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 →

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 →

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 →

TORONTO—Thousands of unemployed, retired and concerned community members rallied in downtown Toronto on Saturday afternoon demanding that MPs use their last full week in Ottawa to fix Employment Insurance and take action to create good, long-term jobs.

“A plan for good, green jobs is the long-term solution,” said Winnie Ng, Co-chair of the Good Jobs for All Coalition. “In the next week, we need Michael Ignatieff to finally call the government’s bluff and fix EI because unemployment insurance is the most effective economic stabiliser and making it more accessible is the right thing to do. We’re calling on all MPs to work together to pass a bill that’s one vote away from delivering financial relief to thousands of families that have been thrown out of work through no fault of their own.” Continue reading Thousands demonstrate in Toronto for Good Jobs →