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VOCM News Late-Day Update September 4th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update. I'm Brian Medore.
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  Speaker 1: NAEP has achieved what it's calling a historic victory at
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  Speaker 1: the NL Labor Relations Board. It protects the rights of
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  Speaker 1: casual workers. The union says that for years the board
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  Speaker 1: excluded casual employees from collective bargaining, stating that casuals lack
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  Speaker 1: a substantial connection to the workplace. NAEP recently filed an
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  Speaker 1: application to certify a unit of casual employees at Stella's Circle,
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  Speaker 1: and during a hearing on the matter, its lawyers argued
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  Speaker 1: that denying access violated workers' constitutional rights and the spirit
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  Speaker 1: and intent of the Labor Relations Act. According to the union,
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  Speaker 1: the board agreed with it, saying that a worker is
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  Speaker 1: no less of an employee because they have an irregular schedule.
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  Speaker 1: Stats Canada says the economy lost 42,000 jobs in August. However,
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  Speaker 1: the unemployment rate nationally is unchanged at 6.4%. The unemployment
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  Speaker 1: rate in Newfoundland and Labrador dropped significantly. It was 8.6%
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  Speaker 1: in August. That's down from 9.3% in July. A 35-year-old
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  Speaker 1: man has been charged after a woman was assaulted in
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  Speaker 1: Portugal Co.
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  Speaker 2: St.
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  Speaker 1: Philip's. Police got the report early Thursday morning and found
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  Speaker 1: the woman with injuries inside a home in the town.
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  Speaker 1: RNC learned that the suspect had followed the woman home
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  Speaker 1: and threatened her with a weapon. He left, but police
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  Speaker 1: say he returned a short time later and forced his
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  Speaker 1: way into the residence. The man had fled before police arrived.
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  Speaker 1: The accused was located later that day and arrested for
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  Speaker 1: break and enter, assault causing bodily harm, criminal harassment, and
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  Speaker 1: violence against an intimate partner. He was held in custody
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  Speaker 1: pending a court appearance. Two people were arrested for being
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  Speaker 1: in violation of their court-imposed release conditions after police were
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  Speaker 1: called to a business in Badger to have the pair removed.
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  Speaker 1: Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP recalled yesterday about two people described as
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  Speaker 1: unwanted and intoxicated in the business. Officers determined that the
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  Speaker 1: man and the woman were subject to court-imposed conditions that
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  Speaker 1: barred them from having contact with each other. 38-year-old Misty
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  Speaker 1: Burton and 48-year-old Bradley Blagdon were arrested for failing to
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  Speaker 1: comply with their release orders and held for court. A
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  Speaker 1: unique concert experience coming to the Jag Soundhouse this December
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  Speaker 1: to pay tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Concerts by Candlelight, a
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  Speaker 1: group out of the west of London. They'll be performing
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  Speaker 1: Fleetwood Mac's music, JAG producer Sean Basha.
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  Speaker 2: The whole room is lit by candles. So it's like,
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  Speaker 2: it's a kind of cool atmosphere, you know, you're, it's,
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  Speaker 2: you know, very candles, sexy, warm. And they're doing a
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  Speaker 2: Fleetwood Mac show, yeah, and they're direct from London, so.
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  Speaker 1: That's your news. I'm Brian Medore.