August 24, 2011
Source: Canadian Labour Congress
On Labour Day we ask: what has gone so wrong in Canada for working people?
There was a time in Canada - not that very long ago - when a working person could expect to have a family-supporting job throughout their life.
For an honest day's labour, a worker could raise their kids, buy a house, pay off the mortgage, take vacations, have weekends off, help send the kids through college and retire with a modest but liveable pension.
Your job was relatively secure and the employer showed loyalty for good work. And employers benefited too, because working families had the income to buy their goods and services.
Read the full statement here.