Economic Action News
- 25 March 2013 | The Toronto Star Jim Flaherty’s Dirty Little Job-Training Secret The federal government says it is serious about job-training. It is not. If it were, it would not make it so easy for business to hire cheap workers from abroad.
- 21 March 2013 Nearly 6 Jobless Canadians for Every Vacancy, Report Shows USW Economist Erin Weir says the figures show the problem isn't a skills mismatch, but rather a lack of job creation.
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12 March 2013
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CCPA
CCPA Releases "Doing Better Together"
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that more austerity measures from the federal government could further stall an already stagnant economy.
- 27 February 2013 | The Globe and Mail Boosting Minimum Wage Would Also Boost Economy, From Bottom Up President Barack Obama put the idea of raising the minimum wage on the radar in the U.S. It deserves to be on the radar in Canada too. That's because low-wage work is on the rise.
- 13 February 2013 | Toronto Star Unions in Canada Under Siege from Government, Business and Media: McQuaig Unions are really the only organized line of defence against the broad right-wing assault on social programs and government regulations
- 7 February 2013 | Globe and Mail Firms Turn to Employees for Pension Relief Some of Ontario’s largest companies, facing massive deficits in their pension plans, are turning to their employees in a bid to help solve a deepening funding crisis.
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29 January 2013
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Canadian Labour Congress
Big Businesses Hoard Cash from Tax Giveaways, Not Investing in Jobs - CLC Report
A CLC study shows that between 2001 and 2011 the total cash reserves of Canada’s largest non-financial private corporations grew from $187 billion to $575 billion.
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24 January 2013
Labour Rights Must be Enshrined in CETA - Joint Statement
Canada and the EU are in negotiation on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Any agreement is only acceptable if based on a high standard, setting a benchmark for future agreements worldwide, and certainly not undermining existing conditions.
- 17 December 2012 | Canadian Labour Congress Provinces must stand up to Ottawa on CPP Provincial and territorial finance ministers cannot allow the federal government to sabotage discussions aimed at improving the Canada Pension Plan.
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12 November 2012
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Straight Goods News
Private Member’s Bill Attacks Unions, Middle-Class Incomes
The Harper government is planning a sneak attack on unions that could drive down wages for all Canadians and undermine the Canadian middle class.
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31 August 2012
CLC Releases Study on “Union Advantage”
Unionized workers earn $5.11 more per hour than non-union workers. Find out the union advantage in your community.
- 27 July 2012 | Canadian Labour Congress Open and Transparent Review of Nexen Takeover Needed The Canadian Labour Congress calls on the government to launch an open and transparent review of the proposed takeover of Nexen by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation.
- 18 July 2012 | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Unions, Equality and Democracy Canadian Labour Congress economist Andrew Jackson writes about how unions make for more equitable societies in this article for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
- 8 June 2012 | Prince Albert Daily Herald A Fairer Return on Saskatchewan's Resources USW Economist letter to the editor explains how higher royalties would also moderate the Canadian dollar, which would help Saskatchewan regain lost manufacturing jobs.
- 24 May 2012 | CTV National Affairs EI Reforms Released USW Economist Erin Weir discusses the government's proposed changes to employment insurance on a CTV News panel.
- 14 May 2012 | Media Release WTO Called Upon to Dismiss Japan, EU Challenge to Canadian Renewable Energy Policy Blue Green Canada, with other Canadian NGOs and labour unions, have sent an amicus curiae submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) responding to Japan’s and the European Union’s joint attack on the Ontario Green Energy Act.
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20 April 2012
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BNN
Deflating the Monetary Hawks
USW Economist Erin Weir tells BNN that the latest inflation report removes pressure for the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates.
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16 March 2012
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CCPA
CCPA Releases "A Budget for the Rest of Us"
The Alternative Federal Budget puts forward a public investment plan that promotes a better quality of life for all Canadians, not just an elite few. It shows we can invest in public programs, job creation, and infrastructure to the benefit of all Canadians and still balance the books.
- 28 February 2012 | StraightGoods.ca How the Left Enables the Right's Anti-Tax Agenda One of the right wing's greatest achievements has been the demonization of taxes. The Right's anti-tax language is devastating – "job-killing taxes," for example.
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21 February 2012
OAS Petition: Protection, Not Poverty
Old Age Security is under attack by the Harper government. Reject changes to the age of eligibility for Old Age Security, Print and circulate this petition to protect OAS.
- 16 February 2012 Drummond: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly While the McGuinty government prevented the Drummond Commission from considering tax rates, it proposes some sensible measures to raise revenue.
- 14 February 2012 | National Post Unions make our economy strong Letter to the editor by USW Economist Erin Weir on Employment Insurance.
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1 February 2012
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BNN
Canada Slips to Resource Economy - Video
USW Economist Erin Weir on the latest GDP numbers that show Canada's economy is contracting, not recovering.
- 24 January 2012 | Times Colonist Unemployed Outnumber Jobs More Than 3 to 1, says StatsCan The main problem is a lack of jobs, not alleged disincentives to work or barriers to labour mobility, says USW Economist Erin Weir.
- 21 January 2012 | Leader-Post No labour shortage Letter to the Editor by USW Economist Erin Weir on unemployment in Saskatchewan.
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6 January 2012
More Than 1.4 Million Unemployed
USW Economist Erin Weir comments on Statscan's recent Labour Force Survey that shows unemployment is up.
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20 December 2011
Modest Inflation Outsripts Wages and Canada Social Transfer
Statistics Canada reported that the annual inflation rate remained 2.9%. Even this modest inflation exceeds the small pay increases received by Canadian workers.
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16 December 2011
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CCPA
EI Coverage Falls Below 40%
It may be a grim Christmas for thousands of unemployed Canadians. Employment Insurance figures show that fewer workers received benefits in October, even as more became unemployed and filed EI claims.
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3 October 2011
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Why Unions Matter
No country has ever achieved widespread prosperity and created a large middle class without strong unions.
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1 June 2011
Exiting From The Crisis: Essays
A book of essays by global trade union leaders and economists charts a new direction for the world's economy.
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15 March 2011
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
CCPA releases Alternative Federal Budget 2011
This year's Alternative Federal Budget presents a comprehensive recovery plan designed to get Canadians working in good jobs again.
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24 September 2010
Ken Neumann Speaks Out on Potential Takeover of Potash Corporation
BNN There are many reasons Saskatchewan communities should be concerned about a foreign takeover of PCS, USW National Director for Canada tells BNN.