Union Bug Blog
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Sep 20, 2011 -
PCs Mute on Pension Issue
MGEU President Lois Wales has authored a letter to the membership with specific regard to public pension plans. In particular, she addresses a response from the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to a questionnaire sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
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Sep 16, 2011 -
Income Gap Increasing Faster in Canada Than US
Analysis from the Conference Board of Canada finds that, since the mid-1990s, income inequality has been rising more rapidly in Canada than in the United States. The findings are part of the Conference Board’s 'How Canada Performs' analysis of world income inequality.
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Sep 09, 2011 -
Does Surfing the Internet at Work Constitute "Time Theft"?
Most Canadian workers spend at least a portion of their time at work using the internet for personal purposes. But where is the distinction between using it legitimately and responsibly and abusing the privilege entirely?
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Sep 02, 2011 -
Economic Insecurity Hangs Like a Cloud Over Labour Day 2011
Every year on Labour Day we celebrate workers and everything the labour movement has done to enrich our lives and communities.
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Aug 26, 2011 -
The Public Auto Insurance Advantage
Provincial PC candidate Gord Steeves has recently gone on record with regard to his belief that private corporations should take over Manitoba’s public auto insurance program. But, as demonstrated in an article on the MGEU website, for the average driver, privatizing our insurance just doesn’t add up. In fact, in most cases, private insurance would cost Manitobans more and provide less coverage than our public system.
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Aug 16, 2011 -
US Billionaire Calls For Higher Taxes For Rich
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest people, has done something virtually unheard of – he’s suggested that the richest Americans undertake a greater share of the financial burden and pay more in income taxes.
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Aug 09, 2011 -
Canadians Slow To Pay Off Debt
Two recent polls have shown that Canadians have been thinking about debt more than normal. Unfortunately, they seem to be doing little about it.
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Jul 28, 2011 -
Canadians are Feeling More Relaxed
There has been considerable discussion and concern over the last while about the aging of the Canadian population and what this will mean to our social programs.
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Jul 18, 2011 -
Report Shows Rising Income Inequality in Canada
Last week the Conference Board of Canada released a new report showing income inequality on the rise across the country. The report, Canada Inequality: Is Canada becoming more unequal?, suggests that over the last 20 years the poor and middle class have lost ground to the rich and super-rich.
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Jul 06, 2011 -
Retired Economist Advocates CPP Expansion
Over the past 40 years, Canada’s retirement income system has provided satisfactory pension incomes for increasing numbers of retirees and has served to reduce poverty among seniors. Although it has performed impressively, there has been pressure of late for systemic reform. Almost a third of middle-income Canadians are not saving enough to avoid a significant drop in their quality of life after retirement.