In this episode: projected salary increases in 2025, unionization at Walmart, return to the office for federal employees, Molson Coors ending their diversity program and other topics.

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1. Job growth, particularly in the private sector, is in a rut | Unemployment Rate Slides Up Again in August - The Conference Board of Canada
2. Salary increases are expected to be lower than in previous years | 2025 Salary Increase Projections in Canada | Normandin Beaudry (normandin-beaudry.ca)
3. Federal employees react to the mandated 3 days in the office | Public Servants Rally to Tell Treasury Board: "Remote Works!" (newswire.ca)
4. Unifor has filed an application to unionize workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga | Unifor seeks unionisation at Walmart warehouse in Mississauga (retail-insight-network.com)
5. Molson Coors says it is dropping its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and taking a "broader view" in which all employees know they are welcome | Molson Coors ends diversity, equity and inclusion policies, moves to 'broader view' | CTV News
6. New employment standards for gig workers in British Columbia took effect on September 3, 2024 | Hope, skepticism as B.C. gig-worker regulations come into force | CBC News