As of September 1, British Columbia is number one in Canada on at least one list: worst minimum wage in the country. In April of 2009, New Brunswick tied B.C. for lowest minimum wage, raising the lowest hourly pay...
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"ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama will nominate Gen. Eric Shinseki (Ret.) to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Shinseki, 66, served as Chief of Staff for the Army from 1999 until 2003, and is...
"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...
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Who is running our cities in BC? And what can citizens do when governance of them seem to be spinning out of control? Do you think our un-elected city management staff have too much power, and along with our elected officials, tend to abuse the power of public office...
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Cast your mind back nine years to a time when the Labour party had recently stormed to power and a wave of public optimism still swept the nation. We may have been duped but back then Labour did implement some...
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A Washington Post poll would have confirmed popular wisdom. It is blue collar workers who suffer the most during economical crisis. Poll "reveals that may low-wage workers in the United States are struggling...
Junk mail, junk mail, spam, spam, porn, oh what's this a letter. Well condensing my massive email account this week I came across an interesting letter from a friend demanding "justice" and perhaps a...
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People trying to live on the minimum wage set by the Labour Government found it impossible to survive in London. The new Major has listened and proposes a dramatic pay increase which thousands of the lowest paid...
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OpinonBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly in the world of Terrorism, you can be rest assured when caught, al-Qaeda Terrorists will "Squeal Like Little Piggies" to help themselves by cutting a deal with...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAn accused Islamic Terrorist caught "Dead to Rights" in his emails professing destruction of the free world and desire to be with Osama Bin Laden, along with other hard...
Benin's intro: By now, I am sure that most of you who are reading this know of the severity of the political climate in Zimbabwe. In my opinion it is just absolutely appalling. The Association of Zimbabwe Journalists put out this statement that appears below...
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"An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.On a...
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Great, now I'll never be able to afford a cab..."Toronto's taxi drivers say it's getting harder to make a living and they're looking to city hall for a raise.Drivers like Faisal Mushtaq point to the soaring price...
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The trend towards a labor market of working poors in Germany spells out trouble for the rest of Europe's economies. An audio comment. A copy of the referenced report can be retrieved here (in German).
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The UK coastguard has gone on strike as of 7am this morning."Union members at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have gone on strike over pay levels.The Public and Commercial Services Union said about 700 of its...
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