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Racialized and Indigenous workers in jobs at high risk of COVID-19 infection: Report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO—Throughout the pandemic, a larger share of racialized and Indigenous workers have been in jobs that put them in close…
A Disproportionate Burden
COVID-19 labour market impacts on Indigenous and racialized workers in Canada Download 581.29 KB31 pages This report examines the racial and gender lines in Canada’s…
Rapport sur les travailleurs racialisés et autochtones dans des emplois à risque d’infection par la COVID-19
TORONTO—Selon un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les travailleurs autochtones et racialisés ont été plus nombreux, tout au long de la…
Work Life: Suffering U of M students deserve better from their Administration and the Province
University of Manitoba (U of M) students are in educational limbo during the longest legal strike in history by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).…
Work Life: Provincial Government Austerity Holding Students and Manitoba Economy Back
Previously published in The Manitoban November 17, 2021 Two weeks ago professors, instructors and librarians represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association went on…
Work Life: Paul Moist Honoured for Lifetime Contribution to Social Justice
Paul Moist is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Errol Black Award, presented to him by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba and the Errol…
Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2021
Working for a Living, Not Living to Work Download 508.8 KB 31 pages This report provides living wage rates for all of Nova Scotia in…
2021 Living Wages for Nova Scotia reflect cost of living and lack of government support
Governments can do much more to support workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released Living Wages in…
Living wage rises across BC due to cost of living, especially housing
Government investments in child care and family supports offset other expense increases READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — The living wage for communities across…
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…
COVID-19 didn’t kill neoliberalism; we must do it ourselves
It is becoming increasingly clear that our 40-year nightmare is not over. It’s up to us, argues Tranjan, to end it once and for all.
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…
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