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Labour Day Canada

What Does Labour Day Mean to You?

Carole Kanchier | Posted 11.02.2012 | Canada
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Carole Kanchier

Labour Day is so much a part of our culture that we rarely pause to consider its purpose and meaning. Labour Day is often more associated with fairs and a long weekend, than its original meaning -- a celebration of workers. How has the meaning and structure of work changed since the late 19th-century?

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Labour Day 2011: What Has Gone Wrong in Canada for Working People?

Ken Georgetti | Posted 11.04.2011 | Canada
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Ken Georgetti

One answer is the seemingly insatiable greed of the super rich. It's time for not just union members but all Canadians to demand changes. If we don't start standing up for ourselves, we'll take an even bigger fall in the years ahead.

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