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Working for a Living Wage: Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver
2021 update Download 1.98 MB 12 pages Living expenses in BC, particularly for housing, are continuing to rise for families, meaning higher wages are required…
Rising Together or Falling Apart
The Impact of One-Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Manitoba Work Force Download 800.36 KB 36 pages An analysis of Manitoba labour force data…
Work Life: New report finds Manitoba workers more impacted by COVID than nationally
Last month over 100,000 workers in the United States engaged in some level of strike activity, either preparing to strike or actually joining picket lines.…
Equal rights for migrant care workers
The case for immigration policy transformation Download 398.63 KB 21 pages Since the mid-1950s, the Canadian government has increasingly relied on precarious and/or temporary migrant…
Hard Infrastructure, Hard Times
Workers Perspectives on Privatization and Contracting out of Manitoba Infrastructure Download 1.67 MB108 pages For several years, the Manitoba government led by the Progressive…
New report examines the need for paid sick leave in Nova Scotia
As the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare, paid sick leave is critical to supporting the health and well-being of workers and their families, and our…
No Nova Scotian Should Have To Work Sick
The Urgent Need for Universal and Permanent Paid Sick Leave Legislation Download 455.47 KB25 pages This report, titled No Nova Scotian Should Have to Work Sick,…
Employment impacts of COVID-19 in BC highly unequal, especially based on gender and race
Major new study zeros in on first year pandemic job market data READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — Some job creation can be expected…
Inequality, employment and COVID-19
Priorities for fostering an inclusive recovery in BC Download 1.5 MB52 pages This report examines the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the BC job market…
Major partnership receives funding to study how British Columbians are impacted by precarity, develop solutions for post-COVID era
(Vancouver) A six-year initiative to study the impacts of precarious work on the lives of British Columbians kicks off today, with the announcement of a $2.5…
The Monitor, May/June 2021
The Future of Organizing Download 2.89 MB “It is certainly driven by young people,” Martin O’Hanlon, the president of CWA Canada told Kevin Philipupillai for…
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