Aboriginal Activist Clayton Thomas-Muller – “[I]ndustrialization has damaged our relationship to the earth” Continue reading Clayton Thomas-Muller @ Good Green Jobs for All
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A Good Green Job is…
We asked people who attended the Good Green Jobs for All conference to tell us what they thought a good green job was. Take a look and share with us what you think a Good Green Job is.
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Think Globally, Fight Locally!
How can a green economy be part of building good jobs and economic recovery?
The Harper government is arguing that we can’t afford to be green—we are saying we can’t afford not to. Continue reading Think Globally, Fight Locally!
Growing Green Collar Jobs
New York, NY – October 27: The Green Collar Jobs Roundtable, a multi-stakeholder New York City-based campaign today released its Roadmap—a strategy to ensure that the green economy’s growth creates broadly shared prosperity in New York City. Continue reading Growing Green Collar Jobs
Good Jobs for All – International Day of Climate Action
Toronto – On October 24 members of the Good Jobs for All Coalition joined people all over the world to demand real solutions to the climate crisis. Continue reading Good Jobs for All – International Day of Climate Action
Energy Minister to Spur Job Creation
The new Ontario requirement that grid-connected solar projects include a minimum amount of local content is causing a stir in Germany, where manufacturers say Canada is breaching its obligations to the World Trade Organization. Continue reading Energy Minister to Spur Job Creation
Toronto’s Diverse Communities Call for Green Jobs
TORONTO – On Friday October 23, representatives from diverse, multi-lingual communities called on all levels of government to invest in a green economy to create good jobs and lift people out of poverty. Continue reading Toronto’s Diverse Communities Call for Green Jobs
Feds announce cash for retraining ‘hardest hit’ workers
Meanwhile, the Good Jobs for All Coalition, a Toronto-based network of labour and community organizations, urged the government to listen to their recommendation of reducing the hours needed to access EI to 360. Continue reading Feds announce cash for retraining ‘hardest hit’ workers
Fix EI now, Coalition Cries
Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system is flawed and in dire need of repair. In fact, it sucks.
So says Judy Rebick, CAW Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy at Ryerson University. Continue reading Fix EI now, Coalition Cries
EI Short Change
I started the day Monday (September 21) sitting at the back of a banquet hall at the downtown Hilton watching 1,000 T-dot business folks give a lukewarm welcome to what had been billed as a major speech by Michael Ignatieff outlining his economic vision. Continue reading EI Short Change