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New Report—Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Halifax/Kjipuktuk – Today, with the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the new report Falling Short: Troubles…
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia is the third community report released by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership.…
How badly do we need roads?
The following is a re-print of the February 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
New report focuses on the experiences of immigrant and migrant women workers in Nova Scotia
Halifax/Kjipuktuk—Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the report, Cooking, Cleaning, and Caring: COVID-19, Essential Labour and the Experiences of Immigrant and Migrant…
The ecnomic benefits of minimum wage
Economic development from the bottom-up
Climate and work: What’s in store for 2024?
The following is a re-print of the January 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
How the public sector is fighting income inequality (and why it’s still not enough)
This analysis examines hourly pay in 2023, with a view to understanding differences between public and private pay practices. The public sector is broadly defined,…
Bell is gutting CTV News—how can we save Canadian journalism?
“For the day when some conjunction of circumstances creates a will for change; that day belongs to those who have practical ideas ready.” —Tom Kent, Chair…
Caps and compromises collide at COP28
The following is a re-print of the December 2023 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
Carbon pricing distracts as COP28 kicks off
Shift Storm newsletter—November 2023 edition
It’s still worth it to unionize in Canada
Across industries, the “union advantage” is undeniable for workers—no matter what employer propaganda says
Sectoral bargaining for child care workers would help fix staffing shortages
If governments want to increase child care availability, they should make changes that make it easier and more effective to unionize the sector
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