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Work Life: Suffering U of M students deserve better from their Administration and the Province
University of Manitoba (U of M) students are in educational limbo during the longest legal strike in history by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA).…
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Work Life: Provincial Government Austerity Holding Students and Manitoba Economy Back
Previously published in The Manitoban November 17, 2021 Two weeks ago professors, instructors and librarians represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association went on…
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Work Life: Paul Moist Honoured for Lifetime Contribution to Social Justice
Paul Moist is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Errol Black Award, presented to him by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba and the Errol…
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2021 Living Wages for Nova Scotia reflect cost of living and lack of government support
Governments can do much more to support workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released Living Wages in…
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Living wage rises across BC due to cost of living, especially housing
Government investments in child care and family supports offset other expense increases READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — The living wage for communities across…
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Working for a Living Wage: Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver
2021 update Download 1.98 MB 12 pages Living expenses in BC, particularly for housing, are continuing to rise for families, meaning higher wages are required…
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Work Life: New report finds Manitoba workers more impacted by COVID than nationally
Last month over 100,000 workers in the United States engaged in some level of strike activity, either preparing to strike or actually joining picket lines.…
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Rising Together or Falling Apart
The Impact of One-Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Manitoba Work Force Download 800.36 KB 36 pages An analysis of Manitoba labour force data…
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Equal rights for migrant care workers
The case for immigration policy transformation Download 398.63 KB 21 pages Since the mid-1950s, the Canadian government has increasingly relied on precarious and/or temporary migrant…
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Hard Infrastructure, Hard Times
Workers Perspectives on Privatization and Contracting out of Manitoba Infrastructure Download 1.67 MB108 pages For several years, the Manitoba government led by the Progressive…
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No Nova Scotian Should Have To Work Sick
The Urgent Need for Universal and Permanent Paid Sick Leave Legislation Download 455.47 KB25 pages This report, titled No Nova Scotian Should Have to Work Sick,…
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