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A member of Canadian Union of Public Empleyees holding a sign which says. "How can a worker be both essential and unworthy of a living wage?"

New Brunswick Public Sector Workers Force Government Retreat

November 22, 2021Corey Snoek

New Brunswick’s public sector general strike has come to an end. A majority of CUPE locals voted last week for a contract that will see a 2 percent pay raise each year of the five-year agreement. On top of this, workers will receive a 25 cent per hour wage increase per year. Crucially, casual workers […]

PEI Election: Greens Breakthrough

May 1, 2019Corey Snoek

PEI’s April election turfed out the Liberals after three consecutive terms. The economy is booming but ordinary people haven’t benefited. The housing crisis has pushed the apartment vacancy rate to virtually zero, the lowest of any Canadian city. Rents are rising rapidly and new developments overwhelmingly expensive. Housing prices have increased by a third between […]