By Ron Anicich The life of a disability benefit recipient is a life of legislated poverty. We are forced to survive on $1300 a month. It all goes to pay our exorbitant rents and...
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Manitoba healthcare workers’ survey shows system pushed to the brink by systemic underfunding
PV Manitoba Bureau As the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) continues bargaining for over 95 percent of its 7000 members, an internal survey reveals a workforce under tremendous duress. According to the...
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Fight for adequate disability benefit a bellwether struggle for the cost-of-living crisis
By Jane McKenzie The most recent data from Statistics Canada reports that, as of 2022, eight million people in Canada aged 15 and older have one or more disabilities that limit their daily activities....
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Rail strike date Aug 9 as negotiations prolonged by government interference
By Dave McKee At the end of June, nearly 10,000 workers at Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railways gave their union, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) a huge strike mandate....
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