One question I get asked when I talk about working class is whether retirees are working class.
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Do retirees belong to the working class?
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Another community lost its ambulatory care.
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Egg plant workers to vote on new contract
If ratified, the contract will give the 50 or so workers increases to wages, health benefits, shift premiums, and footwear allowances.
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Construction engineers file for unionization
If successful, this would affect about 3 workers.
Even though Alberta has seen a gain of tens of thousands of full-time jobs in each of the last two months, it’s still 7,500 short of August’s levels.
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Are stay-at-home parents working class?
One question I get asked when I talk about working class is whether stay-at-home parents are working class.
For some workers, this new contract will mean a 18.5% over the next 6 years.
The workers, who are employed in the small village by Rahr Malting, are requesting better overtime pay, more holidays, and increases to parental leave and clothing allowance.
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Most Canadian workers can’t afford to retire
86% of Canadian workers between 55 and 64 years old can’t afford to retire unless they make changes to their lifestyle. And the attack on unions is partly to blame.
Their last contract included 3 years of wages that kept up with inflation. Not so much this time around.