April 28th is designated by Royal Statute as, a ‘Day of Mourning for Person’s Killed or Injured in the Workplace’. The Statute declares that, “it is desirable that Canadians should designate a day of mourning to remember workers killed, disabled or injured in the workplace and workers afflicted with industrial disease.” This day is critical to public awareness and support of our collective efforts to save worker lives. The
II Beyond the poverty line In the first part of this series, we talked about how universal public benefits do a reasonable job of bringing most Canadian seniors into the vicinity of the poverty line. But do they allow you to maintain your standard living, if you were above the poverty line when you were working? If you were earning $60,000 a year before you retired, then $22,000,
What will you live on when you are retired? Will it be enough? What Can you do about it? We’ll try to answer those questions in a three-part series. There are three main sources of retirement income in Canada: Public Benefits: Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Canada/Quebec Pension Plan Workplace Pensions Personal Savings (including RRSPs) Let’s start with the Public Benefits: a) Old Age Security (OAS) This
A. PENSIONS: 1. OLD AGE SECURITY BENEFIT (Monthly, at age 65, January/2015) $564.87 -adjusted quarterly OAS/GIS can be deferred up to 5 years (to age 70), with an increase of 0.6% for each month of deferral 2. CANADA/QUEBEC PENSION PLAN (2015) * Maximum Monthly Retirement Benefit at age 65 $1,065.00 [Reduction of 0.58%(CPP)/0.56%(QPP)per month for retirement 60-64; Increase of 0.70% per month for retirement 65-70]
The IAM is proud to support the Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre. WASAC is helping to remove barriers for thousands of children annually and is Canada’s largest employer for Aboriginal children and youth. www.wasac.ca
L'AIM est fire d'appuyer le «Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport Achievement Centre». Chaque année, WASAC contribue à éliminer les obstacles pour des milliers d'enfants. WASAC est le plus grand employeur du Canada pour les enfants et les jeunes autochtones. www.wasac.ca
Every February we acknowledge the achievements of black workers who do so much to enrich our communities, workplaces and country. Despite a long and valued record of accomplishments, many contributions of this community of workers, human rights activists and visionaries remains absent in our history books. A Canadian Labour Congress multi-media web site tackles this omission, by drawing attention to the successes of black workers in our economic,
The world’s leading retail labels commit to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh before the midnight deadline. The Accord now covers more than 1000 Bangladeshi garment factories. Implementation starts now! IndustriALL Global Union and UNI Global Union in a powerful alliance with leading NGOs, Clean Clothes Campaign and Workers Rights Consortium have changed the rules of the game for workers in Bangladesh. We welcome the
April 29, 2013 In the wake of the horrifying factory collapse in Bangladesh that has taken the lives of more than 400 workers and injured many more, there are things that can be done to respond to this disaster and to prevent future tragedies — by governments, by retailers, apparel brands, consumers and investors. IndustriALL Global Union and IndustriALL Bangladesh Council is calling on the Bangladeshi government to take urgent
Each year the Machinist Union joins with Labour Nationally and Labour accredited Health and Safety agencies nation- wide in the effort to remember those tragically killed or maimed in the course of employment and, just as importantly, to continue to highlight the carnage and personal loss created by workplace accidents and disease. These efforts are critical to enhancing public awareness for our collective efforts to save lives and protect workers
