Sentences with phrase «federation of»

Demonstrating continued support of Canadian small businesses, Chase Paymentech announced today it is extending its partnership with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) through April 2022.
According to the Consumer Federation of America, these loans typically charge a 400 % APR or higher.
The B.C. Federation of Labour represents close to 500,000 members throughout British Columbia and includes many unions representing transit workers, including COPE Local 378, CUPE and BCGEU.
Toronto, ON, May 8, 2015 — Chase Paymentech and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today announced a new agreement that provides preferred pricing to small businesses in an exclusive offering for CFIB members.
The joint submission was made by the BC Chamber of Commerce, BC Hotels Association, Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses, Canadian Franchise Association, Canadian Home Builders Association, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, New Car Dealers Association of BC, Restaurants Canada, Retail Council of Canada, Tourism Industries Association of BC, and the Urban Development Institute.
Toronto, ON (February 16, 2012)-- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and Chase Paymentech, a leading merchant acquirer and payment processor, today announced they have extended their long - standing partnership.
China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers» Index came in at 50.1 in April, unchanged from March, according to data released Friday by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the National Bureau of Statistics.
The National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday that its small business optimism Index nudged up 0.9 of a point to 92.5 last month, up from 91.6 for October.
«Businesses, whose sales are not increasing at the same pace as wages are increasing, are going to face difficult decisions,» said Jack Mozloom, a spokesman for the National Federation of Independent Business.
The Canadian Federation of Canadian Business (CFIB) is calling on municipalities across Canada to compensate businesses experiencing losses during road work.
Among other pro-regulation groups, the Consumer Federation of America and the Center for Economic Justice proposed adding «prohibited practices» to the NAIC model law.
Most Supreme Court watchers are predicting that a majority of justices will side with the petitioner — Mark Janus, a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services — against labor in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.
With the BC Federation of Labour pledging the «mass mobilization» of its 450,000 - strong membership on Dix's behalf, this could also be the most polarizing election in a generation.
If you even pay casual attention to political news in Canada, you will undoubtedly hear clips from spokespeople representing the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Fraser Institute, the National Citizens Coalition, the MacDonald - Laurier Institute, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business or the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
Looking at the provincial level, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith was the Alberta director of Canadian Federation of Independent Business and an intern with the Fraser Institute.
One the one hand, there's an increasing shortage of labour, according to Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) in Toronto.
From 1977 - 79, he served as Executive Director of the Federation of Alberta Students (FAS).
The National Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday that its Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.3 points to 91.6 for October from 93.9 from September.
«Only about one - third of Americans are living within their means and think they are prepared for the long - term financial future,» said Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America, which commissioned the survey along with the American Savings Education Council (ASEC) and the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI).
FN: The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has been on the vanguard of promoting fiduciary standards.
On September 27, 2017, the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard awarded the 2017 Frankel Fiduciary Prize to Barbara Roper, Director of Investor Protection for the Consumer Federation of America.
Data from the International Federation of Roboticsreveals that the pace of industrial automation is accelerating across...
According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses, municipal governments are paying superior wages, salaries and benefits for work comparable to that done in the private sector.
Tamara Vrooman, President & CEO, Vancity; Wab Kinew, MLA - Fort Rouge, MB; Pramila Jayapal, Washington State Legislator and candidate for U.S. Congress; Ross Beaty, Executive Chairman, Alterra Power Corp; Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver, and former Chair, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade; Irene Lanzinger, President, BC Federation of Labour; Michael Tippett, CEO and founder, Wantoo; Tzeporah Berman, Adjunct Professor, York University Faculty of Environmental Studies; Prem Gill, CEO, Creative BC; Josha McNabb, Regional Director BC, Pembina Institute; Val Napoleon, Professor of Aboriginal Justice and Governance, UVic; and Heather Tremain, CEO, Options for Homes, among others.
The small business optimism index is compiled from a survey that is conducted each month by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) of its members.
Bill Dunkelberg, the chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business, told the newspaper,
There seemed to be real pathos in the presentation by Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan at his Edmonton press conference Monday morning: the cri de couer of a spurned lover, perhaps,...
In a carefully timed intervention coming shortly before Finance Ministers meet to discuss retirement income reform, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business today released an econometric study by Peter Dungan of the University of Toronto on the economic impacts of the CLC proposal to double the Canada Pension Plan replacement rate,
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL) is the central voice of organized labour in the province.
The agency's insurance obligations are secured by a state guarantee of the Russian Federation of USD 10 billion, extended until 31 December 2032.
The Consumer Federation of America, among others including myself, have written about the high cost of tax assistance services for low - income taxpayers and the potential for consumer abuse including price gouging.
Several national health care commissions have recommended the same, along with the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canadian Health Coalition, Council of Canadians and the Canadian Labour Congress.
COSCO is the largest federation of seniors» organizations in B.C., representing seniors for over 50 years.
Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»
«On International Workers» Day this year, lets renew our commitment to push for positive change that will benefit all workers,» says Patrick Colford, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, «With this year being an election year, we need to make sure that our elected representatives are accountable for improving fairness and making sure that economic prosperity benefits everyone.»
The Small Business Optimism Index, which is run by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, or NFIB, is seeing incredibly high optimism numbers.
Check the American Federation of Teacher's database to see what your state offers.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business thinks it might never be a good idea and has launched a national campaign against the reform.
On the other side of the debate, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has argued that requiring employers to pay higher CPP premiums would cost jobs at a time of slow economic growth.
While these Silicon Valley tech companies set about fixing Puerto Rico's problems, nurses working with the American Federation of Teachers have accused Trump's administration of «neglect,» while Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut last week called for an investigation into the relief efforts by the government.
After the BC Federation of Labour kicked up a fuss, the RCMP opened a file on the case: their investigations are continuing.
B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair called on the RCMP on Monday, Dec. 9 to launch an investigation into Tim Hortons in light of serious allegations of theft and fraud committed against employees who are Temporary Foreign Workers.
From 2012 to 2013, she was President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
The low - profile Mr. Loken is facing a strong challenge from Mr. Dodge, the former president of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues.
«I'd say the level of alarm is still very high with respect to the package of changes as a whole,» said Dan Kelly, a coalition member and president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, small businesses spend 156 hours working on Form 1065 and Schedule C. Make those hours worth it by focusing attention on commonly overlooked deductions.
«The RCMP are investigating,» said Irene Lanzinger from the B.C. Federation of Labour.
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL) was created in 1913 when Mr. James L. Sugrue of Saint John and Mr. Neil Savage of Moncton were elected President and Secretary - Treasurer respectively.
China's official manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fell to a nine - month low of 49.2 in August, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, which issues the data with the National Bureau of Statistics, said Saturday.
-- Gil McGowan, President of the Alberta Federation of Labour (reported in the Calgary Sun and AlbertaPolitics.ca)
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