Friday January 23rd, 2015 – 10am
Posted Jan 23, 2015 12:29:19 PM.
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10:00 – Target – CEO pay-out package
Trish Hennessy, Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ontario office
It was a week ago yesterday that the news came down…Target was pulling out of Canada – putting over 17,600 employees out of work. 133 stores across the country are slowly closing up shop, half empty shelves and dismantled clothing racks greet the few customers that shop there. Locally, about 400 people will be looking for work when the doors close for good in May. While the company is looking to set up a multi-million dollar fund to ensure worker get a decent severance package – it’s another figure that’s caught the eye of many. Former CEO, Gregg Steinhafel walked away with a total of $61 million U.S. when he left the company last spring. Target is looking to pay former employees 56 million US.
10:30 – Vaccinations
Linda Black, Manager of the vaccine preventable disease program, Region of Waterloo Public Health
‘The happiest place on Earth’ is asking people who aren’t vaccinated to stay away from the park – after 70 people became infected in a measles outbreak. Disney World officials say the people range in age from 7 months to 70 years old – the vast majority were not vaccinated – and a quarter had to be hospitalized. Recently, several NHL players contracted the mumps – yet another easily avoided disease. To attend school in Waterloo Region and across Ontario, students need to be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella. New requirements for the 2014/2015 school year include Meningococcal Disease, whooping cough and chicken pox. Those choosing not to vaccinate for medical, religious or philosophical reasons will need to provide a valid written exemption to Region of Waterloo Public Health.
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