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Unemployment News FeedMarch 22, 2007 - 9:16am
The following articles are fed through PovNet from outside mainstream and independent news sites, advocacy organizations, non-profits and government sites with the keywords unemployment, employment insurance, unemployed. These stories are not moderated and do not necessarily reflect the views of PovNet. More berry pickers appeal decisionVANCOUVER | Three farmworkers have appealed a Federal Tax
Court decision that found they had inflated their hours when
applying for unemployment insurance in 1997, lawyer Sarah Khan said
Friday. Jobless level rises againUnemployment rose last month for third month in a row in signs that labour market is weakening Drug-hunting dogs ready to go back to schoolMONTREAL -- After two weeks of unemployment, a German
shepherd is back on the job this week, ready to be sent back to a
high school in Quebec's Laurentians, north of Montreal, to sniff for
drugs. Unions take EI surplus fight to Supreme CourtLabour unions appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to argue the federal government has been improperly spending billions of surplus dollars in the unemployment insurance fund. Unions take EI surplus fight to Supreme CourtLabour unions appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to argue the federal government has been improperly spending billions of surplus dollars in the unemployment insurance fund. Unions take EI surplus fight to Supreme CourtLabour unions appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday to argue the federal government has been improperly spending billions of surplus dollars in the unemployment insurance fund. The Government of Canada helps St. John's residents gain skills and jobsUnions in court to get $54 billion returnedOTTAWA -- Canadian unions are heading to the Supreme Court of
Canada tomorrow seeking a declaration that a $54-billion surplus
that accumulated in the federal employment insurance fund was spent
in an unconstitutional way and should be returned to employers and
employees. CLC seeks Supreme Court ruling on ei surplusOTTAWA -- The Canadian labour movement is heading to the
Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday seeking a declaration that a
$54-billion surplus that accumulated in the federal employment
insurance fund was spent in an unconstitutional way and should be
returned to employers and employees. Two large Quebec unions and the
Canadian Labour Congress will argue the surplus, which was diverted
to general revenue and spent on such things as debt reduction,
amounted to an indirect tax that was spent in an abusive way. "In
systematically accumulating a significant and excessive surplus and
in using that surplus for non-employment insurance related purposes,
the federal government has exceeded its constitutional authority,"
the Canadian Labour Congress, an intervenor in the case, contends in
a court brief. Unions demand EI surplus refundThe Canadian labour movement is heading to the Supreme Court
of Canada tomorrow seeking a declaration that a $54-billion surplus
that accumulated in the federal employment insurance fund was spent
in an unconstitutional way and should be returned to employers and
employees. "Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism"Renowned political analyst Kevin Phillips argues successive administrations have imperiled the US economy by a combination of shortsighted policies and a trend against regulation. These include unparalleled credit card debts, the expansion of financial industries such as hedge funds, ballooning national debts, and deliberately altering statistics like inflation and unemployment to mask the accurate picture. [includes rush transcript] Manitoba First Nation hires job-finding companyA Manitoba reserve has hired a new company promising to solve one of its most pressing problems: sky-high unemployment rates. U.S. sheds fewer jobs than expected in AprilU.S. Labor Department says employers cut 20,000 jobs – far fewer than the 80,00 that had been predicted – while unemployment rate dipped to 5 per cent
SASKATCHEWAN PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM STRONG ECONOMYSaskatchewan had the most significant decrease across Canada in the number of residents receiving Employment Insurance benefits in February, according to a report released by Statistics Canada. Jobless jump in Northeast B.C.The year-over-year unemployment rate in B.C.'s Northeast
jumped 0.6 percentage points to 3.8% (three-month moving average) in
March, marking the first time since December 2006 that the region
did not have the lowest unemployment rate in the province.
Unemployment rate by region: B.C. beats national jobless rateThe jobless rate in British Columbia rose 0.2% in March as
the labour force grew (+0.8) faster than the number individuals with
jobs (+0.6). Numbers of both part-time (+1.2%) and full-time (+0.5%)
positions in the province were up in March. Here's the unemployment
rate across the West: History Hints a Recession Would Hit City HardBusiness-tax revenues and the number of building permits are dropping while unemployment and office space availability are creeping up. All are troubling signs for the city. Seeking the Key to Employment for Ex-ConsNewarkâs two leading problems, crime and unemployment, are intertwined with the plight of the 2,300 men and women who come home from prison each year. Annual Alberta Labour Market Review now availableHigh employment, low unemployment, and increased employment among Aboriginal people are some of the highlights found in the 2007 Annual Alberta Labour Market Review. Read more [Alberta Government News Feed] The Government of Canada helps people in Kamloops gain skills and jobs
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