The two New Brunswicks: One for the rich, one for everyone else
There are two versions of New Brunswick. One is occupied by Premier Blaine Higgs and those in his orbit. The ...
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‘People deserve a living wage’: Minimum wage increase not enough for decent quality of life, critics say
Audio report via CHMA 106. 9 FM: New Brunswick’s minimum wage went up by one dollar on Friday, ...
New Brunswick needs to start investing in workers
It is time that the minimum wage is raised to a livable wage and for all workers to have paid ...
An open letter to the Freedom Convoy: You are not revolutionaries
On January 6, 2021, just over 2,000 working-class Americans took to the United States Capitol to protest. Convinced that Donald ...
Legitimate grievances of truckers overshadowed by agitators, says prof
Though truckers are supposed to be the central actors in the current convoy protests that have led this week to ...
Volunteer work to support seniors: a government strategy that raises many questions
In early January 2022, we learned that nearly 500 New Brunswick health care workers are no longer at work because ...
New Brunswickers need rent control and more paid sick days: NB Union
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve heard our elected officials state many times, “We are all in this together.” New Brunswick’s ...
Higgs should follow lead of Nova Scotia on paid sick leave
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the New Brunswick and record-high case numbers, it’s time Premier Higgs and his ...
Back to work: The black hole of labour relations
Back to work laws are the black hole of labour relations, a place where labour disputes are sent to disappear. ...
In this battle with CUPE, it’s Higgs’ government that has the credibility problem
Communications during a strike almost always boils down to a battle for public support. That is certainly the case in ...
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