Unifor wants Canada's auto strategy built around EVs
Unifor is urging the Canadian government to implement a national auto strategy built around the adoption and manufacturing of zero-emissions electric vehicles.
DACA Was Made Possible By Young LGBTQ+ Immigrants. Now We Must Fight For Them, Too
Jorge Gutierrez, founder of Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement, pens an op-ed calling for the protection of LGBTQ+ immigrants in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold DACA.
Tech, defense giants lobbying for tax break that would save them billions
The aerospace and defense contractors Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Technologies Corp. would save $2 billion each in 2022 if lawmakers agreed to keep the soon-to-expire corporate tax break, according to executives at the two companies. The airplane manufacturer Boeing Co. would save approximately $2.5 billion, according to one estimate. One of Florida’s biggest companies — Brevard County-based defense firm L3Harris Corp. — would save an estimated $550 million. Tech giants like Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. would likely reap enormous savings, as well.
Italy approves guarantees for $7.1B loan to Fiat Chrysler, report says
FCA has tapped Rome’s coronavirus emergency financing programs to secure a state-backed, three-year facility to help the group’s operations in the country.
At home, two furloughed Disney World musicians keep playing and playing and playing …
Two furloughed Disney World musicians started playing on Facebook Live when the theme parks and the concert halls shut down in March. They haven’t stopped.