May 2, 2019
Members keen for more knowledge of EI and CPP programs
members gathered at the Unifor Family Education Centre to learn more about Employment Insurance (EI) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).
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Feb 17, 2017
Liberals' pension reforms fall woefully short for Canadian workers
While changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) recently adopted by the current federal Liberal government offer some improvement, they do not go far enough.
Feb 2, 2017
Trudeau may tweet a good game on equal rights, but his broken promises are hurting women
Emilie Taman
Promises to fix child care, maternity leave, and pensions that treat women fairly have all been broken -- and can't be forgotten because the PM has a nice tweet game.
Nov 1, 2016
Ten things to know about the federal pension debate
Nick Falvo
Allan Moscovitch
Richard Lochead
Canada has witnessed a renewed public debate on the CPP since the 2008 world financial crisis and Parliament is set to debate it this fall. Here are 10 things to keep in mind.
Jun 23, 2016
CPP expansion is a good start, but labour will keep fighting for retirement security of all Canadians
From the inception of its campaign, the labour movement has been advocating a 100% increase in CPP benefits, but the new government agreement will only see benefits increase by a little more than 33%.
Jun 21, 2016
Feds and (most) provinces agree to (very modestly) enhance pensions
Karl Nerenberg
The Trudeau government has done what the Harper Conservatives said couldn't be done. It has negotiated a deal with the provinces to raise CPP contributions and enrich pension payouts.
Mar 23, 2016
Liberal budget repairs some damage, but lacks clear direction to help working people
There is still no clear plan from the Trudeau Liberal government to strengthen the economy and help working people in Canada.
Feb 10, 2016
Canada Pension Plan Disability is failing many of the most vulnerable Canadians
This week, Canada’s Auditor General Michael Ferguson released a damning report on the state of the Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) program.
Jan 28, 2016
Ontario goes it alone on public pensions
Hugh Mackenzie
The big news out of the latest announcement from the Ontario government about the Ontario Registered Pension Plan is that there is no news.
Dec 23, 2015
Trudeau's finance minister and his provincial colleagues play Scrooge on pensions
Karl Nerenberg
There had been hope the new federal finance minister, Bill Morneau, would at last get the provinces onside to enhance the CPP/QPP. No such luck.
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