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“Any change that means a child will be safer is a change for the better, so the news that there has been a decrease in the number of children living in overcrowded foster homes is welcome,” said SGEU president Bob Bymoen, in response to the release of the Children’s Advocate Progress Report on foster home overcrowding.

CLC marking 20th anniversary of Montreal Massacre with 20-day mailing campaign to highlight the ongoing need for change.

Canadian Health Coalition celebrating 30th anniversary defending Medicare and campaigning for a national pharmacare program.

'More than one million public sector workers have paycheques that are tied to the province. That’s a lot of voters.'

'The process has been slow in large measure due to the very small number of vacancies available - about 100 across the entire public service.'

CCPA says ongoing negotiations are heading for a deal in which Canada would surrender provincial and municipal sovereignty.

$5.4 billion of the increase comes from investment income, reflecting a 4.6 per cent rate of return over the past six months

Covers rescheduling of staff to respond to absenteeism resulting from the flu pandemic.

'No alternative but to go to our membership and seek a strike mandate.' - OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas.

'Canadians should respect and defend the right of every person to dignity and security.'

Postponed from this weekend to help the province cope with the H1N1 crisis.

'Another blow to the provision of mental health and addictions services.' - Darryl Walker.

Of total pension assets at the end of 2008, social security comprised 7.6 percent, workplace plans 58 percent and individual registered savings plans 34.4 percent.

First-of-a-kind benchmark study finds 43 percent of European companies have supply-chain labour and human rights policies, with North America and Asia lagging behind