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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring/Summer 2013, Volume 16, Number 2 Download 1.04 MB8 pages Inside this issue: Climate justice and BC’s political moment by Marc Lee Stopping dangerous forestry legislation…
Why Unions Really Matter
Labour solidarity key to quelling austerity, neoliberalism Fiscal austerity is a neoliberal economic policy the political purpose of which is to erode the power of…
SaskNotes: The Great Wall Ties Chairman Calvert’s Five-Year Plan
Employment Growth in the New Saskatchewan Download 390.61 KB5 pages Is the Wall government playing a shell game with provincial employment numbers? The government regularly…
Migrant Voices
A ground-breaking report will be released on the steps of the Manitoba legislature today at noon. The report, by the Migrant Worker Solidarity Network and…
Migrant Voices
Stories of Agricultural Migrant Workers in Manitoba Download 1.26 MB 52 pages The Migrant Worker’s Solidarity Network (MWSN), a group that interacts with and advocates…
Migrant Voices
Migrant Workers in Manitoba Each year up to 400 Mexican men – migrant workers under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program 1 (SAWP) – work on…
Saskatchewan: A beachhead of labour law reform?
Sweeping changes to Saskatchewan’s labour relations and employment standards legislation are on the verge of being passed. Bill 85, the Saskatchewan Employment Act, will dramatically…
Working for a Living Wage 2013
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.04 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
New BC government should promote a living wage
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – One of the main issues of the BC election campaign is how to deal with the high levels…
2013 living wage calculation: costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver rising faster than inflation
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – $19.62 is the 2013 Vancouver living wage, according to a report released today that calculates the hourly wage…
May Day 2013
Another World Is Possible As we digest the news coming out of Europe, with millions of people out of work at the same time as…
What Price, Austerity?
Hennessy’s Index: A number is never just a number Hennessy’s Index is a monthly listing of numbers, written by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, about Canada…
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