Union Bug Blog
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Dec 23, 2019 -
Government making changes to pension rules
This fall, the Pallister government introduced legislation and talked about changes to how public pensions are managed. And while it’s not yet clear what all of these changes will look like or how they may impact pension plans, it’s important for MGEU members to know a little more about what’s happening.
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Apr 22, 2009 -
Economic Crisis is Uncovering Deeper Problems
Most people are well aware of the terrible effects that have resulted from the economic downturn that’s made its way across Canada over the past year: the lost jobs, the bankrupt companies, and the closed manufacturing plants. But an arguably larger and definitely less acknowledged effect of the financial meltdown has been the way it has decimated the retirement plans of millions of Canadians in a very short period of time.