{"id":1241,"date":"2023-03-29T04:56:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T10:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamaw2734.ca\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2023-03-29T04:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T10:56:42","slug":"better-pay-and-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iamaw2734.ca\/?p=1241","title":{"rendered":"Better Pay and Benefits<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Budget 2023: Progress for workers but only scratches the surface of pressing crises<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Bruske: Workers will benefit from good, sustainable jobs but budget falls short on affordability and care<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OTTAWA \u2013 While today\u2019s federal budget includes measures to create good, sustainable jobs and ease financial pressures for some, more action is needed to extend a helping hand to hard-pressed families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCanada\u2019s unions applaud the government\u2019s investment in sustainable jobs and training, which will benefit workers as our economy shifts to address the climate crisis,\u201d said Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress. \u201cThe government\u2019s move to attach strings to tax credits to ensure that investments in clean energy create good jobs is positive. We will continue pressing for unionized, low\u2011carbon jobs across all sectors of our economy to ensure workers aren\u2019t left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget 2023 fulfills a significant commitment made in the agreement between the New Democrats and the Liberal government by expanding dental care, benefiting approximately nine million Canadians. However, we were alarmed to see three percent cuts to public sector funding, which could have a significant impact on workers and the services that people rely on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well, today\u2019s budget only scratches the surface of Canada\u2019s care crisis. Provincial health funding does not go far enough without accountability to ensure health care is publicly delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmerican-style, for-profit clinics drain resources from public systems, costing more and driving up wait times, with dire consequences,\u201d said Bruske. \u201cOur health care system is being slammed by extreme staffing shortages. We need a fully funded workforce plan to retain care workers and recruit staff where they are needed, and direct investments to bolster public health care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government missed an opportunity to overhaul our failing Employment Insurance (EI) system and invest in prescription drug coverage for all Canadians. \u201cThe affordability crisis means public programs like universal pharmacare and EI are more critical than ever. It is disappointing that the federal government continues to resist calls to implement a full pharmacare program and fix our inadequate EI system,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada\u2019s unions are also calling for the government to tackle rampant corporate greed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe proposed grocery rebate will provide some relief, but it fails to tackle the root of the problem: corporations putting profits before people. While we welcome the introduction of a new 2% tax on share buybacks and a corporate beneficial ownership registry it doesn\u2019t go far enough. Workers are tired of watching their budgets get stretched further while big business rakes in blockbuster profits,\u201d said Bruske.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada\u2019s unions will continue to press for the government to make corporations and Canada\u2019s wealthiest pay their fair share, for investments that put money back in workers\u2019 wallets and tackle soaring shelter costs, and concrete action to address the staffing crisis in our care systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>613-526-7426<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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