Every so often, I guess they can provide a good ruling. This case of asking for FaceBook passwords is one method to look into the religious, ethnic and sexual background of potential employees. Any employer who asked me for my password on social media would be...
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Why Does the West Participate in Employment Insurance?
Why don’t we set up our own employment insurance system in the west?
Obama Abandons (Private) Labor: The Keystone decision is a signal to blue-collar workers that this is no longer their fathers’ Democratic Party.
The decision by the Obama administration to “delay” building the Keystone XL pipeline is a watershed moment in American politics. The implication of a policy choice rarely gets more stark than this. Put simply: Why should any blue-collar worker who isn’t hooked for life to a public budget vote for Barack Obama next year?
Employment Insurance Report
A new report says the Employment Insurance system is broken and needs a more transparent, effective and equitable national framework.
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Canadians on the Move, to Smaller Communities
The Canadian Dream is increasingly being realized in smaller areas For decades, Canadians moved to the larger cities (census metropolitan areas, or CMAs) with their economic opportunities. The latest estimates indicate that CMAs have 72 per cent of the nation’s...
Leadership Needed in Canadian Healthcare; Apply Within
When the Premiers were first called to a sit-down lunch to talk about healthcare with Prime Minister Trudeau, there was plenty of talk about the potential for systemic change, innovation and accountability. It seemed that Canadians and their leaders were finally on...
Unions Should Not Play Politics
While labour groups are correct to point out that management should not tell employees how to vote, they should recognize that they themselves are very partisan and should not be using members fees to support political causes.
Linda West
“The projections are that whatever the shortage is in your industry that they will double every 3 – 5 years for the next 15 years. We are literally today slowing down our economic growth because we don’t have workers.”
Jan Södergren, Human Rights Lawyer, Sweden & John Mortimer, President, Canadian LabourWatch Association
Two labour law experts discuss the European precedent for banning union due funding of political activities unrelated to bargaining: Frontier Centre: What is wrong with having a portion of union dues go to political causes? Jan Södergren: This goes against important...
Union Dues: The European Experience – PowerPoint
PowerPoint slides from the Lunch on the Frontier presenation by Swedish human rights lawyer Jan Södergren, October 2, 2007.
Breakfast on the Frontier – Transition of a Manufacturing Goods Company – With Michael Silver
Listen to Michael Silver speak about the evolution of the manufacturing industry here. (33 minutes)
Forced Union Membership Violates Rights, Lawyer Says
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Value Killers at the CPPIB
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We’ve Got Pension Tension
Will government-funded plans be there when we need ’em? Many of us don’t think so . . .
Harper Plans to Get Workers Going Where Jobs Are
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