Union Bug Blog
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Dec 02, 2011 -
Wage Gains Falling Behind Inflation
A recent study by Statistics Canada shows that Canadian workers are failing to keep up with the rising cost of living as real wages continue to fall dramatically.
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Nov 25, 2011 -
Public Sector Essential to Healthy Economy
A November 24 Winnipeg Free Press editorial entitled “How NDP ‘pause’ was made sweet” criticized the provincial government’s “concessions” in light of its mandated two-year wage freeze for certain unions, including the MGEU.
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Nov 17, 2011 -
Speaking Truth to Power - The Occupy Movement Has Already Won
The response of the mainstream media, business class and political establishment to the Occupy movement has been dismissive, patronizing and hostile.
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Nov 10, 2011 -
Health Care Spending to Reach $200 Billion in 2011
Health care costs in Canada doubled over the past decade and will cross the $200 billion threshold for the first time this year, a report released last week reveals.
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Nov 04, 2011 -
ILO Says World Heading For a New and Deeper Jobs Recession
In a grim analysis issued on the eve of the G20 leaders summit, the International Labour Organization (ILO) says the global economy is on the verge of a new and deeper jobs recession that will further delay the global economic recovery and may ignite more social unrest in scores of countries.
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Oct 28, 2011 -
Government Stimulus Measures Insufficient
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz recently commented that an “ardent faith” in austerity measures in the face of an ongoing recession around the globe is “effectively a suicide pact” for the international economy.
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Oct 20, 2011 -
Young Canadians Caught in "Generational Squeeze"
A new study by a Canadian research institute shows that baby boomers are retiring as the wealthiest generation in history while younger couples with children are stuck in an economic squeeze.
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Oct 14, 2011 -
Harper Government Denying Fundamental Human Rights
The Harper government is clearly sending a message to Canadians that it has little respect for human rights.
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Oct 06, 2011 -
Conservatives Continue Attack on Unions
The federal Conservative government has recently launched another attack on labour organizations, this time via a private member’s bill designed to force Canada’s unions to open their books to the public.
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Sep 28, 2011 -
Dig a Little Deeper
Manitoba Progressive Conservative leader Hugh McFadyen has been careful so far in this election campaign in not straying too far from the political middle in his (and his party’s) messaging. Statements that don’t tow the party line – as Gord Steeves made with regard to privatizing Manitoba Public Insurance – are quickly corrected and rebuffed.