Yesterday the Conservatives launched another salvo in their war against working people.
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There's no doubt about it, the evidence is there for all to see: Canada's Conservative government is waging a war on working class people. Whether it's special legislation, decrees or omnibus bills, the government will stop at nothing to put workers in Quebec and Canada in their place, along with the organizations that represent them.
“[…] all those no-good bastards sitting on the sidewalk in Halifax that can’t get work”
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Let's Show Harper Who's in Charge
If you have the sentiment that the country is headed in the wrong direction, you are absolutely right.
Like me, you are probably wondering what happened to building a society based on fairness, solidarity and equality for all Canadians.
CEP IN THE NEWS
Published by Huffington Post
on 07 Jun 2013
Published by Windsor Star
on 05 Jun 2013
May 30 will be a date to remember. It was the day thousands tuned in – some in person, many online – to find out the long-awaited name of our new union. The word "Unifor" appeared on screen mid-way through a spectacular public event in Toronto.
Published by Globe and Mail
on 28 May 2013
With median CEO compensation reaching $5.6-million last year, the difference between regular employee and CEO pay has skyrocketed in recent years (2012's Top-Paid CEOs – Report on Business, May 27). In 1998, the top-paid CEOs received 105 times the earnings of average Canadians, a ratio that reached 189 times in 2010.
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