’