Wealthy Go AWOL in Deficit Fight

TORONTO STAR, 3 SEPTEMBER, 2010 – Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, Canadian banks have enjoyed almost heroic stature for not being like those bad Wall Street banks that collapsed, triggering a global recession. ... more

Steelworkers Fighting Ontario’s Wage Freeze Project

The Liberal Government of Premier Dalton McGuinty has imposed a legislated pay freeze on all non-union workers in the Ontario public sector and broader public sector, including universities and provincially funded agencies. Steelworkers and other unions, however, are resisting the government’s effort to extend the compensation freeze to all unionized ... more

USW Update: Ontario’s Public-Sector Compensation Freeze

By Erin Weir, United Steelworkers’ Research Department, Canadian National Office Is Your Compensation Frozen? The last provincial budget (March 25, 2010) proposed a two-year compensation freeze for Ontario’s broader public sector. This policy is not limited to employees of the provincial government. The broader public sector also encompasses ... more

USW Update for U of G Staff: Public-Sector Compensation Freeze

By Erin Weir, United Steelworkers’ Research Department, Canadian National Office Is Your Compensation Frozen? The last provincial budget (March 25, 2010) proposed a two-year compensation freeze for Ontario’s broader public sector. This policy is not limited to employees of the provincial government. The broader public sector also encompasses ... more