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February 24, 2025 8 mins

In this episode: Research and Teaching Assistant strike at Concordia University threatening the end of the term, coroners are the first doctors in Ontario to unionize, the reaction of US federal employee to Elon Musk’ email to list weekly accomplishments face the risk of termination and other topics.

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  1. Over 2,000 research and teaching assistants at Concordia University have voted 95% in favor of a strike mandate | Strike mandate: Concordia University end of term in jeopardy
  2. Ontario’s Physician Coroners became the first doctors in the province to unionize | Ontario's Physician Coroners join OPSEU/SEFPO in historic vote 
  3. Restaurants Canada supports the federal government's decision to remove over half of its exceptions from the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) | Restaurants Canada Statement on Interprovincial Trade - Restaurants Canada
  4. 76% of Canadians worry they won’t have enough savings for retirement due to rising prices | BMO Retirement Survey: Over Three Quarters of Canadians Worry They Will Not Have Enough Retirement Savings Amid Inflation - Feb 12, 2025 
  5. A new cost-cutting initiative led by Elon Musk within the Trump administration has caused confusion among U.S. federal employees | Key US agencies tell staff not to answer Musk email on what they did last week 

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