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Understanding the new Personal Support Worker (PSW) Federal Tax Credit

The federal government just announced a new tax credit for eligible personal support workers (PSWs). PSWs are healthcare professionals who provide essential care and support, assisting individuals with the activities of daily living.

Governments must protect the public interest in data centre boom

The rise of artificial intelligence is driving a wave of new data centres that power digital technologies. This coming boom will strain energy and water resources. Governments must be ready with legislation and policy that protects the public interest, not corporate profits.

A tale of two countries: new academic reports show Scotland’s public hospitals proved superior at surgical care to privatization in England

Shortcomings of two decades of privatization in England must be learnt by Ontario before it’s too late, warn advocates. Public hospitals in Scotland were more egalitarian and efficient at reducing surgical wait-times than private clinics and hospitals contracted out by England’s health system, according to new academic reports.

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Scott Moe’s Throne Speech fails Saskatchewan workers, ignores crises

After reviewing Scott Moe’s throne speech, CUPE Saskatchewan is alarmed that the government has no plans to strengthen public services, fix schools, end the health care crisis, or give workers a raise.

‘A good day is only getting hit three times’: CUPE education workers from across the province demand action at Queens Park as school violence soars across Ontario

On Saturday, October 4, hundreds of education workers from across Ontario rallied at Queens Park to demand the Ford government take immediate action to address the growing crisis of violence in schools.

CUPE Manitoba applauds key initiatives in Manitoba Net Zero Plan

CUPE Manitoba and CUPE 998, representing workers in Manitoba’s energy sector applaud today’s plan for Manitoba to reach net zero emissions.

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Section 107 is an unconstitutional attack on bargaining rights

Ever since workers and their unions won legal recognition in Canada, governments have looked for ways to limit our right to strike. For decades, federal and provincial governments relied on back-to-work legislation to break strikes, but in recent months the federal government has embraced an even less democratic approach: Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.

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Feds must move forward with EI Board of Appeals that includes workers

The federal government must keep its word to reinstitute an Employment Insurance (EI) Board of Appeals that includes worker representatives. Workers help fund our EI system and workers must play a central role in how the money is allocated and how claims are administered.

Carney's Build Canada Homes needs firm commitments to social housing

The federal Liberals have launched a new government housing agency that will focus on social housing. But the $13 billion announced for the Build Canada Homes agency will not be enough to solve the housing and homelessness crisis. This new Liberal government must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Liberals reward Air Canada's refusal to bargain fairly by crushing flight attendants' Charter rights

Air Canada asked the government to crush underpaid flight attendants’ Charter rights, and Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu only waited a few hours to deliver. The Liberal government has invoked Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end a strike by Air Canada flight attendants fighting to end unpaid work and poverty wages.