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A $35,000-a-year caregiver in a nursing home doesn’t usually get much news coverage.

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The report documents extensive evidence of federal and Alberta government lobbying efforts against clean energy policies proposed in the United States, Europe and the state of California.

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College negotiators in Saskatchewan want anti-labour government to pick arbitrator on long-running dispute.

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'More than one-third of individuals in custody in Ontario suffer from some sort of mental illness.'

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'The employer has indicated that the staffing level for this group of employees is low.' - HSAA/NUPGE.

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Cancel unnecessary corporate tax cuts to avoid public sector wage freeze and to preserve public programs, union says.

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'We are very pleased to reach a collective agreement that is acceptable to the membership of this new Local.' - Joan Jessome.

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International Labour Organization, a UN agency, says an Ontario ban on farm unions violates human rights of 100,000 migrant and domestic farm workers in the province.

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'The will of the people is to end poverty in Canada and our hope is that with this report eliminating poverty in Canada has become the will of parliament as well.'

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Union urges consultation with front-line workers before making changes to child protection system.

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The BCGEU is supporting the investigation by the Representative for Children and Youth into the tragic situation in Chilliwack involving a 15-year-old girl with Down Syndrome found alone with her dead mother.

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A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says rationale for Harper's crime agenda defies 20-year downtrend crime rates.

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Administrators at nationally-known Nova Scotia university refusing to negotiate fair first contract with employees.

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'This is a great opportunity to voice your support for Medicare and send a message about the kind of health care system you want!'

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"We cannot allow serious violations of the fundamental rights and freedoms to slip through the cracks in a hodgepodge of reports that go nowhere," argued James Clancy.

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