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71% of Canadian public sector workers belong to a union compared to 16% of private sector workers.

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At issue is the fact that the federal government raided a $28 billion surplus from pension plans of federal public service employees

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Employees fighting for fair contract at Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology.

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'No substantive agreement on any issue ... the union will be filing for conciliation shortly.'

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Union representing health science professionals across British Columbia urges members to vote in favour.

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Workers leaving sector in droves because of unstable work environment.

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No more reimbursements for participating employees until after April 1.

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Priority recommendations addressing tax subsidies could save well over $800 million annually.

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MGEU requesting a return to the bargaining table as soon as possible.

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Visually-impaired activist Donna Jodhan asks, 'Should we be interpreting this to mean that the government does not consider us as equal?'

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Satirical video called People for Corporate Tax Cuts makes the point that public employees and public programs must not lavish unnecessary billions on corporations.

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'SIAST and the provincial government which is directing these negotiations from behind the scenes refuses to move in a positive direction that would lead to an agreement.'

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'Our hope is that the employer will now re-engage in productive bargaining discussions. We look forward to resolving this impasse.' - Darryl Walker.

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Brussels, Belgium (21 January 2011) - EU Member State representatives today adopted the European Commission’s draft Regulation banning the use of credits from industrial gas projects in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) post-2012.

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Phthalates are known to cause health problems like allergies, diabetes, and weight problems in children, as well as urinary tract and testicular malformation in little boys, since they're an "anti-androgen" hormone disrupter.

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