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November 2008: Help the Poor To Help the Nation
Poverty reduction is the best cure for an ailing economy Canadians are looking to their federal and provincial governments to protect them from the repercussions…
Compulsory arbitration no substitute for right to strike in health care: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX, October 28, 2008-Two specialists in industrial relations insist that compulsory arbitration is not a good substitute for…
Is Compulsory Arbitration a Good Substitute for the Right to Strike in Health Care?
The Persistence of Recruitment and Retention Problems Download 431.2 KB34 pages
Fastfacts: The Labour Movement in Manitoba
The Struggle Continues Download 504.19 KB 2 pages
Corporate social responsibility means paying a living wage
Making paid work meet basic family needs Families who work for low wages often face impossible choices: buy clothes or heat the house, feed the…
Working for a Living Wage 2008
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Vancouver and Victoria Download 2.85 MB 52 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments…
Living wage shows real cost of raising a family
Would lift thousands out of poverty, share prosperity of BC’s economy READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) A new study calls on major public and…
“Unfree” Farm Labour in British Columbia?
The sudden firing and repatriation of 14 Mexican agricultural workers from an Abbotsford greenhouse earlier this month once again highlights the exploitive nature of Canada’s…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Fall 2008, Volume 11, Number 3 Download 428.38 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Harvest of Shame: Cultivating Farmworker Rights Living on Welfare Denying Income Inequality…
September 2008: A New Pension Debate?
Most workers today are facing bleak retirement prospects Back in the 1960s and 1970s, there was a big Canadian pensions debate, centred mainly on the…
BC government pay raise highlights the growing income gap
The recent steep pay hikes for BC’s senior bureaucrats triggered quite a controversy. Handing out raises in the 20 to 43% range at the top…
Improving the Economic Security of Casual Workers in BC
Download 793.44 KB41 pages Attachments Improving the Economic Security of Casual Workers in BC – SUMMARY
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