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Many Canadians living pay cheque to pay cheque and unable to save, faced with the prospect of working longer before retirement.

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The percentage of the labour force covered by a pension plan declined, from 34% in 1999 to 33% in 2009.

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“This piecemeal approach to funding simply reinforces the worst characteristics of a broken community living system." - Dawn Steele of Moms on the Move.

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24 Hours of Climate Reality is a worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. It includes 24 presenters in 24 time zones in 13 languages with 1 message.

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“Our membership has always been incredibly dedicated to fighting breast cancer,” says HSABC/NUPGE President Reid Johnson.

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Campaign focuses on recent Freedom of Information documents that reveal in startling detail the impact of budget cuts.

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Manitoba provincial P.C. candidate Gord Steeves believes private corporations should take over auto insurance. The Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union (MGEU/NUPGE) has responded with a campaign explaining why public insurance is the smart choice for Manitoba families and communities.  

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Thinking strategically during challenging times was a central theme of NUPGE's 2011 Leadership Development School.

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Canada will not ‘lead the world in clean electricity generation,’ as Minister Kent states in the release, without doing much much more.

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Ottawa is abandoning federal inspection of meat produced for local citizens in BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

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Three of Canada's best know whistleblowers from Health Canada received the decision last week as to whether they would be re-instated to their former positions after seven years of legal battle.

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Coast guard employee relieved of his duties for publicly disagreeing with the federal government's decision to move the Marine Rescue Centres to Halifax. UPDATED

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Maxim Power Corp. receives final approval for a new coal fired plant and effectively a 45-year free pass to pollute.

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Activist gear up for election with province-wide training and mobilization.

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