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The Union Advantage Across Canada (Provincial Breakdown)

Unions storm city hall to bring attention to pension conflict

City workers expressed their outrage at a plan to reform their pension plan with a protest at City Hall Monday evening, which saw hundreds of placard-wielding demonstrators storm council chambers.

VIDEO. Zillionaire-to-zillionaire: there will be pitchforks if inequality isn’t tackled | Press…

Entrepreneur Nick Hanauer is a super-rich guy who, in his own words, is a « proud and unapologetic capitalist. » He owns multiple houses, a yacht and his own private jet. And he’s got a message for his fellow « zillionaires »: the pitchforks are coming for us. The reason? Growing inequality.

In the Sharing Economy, Workers Find Both Freedom and Uncertainty

Workers are their own bosses in the sharing economy, but that flexibility also brings much uncertainty — and few of the protections of full-time work.

Why is Harper punishing charities while letting tax cheats off the hook?

As its website notes, “PEN Canada envisions a world where writers are free to write, readers are free to read and freedom of expression prevails.” With goals like those, no wonder the little charity has found itself in the crosshairs of the Harper government. Earlier this week, PEN became the latest…