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The limited protection is the same as what Quebec government offered all pension plans in the province in January 2009.
Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon proclaim Nov. 6 Community Social Service Workers Appreciation Day
OPSEU president prepares members to fight unpaid days off and massive privatization in wake of $24.7 billion deficit announcement.
The bill would prohibit the importation of goods that fail to meet the labour standards as set out by the International Labour Organization Conventions and Protocols.
On October 21, Conservative and Liberal MPs joined forces to delay passage of Bill C-311, the Copenhagen Climate Bill.
A 2009 study shows that employers receive, on average, a benefit of $1.47 for every $1 invested in apprenticeship training, up 9 cents since the 2006 pilot study.
Legislation will allow an employee who meets pension plan retirement criteria to continue working, and accrue additional benefits, while receiving pension benefits.
Average estimated solvency ratio of federally regulated DB pension plans at June 30, 2009 was 88 percent
On November 6th the Government of Manitoba and MGEU will recognize the importance of highlighting the work of Manitoba's Community Social Service Workers and to acknowledge their vital contribution to our communities.
"CRTC decision signifies that traffic management is not a free-for-all and the days of ISPs arguing that they can do whatever they please on their networks is over. That said, it also guarantees that traffic management practices such as throttling will continue and it is going to take more complaints to concretely address the issue." Michael Geist
'His life was a calling to right the wrongs in life … a calling that meant he simply didn’t want to just protect the marginalized in our communities ... he wanted to empower people so they could take their rightful places in our communities and workplaces' - NUPGE president James Clancy.
The Netherlands (80.5) and Canada (76.2) scored highest in this index due to the level of minimum public pension and a relatively high net replacement rate of income for median income earners.
'The Local 572 bargaining team thanks everyone for their tremendous support.' - OPSEU.
(16 Oct. 2009) - The objectives of the legislation are threefold: to eliminate sectoral bargaining, to allow the establishment of employer-dominated company unions and to greatly reduce the power of unions in the construction industry.
