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International Women's Day March, 2017, Los Angeles. Image Credit: Molly Adams/Wikimedia Commons
Don't let the Liberals co-opt the need for a feminist recovery
Maya Bhullar | This year, during a pandemic, let's make International Women's Day 2021 really matter.
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Economist Armine Yalnizyan. Image credit: David J. Climenhaga
Women's employment rates in Alberta return to levels not seen since the '80s
David J. Climenhaga | Unlike the attention devoted to young men's unemployment, issues surrounding women's employment rates attract hostility from the UCP and inattention from media.
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Alberta Legislature, Edmonton, Alberta. (Image: Jeff Wallace/Flickr)
Alberta sheds jobs while the rest of the country creates them
David J. Climenhaga | If Jason Kenney and the UCP stay the course, the reasonable expectation should be that job losses in Alberta will continue to get worse.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a skills and training announcement. Photo: Adam Scotti/PMO
Will a 40-year low in unemployment help the Liberals win re-election?
Duncan Cameron | Expect to hear a lot about how the Liberal government has managed the economy so as to benefit Canadians, from now until the October 21 federal election.
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Street in Calgary. Photo: Brian Burke/flickr
Homelessness and employment: The case of Calgary
Nick Falvo | Too few jobs, inadequate income assistance programs, major health challenges and a lack of subsidized child care all pose barriers to employment for persons experiencing homelessness.
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Former inmates have trouble finding work, whether at fast food restaurants, offices or factories. Photo: Daniel Lee/Flickr
The John Howard Society shows people beyond their criminal records
Meagan Gillmore | In the first in a three-part series, a look at the challenges experienced by former prisoners looking for work in Canada.
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Where have all the jobs gone?
Penney Kome | Automation was supposed to bring a world of leisure and abundance, not widespread unemployment.
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The new EI appeals process isn't working. Here's why.
Angella MacEwen | Last weekend, Quebec unions and activists issued a joint statement on the appeals process in employment insurance, calling on Trudeau to review the process.
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Here's why the EI system is not working and what can be done
Teuila Fuatai | Too many jobless workers are not getting the help they need through EI. Labour reporter Teuila Fuatai discusses why with Canadian Labour Congress senior economist Angella MacEwen.
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Regional distribution of benefits highlights inequity in EI system
Teuila Fuatai | Qualifying for employment insurance based on your postal code is not working. Carleton University economist Frances Woolley discusses why with rabble labour reporter Teuila Fuatai.
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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall
Unequal access to extended EI benefits sows confusion in snubbed regions
Teuila Fuatai | The Liberals' extended employment insurance benefits to regions suffering higher-than-normal jobless rates have reignited a debate around the entire program. rabble's labour reporter investigates.
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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?