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The Meltdown Chronicles is is series of publications analyzing the deterioration of our global economic system and its impacts on workers. Written by USW Canadian National Office researcher Kim Pollock, the series kicked off in November 2008 as the global economic crisis grew worse and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper assured Canadians that our economic fundamentals were "fine."

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	The Meltdown Chronicles #1 - November 2008 FINANCIAL STORM IN OCTOBER PROMISES A LONG COLD WINTER
	The Meltdown Chronicles #2 - January 2009 WORKERS LEFT TO PAY FOR THE CRISIS THAT WASN'T
	The Meltdown Chronicles #3 - February 2009 BUILDING THE BOOM, FINANCING THE CRASH: HOUSING THE ECONOMIC  MELTDOWN
	The Meltdown Chronicles #4 - February 16, 2009 THE FUNDAMENTALS ARE FINE? TELL THAT TO THE UNEMPLOYED
	The Meltdown Chronicles #5 - March 2009 WHILE HARPER CLAIMED 'FUNDAMENTALS FINE", THINGS UNRAVELLED
	The Meltdown Chronicles #6 - June 2009 STIMULUS SPENDING: DO WE NEED AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM?
	The Meltdown Chronicles #7 - July 2009 CANADA'S SLIDE TOWARD DEFLATION UNDERSCORES NEED FOR STIMULUS
	The Meltdown Chronicles #8 - SUMMER 2009 TINKERING AND  'TECHNICAL FIXES' CAN'T MEND A BROKEN ECONOMIC SYSTEM

 

	The Meltdown Chronicles #9 - 15 JULY 2009 IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE: A WORLD OF FEAR MEANS LOWER WAGES FOR ALL WORKERS