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'The employer is threatening to conduct a temporary layoff of the entire bargaining unit.'
'Cutting outpatient care will result in higher medical costs overall, in addition to suffering.' - Reid Johnson.
Health Canada and World Health Organization believe technology is safe, says minister.
But both public and private sectors are losing ground when inflation is taken into account.
"The BP oil crisis has highlighted the significant financial risks presented by deepwater drilling and, as a fiduciary, we must be concerned about the possibility of future accidents and try to find ways to mitigate these risks."
For the five-year period ended June 30, 2010, the CPP Fund has generated an annualized investment rate of return of 3 percent; for the 10-year period the Fund has generated an annualized rate of return of 5.1 percent.
Agreement to distribute $22.5 million in proceeds arising from the demutualization of certain insurance policies.
'It is simply wrong for hard-working people to be bank-rolling already profitable corporations.'
If a university with the agreement of unions representing the employees, can reform its pension plan, the government will allow it to amortize its solvency deficits over a period of up to 10 years.
'It became more apparent that the employer didn’t appear to be interested in reaching a fair settlement.'
The CCTS received 3,200 complaints from Canadians in 2008-09 compared to more than 150,000 in Australia.
Already packed Fraser Regional Correctional Centre now required to house up to four times the number of inmates it was designed to accommodate.
