CBC Manitoba filed this story about assaults on Winnipeg bus drivers. Unfortunately, drivers are still waiting for the City of Winnipeg to take action to address this problem: Many attacks on transit drivers not reported: ex-driver Aug 27, 2012, CBC Manitoba A former Winnipeg Transit bus driver says drivers are under attack more often than what the

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The independent CD Howe Institute says Harper’s pooled pension scheme won’t help Canada’spension crisis, and could actually make things worse for low income Canadians. Read about in the Globe and Mail: Ottawa’s pooled-pension proposal gets thumbs-down By Janet McFarland, Globe and Mail Scheme little better than existing RRSP program ‘with a new coat of paint,’ says C.D.

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A report on a speech to the 2012 CAW National Convention from the Globe and Mail, August 22, 2012, by Kevin Carmichael, Richard Blackwell and Greg Keenan: With hundreds of billions socked in their bank accounts, firms aren’t doing enough to drive growth, create jobs, central bank governor says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has

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Having a union on your side makes your job and your workplace safer and fairer. Your employer pays you better and is more likely to provide benefits that help you balance work with life at home. Your health and ability to do your job become important, and your right to fair treatment gets enforced. Unions

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The Globe and Mail published an interesting story last week about closed door meetings held between federal Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and a select group of CEOs. The story notes that the invitation-only group of elites urged the Harper government to scale back workers’ rights to form unions and called for measures that would reduce wages

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