Union Bug Blog
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Feb 25, 2008 -
Is it Time For a Carbon Tax?
As Dan Lett observed in the Winnipeg Free Press recently, it wasn’t all that long ago that the notion of gasoline prices crossing the one dollar per litre threshold sent a shudder up the backs of Manitobans and was expected to cause everyone to head to their nearest gas station to refill before prices went up.
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Feb 20, 2008 -
Consultations and legislation needed to protect net neutrality
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Feb 12, 2008 -
Give Hope on Valentine's Day
The National Union of Public and General Employees is encouraging Canadians this year to not only give flowers and chocolate for Valentine's Day - but also hope to two African communities in need.
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Feb 06, 2008 -
Farmers Deserve Say in Wheat Board's Future
It appears that the federal government is prepared to introduce legislation in the next few weeks that will allow western barley producers to force the Canadian Wheat Board to open the market on prairie barley sales.
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Jan 29, 2008 -
Just Because it CLACs Like a Duck...
Not all unions are what they appear to be. Or what they claim. A case in point involves the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC). Although they call themselves a union, they really have very little in common with other organized labour movements.
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Jan 24, 2008 -
Winnipeg's Aboriginal Population Increasing
Statistics Canada has recently released some of the data collected in the 2006 census and it shows that the Winnipeg region has experienced a sharp increase in the number of aboriginal people living in Canada in general and Winnipeg and surrounding regions in particular over the last few years. However, analysts have already stated that existing programs and services have not provided the jobs and education necessary for these people to play a role in Manitoba’s growth.
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Jan 14, 2008 -
'New Media' at Heart of Writers Strike
Anyone who watches television has realized that there’s been a significant increase in the number of reruns lately. And only reality TV seems to be new at all. This is because the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for more than nine weeks now.
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Jan 09, 2008 -
Stronger Climate Policies Needed
The independent National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) has issued a new report saying Canada will fail to reach its climate change targets unless it dramatically strengthens existing policies.
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Jan 07, 2008 -
Corrections Needed at Winnipeg Sun
Only Tom Brodbeck of the Winnipeg Sun could go to a protest march and find a pro-government rally.
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Jan 03, 2008 -
Correctional Officers Deserve Justice Too
After many months of back and forth bargaining between the MGEU and the Province of Manitoba, it was determined not long ago that dates for the Corrections interest arbitration case would be heard beginning this past December. Corrections workers had soundly rejected the Province’s last contract offer several months previous to this, opting once again to go the route of arbitration. In all, negotiations between the MGEU and the Province concerning the Corrections sub-component had been going on for over two years.