March 18, 2011

The Quebec Budget and Pensions: A Disappointment

The Quebec Provincial Budget for 2011/2012 includes a section entitled “A Stronger Retirement Income System – Meeting the Expectations of Quebecers of Every Generation”. The content of the Liberal Government’s proposals doesn’t live up to the title. Employee and employer contributions to the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) will be increased over a 6 year period to a rate of 10.8% of covered earnings (5.4% from each side, compared to the

Les Machinistes intentent une poursuite contre Air Canada! Le syndicat prétend que la société a enfreint la Loi sur la participation publique au capital d’Air Canada

Toronto, ON – L’Association internationale des machinistes et des travailleurs et travailleuses de l’aérospatiale et son vice-président général canadien, Dave Ritchie, ont aujourd’hui introduit une requête contre Air Canada devant la Cour supérieure de justice de l’Ontario. Dans sa requête, le syndicat allègue qu’Air Canada a enfreint la Loi sur la participation publique au capital d’Air Canada en ne maintenant pas ses centres opérationnels et ses centres de révision générale

Machinists Take Air Canada to Court! Union says company breached Air Canada Public Participation Act

Toronto, ON – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and its Canadian General Vice President Dave Ritchie today, filed an application in the Ontario Superior Court against Air Canada. The suit charges that Air Canada has breached the Air Canada Public Participation Act by not maintaining operational and aircraft overhaul centres in Winnipeg, Montréal and Mississauga. The application also contends that pursuant to the Canadian Business Corporations Act,