Members of Congress Plan to Live on Minimum Wage for a Week
(Ron Edmonds/AP Photo|Susan Walsh/AP Photo|Scott J. Ferrell/Getty Images) A trio of Democratic politicians are about to find out what it’s like to be poor. Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. and Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, announced today that they plan to “step into the shoes o…
PEI should apply same changes made to workers’ pensions to deputy ministers’ pensions | National…
PEI deputy ministers will no longer receive benefits for two pension years for every one year of work, but government wants to increase base pay by $50,000. Charlottetown (21 July 2014) — The President of the PEI Union of Public Sector Employees (PEIUPSE/NUPGE), Debbie Bovyer, says “the province sho…
CBC My Region – Halifax airport first in North America to go all self-serve
Next time you book a flight, be prepared to check your own luggage at the Halifax airport. The only option now is self-serve. (Angela MacIvor/CBC)