Labour Matters Updates
What happens to different income levels as the cost of living increases and inflation in on the rise? Jesse Hajer teases out the details, risks and realities of our economic future in Manitoba.
March 16, 2022 |
Manitoba Office Safe roads and safe workers a declining reality for Manitoba Infrastructure. Report here.
August 24, 2021 |
Manitoba Office Take a look at the differences in what a Living Wage looks like for Manitoban's around the Province.
Watch the report launch here.
December 3, 2020 |
Manitoba Office Check out the Manitoba APB newspaper!
April 16, 2020 |
Manitoba Office What does an average two-parent/two children family in Manitoba actually need to make in order to have a basic but decent life? Read 2016/17 Living Wage Report
June 29, 2017 |
Manitoba Office What's happening in Manitoba's northern economy? The recent changes in Churchill and The Pas raise questions about how to proceed into the future with jobs in the North.
October 11, 2016 |
Manitoba Office Pipeline issues continue to bubble up. What's at stake for Manitoba?
October 11, 2016 |
Manitoba Office New research from NUPGE on this federal government Social Impact Bond - called the Essential Skills Social Finance Pilot Project - will help researchers who are tracking the evolution of SIBs in...
March 15, 2016 |
By 2013 the Conservative government had cut overall federal taxes and other revenues to the lowest rate seen in more than 70 years. Valuable services such as those provided by the Canadian Food...
February 24, 2016 |
Manitoba Office This essay first appeared in the James Lorimer & Company book Canada After Harper. It would be useful for students and union members as it explains in plain language how unions play a crucial...
November 20, 2015 |
Since the Nova Scotia Liberal government was elected in October 2013, it has brought down a breathtaking barrage on labour, restricting the right to strike, curtailing collective bargaining rights,...
October 13, 2015 |
"Ottawa (30 June 2015) — After four years of failed attempts, Conservatives finally were able to pass the anti-union Bill C-377 in the Senate today, but only after using anti-democratic tactics to...
July 3, 2015 |
IMF economists provide new research confirming that higher union density contributes to better Gini coefficient scores. In other words: unions promote income equality. According to the report, "The...
March 2, 2015 |
Two updates from the Parkland Institute will be of interest: The first one analyses the real reason behind Alberta's economic woes: lack of revenue resulting from deep corporate tax cuts and a...
February 11, 2015 |
Two updates from the Parkland Institute will be of interest: The first one analyses the real reason behind Alberta's economic woes: lack of revenue resulting from deep corporate tax cuts and a...
February 11, 2015 |