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Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow
Lynne Fernandez | SAFE Workers of Tomorrow (SWOT) has grown into a respected organization that is educating young workers and employers how to work safe.
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Social enterprises create pride through decent work
Josh Brandon, Molly McCracken | Social enterprises fill an important gap in Manitoba's economy for those struggling to enter the workforce.
News
High risk of injury for young workers prompts B.C. schools and students to act
Sarah Beuhler | A new pilot project in B.C. aims to address the risks associated with work and raise awareness about young workers' rights in the workplace.
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EI changes in Budget 2016: What workers need to know
Angella MacEwen | The EI changes announced in the budget are largely positive, but many details are still missing, and some stinkers from Harper are left unchanged.
Columnists
On strike! Breathing new life into established labour models
Rick Salutin | Is there any reason to think strikes and the unions which call them will ever reacquire the aura of romance and moral legitimacy they once had? Yes, there is.
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Milestones of the new economy: One T4 slip at tax time
Kaylie Tiessen | Job searchers are facing a post-2000 labour market that offers increasingly precarious work. For Kaylie Tiessen, last year's T4 slip is a symbol of the stability that she wishes for all Canadians.
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The 'opportunity' to work for free
Scott Vrooman | Working for free is an "opportunity" in the same way that a dumpster behind a Taco Bell is an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Columnists
The problem with Stephen Poloz's advice for Canadian youth
Rick Salutin | In a superbly ill-timed, ill-advised recommendation to young, unemployed Canadians, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has told them to "Get some real-life experience even if it's for free."
Columnists
It's not about old vs. young. Growing inequality is the real problem.
Linda McQuaig | The corporate spin that pits old against young studiously avoids the root cause of the problem: policies that have led to a dramatically rising gap between rich and poor of all ages.
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Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad job numbers
Angella MacEwen | Last week Statistics Canada released their first set of job numbers since July 2014. And the news was dismal.
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Wanted: Big ideas to tackle youth unemployment
Kayle Hatt | The Parliamentary Finance Committee has been researching youth unemployment. Missing in their new report are big ideas to actually tackle the problem of youth unemployment.
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How can we create good jobs in Canada?
rabble staff | The Good Jobs Summit is trying to spark a conversation about the economy and creating good jobs, and finding solutions to high youth unemployment and precarious work.