Union Bug Blog
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Jun 14, 2013 -
The Elephant in the Room
In mid-May, the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union launched a campaign to get Manitobans talking about a simple, stark reality: those who provide public services to Manitobans have been working hard to deliver more with less, but the system is starting to give.
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Apr 16, 2009 -
Public Services a Bargain for Canadians
Canadians love to moan and groan about how high we think wefre taxed. But according to a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada's average middle-income family would have to spend more than half its pay cheque to buy health care, education and the other gfreeh public services now paid for with tax dollars.