Tory Leader's promise to eliminate 100,000 public sector jobs is "extremist," union president Warren (Smokey) Thomas says. ...
Category: Government Finance and the Economy
Happening: Aecon says Waterloo LRT project deal finalized
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Heard: NDP says high power costs drive companies out of province
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Unemployment rate edges higher to 7.4 per cent
Just in time for an election campaign in which jobs and the economy are key issues, some hard data from Statistics Canada for candidates to bandy about. ...
Tentative agreement reached for Resolute workers
In addition to pay hikes, contract continues a partnership with Unifor on efficiency and workplace safety. ...
NDP says tax credit will help cut jobless rate in Ontario
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the party's tax credits could create up to 170,000 jobs by paying employers 10 per cent of the salaries of new hires. ...
Unilever plant shutdown to help focus campaign on jobs
The Brampton soup-making plant will close by the spring of 2016, eliminating 280 jobs as production moves to Missouri. ...
Reality check: Will the NDP balance the books by 2017-2018?
New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath says she plans to balance the books by 2017-2018, but in a different way than the Liberals and Conservatives are promising. ...
Heard: Hydro One profit falls 7 per cent, despite revenue jump
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Union aims to keep ‘right-to-work’ laws a front-burner issue
The Ontario Public Sector Employees Union is enlisting help from a South Carolina state senator in its effort to show the potential harm it sees in Conservative Leader Tim Hudak's proposed labour reforms. ...