Opinion Editorials

Labour movement calls for national summit on pensions

By Ken Georgetti - Canada’s finance ministers will meet in Whitehorse in mid-December to talk about pensions. The Canadian Labour Congress and its 3.2 million members welcome this development, but the retirement security crisis is too important to be solved … Read More

Labour Day reminds us that unions make a difference

By Ken Georgetti On Monday, September 7, Canadian workers will celebrate our economic and social achievements as we have every year since Labour Day was established as a national holiday in 1894. Over the past 115 years, we have had much to be proud of, altho… Read More

Employment Insurance provides less to Ontario today than in 1990

By Ken Georgetti The Ontario economy will receive $3.2 billion less in Employment Insurance benefits in 2009 than it would have under the program as it existed in 1990. Changes made to EI year-after-year by the federal government have eaten away at EI, making… Read More

Employment Insurance provides less to B.C. today than in 1990

By Ken Georgetti The British Columbia economy will receive $1 billion less in Employment Insurance benefits in 2009 than it would have under the program as it existed in 1990. Changes made to EI year-after-year by the federal government have eaten away at EI,… Read More

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