Union Bug Blog
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Mar 30, 2009 -
$60 Million EI Top-up Not Enough
The Harper government announced last week that it will put an extra $60 million into the federal Employment Insurance (EI) system but the move did little to appease a rising chorus of criticism about the way the program is operating.
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Mar 20, 2009 -
Taking Aim at AIG
Recently-elected US President Barack Obama has more political drama to deal with now that it has been revealed that $165 million in bonuses have been paid to executives of AIG, the insurance company bailed out by the US Government to the tune of $170 billion last year. And these bonuses are in addition to the $55 million that were paid out this past December.