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  - Honda Ridgeline captures Class 7 honors at iconic event LA PAZ, Mexico, Nov. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honda Off-Road Racing Team returned to Baja California this weekend, and completed its string of 2021 success with the Class 7 victory at the iconic off-road race.  The impressive result was the fourth consecutive class win for the Ridgeline Off-Road Race Truck this season, the fifth victory for the Ridgeline in Baja, but the first in a "point-to-point" Baja 1000, running the length of the peninsula from Ensenada to La Paz. Competing in Class 7 for unlimited V6-powered race trucks, the #709 Honda Ridgeline driving lineup of team owner Jeff Proctor, 2016 Indianapolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi, Richard Glaszczak and Baja legend Steve Hengeveld - paired with navigator Evan Weller - faced a challenging course starting in the coastal city of Ensenada and finis...

  AJAX, ON, Nov. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - Unifor has elevated pay, benefits and working conditions for 1,000 warehouse workers at the Loblaw  Distribution Centre in Ajax, Ontario with the negotiation of a new four-year collective agreement. "This is a landmark contract in the warehouse sector, with an increase of almost 16% in the start rate and an increase of 11-14% for the other wage classifications over the lifetime of the agreement," said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. "The gains in this agreement, including a significant increase in RRSP co-payments, signing bonuses, higher shift premiums and added vacation for longer serving workers, will make a real difference to these workers and raise standards across the industry." The collective agreement, which expires February 15, 2026, was accepted in a ratification vote by the Unifor Local 222 members. Highlights of the four-year agreement: Warehouse start rate increased by $3 an hour from...