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Over-cutting and Waste in BC’s Interior
A Call to Rethink BC’s Pine Beetle Logging Strategy Download 747.47 KB36 pages
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Trees and Jobs Wasted in Rush to Beat Beetle, Study Warns
Jointly issued by: BC Federation of Labour; BC Government and Service Employees’ Union; Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC Office; Communications Energy & Paperworkers Union…
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Addressing rural development issues in Nova Scotia
Perhaps the most important thing that we’ve learned after years of grappling with the challenges of economic development is that there are no easy solutions.…
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No magic wand to deal with health care strikes
After the recent 15-hour strike at the IWK Hospital (the first there since 1981), the Nova Scotia government is once again considering legislation to “deal…
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La privatisation : le cheval de Troie des services publics
Une des principales dynamiques de notre époque est la pression exercée sur les gouvernements pour offrir plus de services publics en utilisant moins de ressources.…
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Fast Facts: MTS: Privatization 10-years On
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Trade Balances and Jobs
Canada, the U.S. and China Download 100.12 KB3 pages
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BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring / Summer 2007, Volume 10, Number 2 Download 935.02 KB8 pages Inside this issue: Time to Raise BC’s Minimum Wage BC Hydro Deals Mean…
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Trenton plant needs sustainable solutions
The closure by U.S.-based Greenbrier of the TrentonWorks railcar plant is a major setback for the local economy. Company officials claim they had no choice,…
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In Praise of the Arthurs Report on Canadian Federal Labour Standards
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March 2007: A Special CCPA Report on Work, Wealth, and the Economy
Lots of insecure jobs created in 2006, but more good jobs lost Pundits have acclaimed 2006 as a banner year for the Canadian labour market,…
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It’s time to raise BC’s minimum wage above the poverty line
What does it mean to be a minimum wage earner in British Columbia? It means making $8 per hour—or as little as $6 if you’re…
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