BIV Business News: Aveos' 350 YVR lay-offs spark Sea Island protest
Aveos' 350 YVR lay-offs spark Sea Island protest Tuesday, 20 March 2012 09:32 More than 200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) rallied Monday at the YVR Sea Island SkyTrain station to protest Monday’s announcement that Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. has closed, putting more than 2,600 IAM members out of work, including around 350 at YVR. Mayors' council calls for vehicle levy or carbon tax Tuesday, 20 March 2012 09:28 TransLink ’s mayors’ council has urged the transportation minister to approve a series of legislative changes that would provide $30 million per year to fund transportation improvements without hiking property taxes. Catalyst mill workers agree to wage cuts Monday, 19 March 2012 15:40 Unionized workers at beleaguered Catalyst Paper Corp. (TSX:CTL) have agreed to more than $18 million in wage and benefit cuts to help save the company from bankruptcy. CPP invests in two dow