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According to new CCPA-NS publication Nova Scotia’s low minimum wage contributes to poverty
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX–According to a publication released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS), the Nova Scotia…
Jobs vs. the Environment: Do We Have to Make a Choice?
Keynote Address Given at a Sunshine Coast Public Forum I am glad to be talking to you today about the jobs vs. the environment dilemma…
Undermining Wages in Nova Scotia
The Minimum Wage from 1976 – 2002 Download 128.07 KB16 pages
Workers and environmentalists agree
Kyoto can be met without sacrificing jobs The national debate on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change has become embroiled in conflict over the…
Study shows Canada can meet Kyoto and protect energy workers
Energy union backs action on climate change CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has released a…
Making Kyoto Work
A Transition Strategy for Canadian Energy Workers Download 730.21 KB 62 pages
More Labour Code Amendments Invite Increased Confrontation
A Backgrounder on BC’s Proposed Changes to the Labour Relations Code In less than one year the new Government in Victoria has enacted legislation that:…
CCPA says pay equity report acknowledges need for government action
(Vancouver) The BC Task Force on Pay Equity’s report to the BC government, tabled in the legislature yesterday, repeats what researchers and women’s groups have…
No need to subsidize business by rolling back labour rights
“No pain, no gain” seems to be the preferred cliché of the new provincial government. While this approach may be well and good for Olympic…
Turning the Tide
Renewing Workers Compensation in Manitoba Download 112.28 KB29 pages
Workers comp improvements badly needed
Injured workers bore burden of changes made during ’90s CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Winnipeg — Manitoba’s Workers Compensation Act leaves thousands of…
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