Tag: Employment Insurance
Labour groups say premiers need to demand Ottawa fix EI to help jobless
REGINA – Labour groups from across the country say Canada’s premiers need to pressure Ottawa to change the employment insurance system.The Canadian Labour Congress says new job numbers show the […]
Read more »Alberta Federation of Labour calling for changes
The Alberta Federation of Labour is calling for changes to the Employment Insurance Program following the latest jobless numbers. The stats, which were released this morning, show Canada’s jobless rate […]
Read more »Long EI waits leave Albertans struggling: Hundreds turn to welfare system
CALGARY- When Heather Eide applied for employment insurance, she didn’t expect she’d have to wait more than two months. At 23, she had never been laid off before. She was […]
Read more »Alberta employment figures fall further and faster than other provinces
When it comes to employment, new figures from Statistics Canada show that Alberta has fallen further and faster over the past six months than any other province. Between October 2008 […]
Read more »Albertans pay a heavy price for UI
EDMONTON – Thousands of unemployed Albertans have been left without adequate means of support and hundreds of millions of dollars have been drained away from the Alberta economy – all […]
Read more »EI system has failed Alberta workers
EDMONTON – The federal government’s new Employment Insurance system has failed to provide working people in Alberta with kind of protection they need and deserve, says Audrey Cormack, president of […]
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