Feb 12, 2016
Job numbers highlight need for urgent EI reform
It takes time for infrastructure spending to kick in and create jobs, so let's act now to stop penalizing unemployed workers, get them the benefits they paid into and so urgently need.
employment insurance
Jan 11, 2016
Canada needs a job creation and just transition plan
2015 was a rocky year for jobs, and trends show 2016 could be even worse without government action. The Canadian Labour Congress cautions that our medium-term economic situation is still precarious.
Oct 14, 2015
Election 2015: Where do the federal parties stand on EI reform?
Laurell Ritchie
The NDP and Liberals have both promised to repeal the Conservatives' 2012 EI changes. Can they actually do it? And where do the other parties stand?
Stop the cuts: an overview of Harper Conservative cuts to the public services in Canada
Reports
The Public Service Alliance of Canada had created an information series on the the Conservative governments cuts to public services.
Jun 18, 2015
Service Canada backlog out of control, independent assessment needed
The backlog of Employment Insurance claims at Service Canada has risen to more than 253,700 by the end of March.
Apr 21, 2015
Conservative budget balanced on the backs of the unemployed
Angella MacEwen
Joe Oliver's 2015 federal budget was superficially balanced, but under the surface are very real imbalances -- a generational imbalance, and environmental imbalance, and an infrastructure imbalance.
Mar 10, 2015
Riding the roller-coaster: What lower oil prices mean for Canada's economy
Jim Stanford explains why oil prices have fallen so dramatically, what it will mean -- and how Canada can learn from this latest downturn to build a more stable and diversified economy.
Feb 18, 2015
New survey shows EI reforms hurting the public, workers
A recent survey of Service Canada's front line workers in Quebec paints a troubling picture of frustrated clients and poor morale for workers due to drastic changes to the EI program.
Jan 16, 2015
Unifor urges change to EI qualifying hours, after mass Target layoff
Unifor is urging federal Minister of Employment Jason Kenney to provide emergency access to employment insurance benefits for Target workers who won't otherwise qualify.
Jan 14, 2015
Employment insurance and Harper's flexibility fanaticism
Katie Mazer
Federal governments have recited the tired story of unemployed people and seasonal workers as lazy. But isn't reducing access to EI and creating a disposable workforce actually lazy governance?
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