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'The decrease in provincial budget funding for child care is most likely a result of the Harper Conservative government’s 2006 cancellation of the bilateral agreements.'
Public Health Agency of Canada says pregnant women, people with chronic conditions, children six months to five years old, people living in remote communities and health care workers will be invited to get vaccinated first.
Ontario is asked to change legislation to permit the transfer of pension assets to the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS).
The report confirmed what students have identified for years, that higher tuition fees are a barrier to access for students from low-income and middle-low income families.
Harper government gives Canada an international black eye by refusing to name a Canadian representative to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
'A meeting of all DynaLIFE Dx HSAA members will be scheduled very shortly for the purpose of communicating particulars of the tentative agreement.' Updated
'Let's continue to work together to build a stronger union and improve the lives of workers in both the public and private sectors.'
'After 13 days of bargaining, the team has negotiated a three-year collective agreement which will expire on March 31, 2011.'
November conference will set the stage for negotiations to replace the current collective agreement which expires on March 31, 2010.
Labour movement is critical of the proposal because the supplemental plan wouldn't be mandatory and doesn't require employers to match employee contributions.
Canada still is not on board with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
'Peace and stability cannot be brought to another country through war and occupation.' - NUPGE president James Clancy.
Crystal Lee Jordan Sutton, an activist to the end, has passed away from a brain tumor at age 68.
Lone janitors cannot do all the extra bathroom and desk cleaning now being demanded of them.
