September 29, 2025

In this episode: the latest on Canada Post’s nationwide strike, Air Canada’s labor disruptions costing $375M dollars, Nova Scotia’s improved workers’ compensation, Starbucks’ major restructuring, Walmart’s AI workforce training, and the emerging trends shaping workplace learning by 2030.Follow us on: X @cadHRnews; LinkedIn @ Canada HR News Podcast to get the latest HR updates.The Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched a nationwide strike on September 25 in response to federal plans to cut or change door-to-door delivery | Canada Post union on 'nation-wide strike,' CUPW announces Air Canada says the strike by its flight attendants in August cost the airline about C$375 million in operating income | Air Canada expects operating income hit of $270 million due to labor disruptions | ReutersNova Scotia is making big changes to workers’ compensation | Province to Enhance Benefits for Injured Workers; Workers’ Compensation Board Plans Rate CutStarbucks is launching a major restructuring plan that will include store closures and significant job cuts | Starbucks shuttering stores, laying off 900 workers in Canada and U.S. | CBC News Walmart, America’s largest private employer, is proactively preparing its workforce for an AI-driven future | AI adoption: Walmart prepares workforce for an AI-driven future According to Learningpool, workplace learning will look very different from current training programs by 2030 | Workplace learning 2030: The seven shifts reshaping how we learn at work If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, send us a message at LinkedIn or X @CadHRNews