Labour Matters News Releases

  Living Wage rising due to high costs of food rent - 2023 Update released today.   December 12, 2023 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One):  The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives -...
December 12, 2023 | Manitoba Office
Media Advisory: Release of Living Wage 2023 Update on December 12th at 10:30 am  December 8, 2023  For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Manitoba...
December 8, 2023 | Manitoba Office
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba office is pleased to announce the appointment of Niall Harney as the Errol Black Chair of Labour Issues. Niall brings a strong blend of...
February 7, 2022 | Manitoba Office
OTTAWA—Federal underfunding and understaffing of safety inspectors are putting employees in federally regulated workplaces sector in harm’s way, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for...
September 30, 2015 | National Office
OTTAWA — Le financement fédéral insuffisant et le manque d’inspecteurs de sécurité mettent en danger les employés dans le secteur des lieux de travail sous réglementation fédérale, selon une étude...
September 29, 2015 | National Office
TORONTO –The low-wage workforce in Ontario grew by 94 per cent over the past 17 years, vastly outstripping the growth in total employment which grew by 30 per cent, says a new study from the Canadian...
June 15, 2015 | Ontario Office
OTTAWA—The share of unionized workers in Canada has dropped by only two percent over the past generation, but union representation dramatically affects workers’ ability to move up the middle class...
May 1, 2015 | National Office
WINNIPEG—Low-income families face difficult choices: pay the rent or buy food; forego dental care to buy school supplies. Parents faced with these dilemmas are stressed and often ill. Their children...
November 27, 2013 | Manitoba Office
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 The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-...
May 15, 2013 | Manitoba Office
Regina —The Saskatchewan government’s contemplated changes to labour legislation as outlined in the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan will have the perverse...
September 24, 2012 | National Office, Saskatchewan Office
OTTAWA—The total number of federal core public service job losses over the next three years will be 29,600—far more than the 19,200 estimate that is now commonly cited, says a new analysis by the...
May 17, 2012 | National Office
OTTAWA – Les compressions au niveau fédéral annoncées dans les budgets de 2010 et 2011 auront comme conséquence des pertes de plus de 60 000 emplois selon une étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Centre...
January 23, 2012 | National Office
OTTAWA—Federal cutbacks announced in the 2010 and 2011 budgets will result in more than 60,000 job losses, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Any...
January 23, 2012 | National Office