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Union Bug Blog

• May 13, 2013 - MGEU Launches Elephant Talk Campaign
  

  Today, the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union launched a wide-spread campaign to get Manitobans talking about both the value, and values, of the province’s public services.

• Apr 29, 2013 - Union Communities, Healthy Communities
  

  A new study by the Broadbent Institute finds that the labour movement in Canada is not only an important force for human rights, but a major reason why income inequality is less pronounced in Canada than in the United States.

• Apr 16, 2013 - A New and Improved MGEU.ca
  

  You might have noticed that www.mgeu.ca looks a bit different today. We’ve spent the last several months making changes in both the function and design of the website in order to make it a more enjoyable and useful experience for the visitor.

• Apr 02, 2013 - Unions Matter
  

  The Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights has just released a paper entitled Unions Matter: How the Ability of Labour Unions to Reduce Income Inequality and Influence Public Policy Has Been Affected by Regressive Labour Laws.

• Mar 20, 2013 - Racism Divides Us
  

  The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, celebrated every year on March 21, was established to commemorate the day in 1960 when police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid "pass laws" in Sharpeville, South Africa. Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. (Resolution 2142 (XXI))

• Mar 06, 2013 - March is National Social Work Month
  

  The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is joining with other organizations in recognizing March as National Social Work Month (NSWM). This year's theme of "Social Workers Defending Social Programs for a Stronger Canada" is one NUPGE feels is particularly appropriate at this time.

• Feb 21, 2013 - Young Canadians Facing Retirement Challenges
  

  A new report by CIBC Economics raises a cautionary flag with regard to retirement savings and future generations of Canadians.

• Feb 08, 2013 - Programs Won't Solve Jail Crisis
  

  Recently, the NDP government released a report from the adult corrections capacity review committee, a group that was formed to provide recommendations to government on how to ease chronic overcrowding in Manitoba jails. Far from providing realistic solutions to overcrowding, however, the committee's report threatens to exacerbate the problem for decades to come.

• Feb 01, 2013 - The Folly of Corporate Tax Cuts
  

  The Canadian Labour Congress has produced a report entitled “What Did Corporate Tax Cuts Deliver” as a backgrounder for Corporate Tax Freedom Day, which fell on January 30 this year.

• Jan 28, 2013 - Common Causes Coalition and Idle No More Rally on Parliament Hill as MPs Return to Work
  

  People in communities across Canada are coming together under a banner of “Common Causes” on January 28 as Members of Parliament head back to work and Parliament resumes.