Union Bug Blog
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Jun 15, 2010 -
Caught in a Time Crunch
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Jun 07, 2010 -
Harper Fights Robin Hood Tax
Prime Minister Stephen Harper concedes that he will face a fight at the upcoming G-20 meetings in Toronto over his opposition to a Robin Hood tax on financial transactions.
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May 31, 2010 -
Another Look at the Health Care Crisis
A new report from TD Economics paints yet another grim picture of the future of Canada’s health care system if significant changes are not implemented.
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May 20, 2010 -
Something is Rotten in the City of Winnipeg
As expected, Winnipeg City Council yesterday voted to approve the hiring of Veolia Canada to design and build upgrades of and partially operate two sewage treatment plants in Winnipeg.
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May 12, 2010 -
Financial Task Force Misses Point
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May 05, 2010 -
The Race Is On
With her announcement yesterday that she would be running for Mayor in this fall’s municipal election, former Manitoba MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis has entered the fray as the main (and perhaps only) competitor to incumbent Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz.
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Apr 27, 2010 -
Focus on Youth For National Day of Mourning
Because young people are especially at risk from health and safety hazards in the workplace, the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) has chosen to put the spotlight on young workers in marking this year's National Day of Mourning.
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Apr 21, 2010 -
The Health Care Time Bomb
An article in a recent issue of Maclean’s magazine has highlighted yet again some of the crucial issues facing the health care system in Canada.
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Apr 15, 2010 -
Robin Hood Tax Campaign Spreads to Canada
The campaign for a Robin Hood tax on global financial transactions is beginning to heat up in Canada in advance of the planned G20 meetings in June.
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Apr 07, 2010 -
Wage Freeze a Political Football
Recently, the Government of Manitoba released its annual Budget outlining in detail its investment priorities for the upcoming year and into the future. After years of record tax reductions and in the midst of a sputtering provincial economy the government finds itself in a situation where, for the first time, it will be challenged to maintain services and jobs. But that is exactly what this government should be doing – maintaining jobs and services. Instead, the government has announced it will meet the fiscal challenges it faces by cutting or freezing the budgets of smaller, but still very important, government departments and imposing a two-year wage freeze on government employees.