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Defend our pensions
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- Published on Sunday, 29 October 2017 14:46
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Sears is ripping up pensions for thousands of former staff, while giving the executives who bankrupted the company $9.2 million in bonuses.
Sign the petition calling on the government to strengthen our bankruptcy laws to put pensions first.
This is outrageous! More than 16,000 Sears Canada pensioners are losing their retirement benefits -- while the executives who drove the company to bankruptcy are walking away with more than $9.2 million in bonuses. [1]
Because of Canada’s weak bankruptcy laws, anyone who is counting on a company pension to support them in old age could face the same tragic fate as Sears workers. All of us know someone whose old-age security could be at risk -- and we have to do something.
Struggles at Home: The Canadian State, Labour, and Politics
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- Published on Sunday, 29 October 2017 02:42
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LeftStreamed — Recorded in Toronto, 6 October 2017
Transcending Pessimism, Reimagining Democracy - Session 1
Struggles at Home: The Canadian State, Labour, and Politics
This conference is in honour of Professor Emeritus Leo Panitch (York University). The conference was held October 6-7 at York University.
Session 1 was moderated and introduced by Byron Sheldrick (University of Guelph). Presentations by:
- Chris Roberts - Canadian Labour Congress
- Rosemary Warskett - Carleton University
- John Peters - Laurentian University
- Bryan Palmer - Trent University
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Urgent: palm oil
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- Published on Saturday, 28 October 2017 07:24
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Indonesia: Independent unions challenge the zero rights regime at Coca-Cola
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- Published on Saturday, 28 October 2017 01:25
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ACTIVlist Update - October 27, 2017
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- Published on Friday, 27 October 2017 14:00
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Chapters this Week! Action Alert: TPP, are you kidding me?! Comments due October 30
This daily ACTIVlist e-mail is a compilation of blog posts, media releases and action alerts from the Council of Canadians. For more information about our campaigns, how to get involved, and how to become a member, go to canadians.org. Please use this link to forward ACTIVlist to a friend and encourage them to join! Thank you for your interest and support.
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Action Alert: Demand a climate test for the Kinder Morgan pipeline
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Good news from Canada, Egypt and Mauritius
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- Published on Friday, 27 October 2017 07:59
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Fracking near the Salish Sea
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- Published on Friday, 27 October 2017 04:12
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The Unimaginable: Canada, Missile Defence and Nuclear War
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 22:43
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1502 .... October 27, 2017
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The Unimaginable: Canada, Missile Defence and Nuclear War
Judith Deutsch
The Invictus Games, attended by Prince Harry and many celebrities in Toronto last month, overshadowed another big military story: a September 19 report in the Toronto Star that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has "cracked open the door to joining the U.S. ballistic missile defence program, [and] reversing Canada’s long-standing opposition in the face of North Korea’s new capabilities to strike North America."
In view of past public opposition to missile defence, the "crack" in the door may just be a feeler to measure public reaction, as the Trudeau government, which has promised additional billions for the military, pursues a "hard power" foreign policy. But the idea of missile defence is deceptive.
Missile defence...
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ACTIVlist Update - October 26, 2017
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 14:00
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WIN! Saskatchewan premier promises to repeal Bill 40
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The bill allowed the government to sell up to 49 per cent of a Crown corporation – such as SaskTel and SaskPower – without holding a provincial referendum.
Media Release: Council of Canadians calls Nestlé out for "blue-washing"
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October E-news - CFSC part of major symposium and much more
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 13:15
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CoDev October 2017 E-Bulletin
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 12:48
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Don't strip my rights!
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 11:17
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Unacceptable
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 10:30
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Oilsands Tailings Ponds = Worse Than Ever
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 08:02
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Twitter and sexual harassment
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- Published on Thursday, 26 October 2017 03:22
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Public Sector Unionization Grows
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 October 2017 23:02
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin .... No. 1501 .... October 26, 2017
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Public Sector Unionization Grows
Doug Allan
The composition of the labour movement has fundamentally changed over the last twenty years. This article reviews the dramatic changes in public and private sector unionization and some surprising differences that have emerged between Ontario and the rest of Canada. Potential for growth is possible, even in the public sector.
Ontario has 1.3 million public sector workers and currently 943,000 of them are covered by a union. That means that 72.2% of public sector employees have union coverage.
Since 1997, public sector union density has modestly increased from about 70% to 72% of total public sector employees. With a significant increase in public sector employment also occurring over that period, there has been an increase in public...
ICYMI: New Powers for US Border Agents
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 October 2017 14:42
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We hoped it wouldnt come to this.
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 October 2017 08:52
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Friends,
There’s no easy way to deliver this news. Kinder Morgan is starting construction on its tanker terminal in Vancouver despite massive resistance from First Nations and communities along the line, opposition from the BC government, and without any sort of a climate test.
But the fight isn’t over yet. We know that movements like ours have the power to stop mega fossil fuel projects. Just two weeks ago, we got the good news that our movement's calls for a climate test stopped the Energy East pipeline. That’s why I’m asking you today to send a message to Prime Minister Trudeau calling on him to give Kinder Morgan a proper climate test.
To be honest with you, I hoped I’d never have to write this e-mail. As devastating climate disasters multiply...
Urgent: palm oil
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 October 2017 07:01
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ACTIVlist Update - October 24, 2017
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 October 2017 14:00
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White Rock completes the municipalization of its once privately-owned water utility
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The City of White Rock in British Columbia has completed the purchase of its once privately-owned water utility.
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