By Karl Flecker. Originally published by Rabble.ca Once again, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program has been in the national news. This time, members of the Canadian labour movement questioned the integrity of the program when it was exposed that a mining company had been approved to bring in 200 of potentially 2,000 coal miners from China…

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Islander without transportation denied EI benefits By Steve Sharratt, Published on January 13, 2013 in The Guardian MONTAGUE — Like most Islanders, Marlene Giersdorf wants to be gainfully employed and take care of her nineyear-old son. But the humble pride of the single mom exploded into tears here Friday when she took to the streets with a one woman…

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By Ken Georgetti and Maude Barlow Imagine a country where the national government introduces and passes legislation that detrimentally affects all of its First Nations communities but it doesn’t bother to consult with them. Then a chief of an impoverished northern First Nation community goes on a hunger strike to get a meeting between the…

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The Canadian Labour Congress supports Chief Theresa Spence of the Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario, who is on a hunger strike in Ottawa. She is determined not to eat until granted an audience with the Prime Minister to discuss conditions on her reserve and government actions that compromise First Nations communities, land and water.…

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For Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs, the rewards start clocking in very early into the New Year. By 1:18pm on January 2, the first official working day of the year, Canada’s top 100 CEOs will have already pocketed $45,448. It takes the average Canadian an entire year of full-time work to earn that. This factsheet, Overcompensating:…

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