Tag Archives: Canadian economy
All is quiet on the Navistar front
When and if Navistar’s idled Richmond Street truck plant re-opens remain in serious doubt. No new talks are scheduled despite a willingness by the Canadian Auto Worker’s union and the company to return to the bargaining table. The plant’s 350 … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian employment, Trucking industry
Times are tough for (almost) everyone
By Ben Eisen Policy Analyst Frontier Centre for Public Policy Working for the Canadian government has been a sweet deal for a long time. In addition to job security, outstanding benefits and generous pensions, federal employees are paid, on average, … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian economy, Canadian employment, Federal politics
Ontario’s economy cannot prosper without a vigorous manufacturing sector
Posted by Ian: Thanks to Serge Lavoie for the heads up on this positive look at this region’s manufacturing base. With plants and factories shuttered the length of South Edgeware and the Ford plant teetering, let’s hope that indeed the … Continue reading
11.2 per cent and rising
It’s Thanksgiving, but Londoners have no reason to be thankful for the latest job numbers. Unemployment in the London-St. Thomas area edged up in September for the tenth straight month — to 11.2% from 11.1% — despite a surprising drop … Continue reading
Recession over? Come visit St. Thomas
By HANK DANISZEWSKI, SUN MEDIA Maybe Mark Carney should take a stroll along South Edgeware Road in St. Thomas before he declares this recession over. Last week the governor of the Bank of Canada predicted our economy would start to … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian economy, Canadian employment, City of St. Thomas
An improved Employment Insurance program would provide a better stimulus to the economy
OTTAWA – An improved Employment Insurance program would provide a better stimulus to the economy than anything the federal government has tried so far, says Canadian Labour Congress President Ken Georgetti. He was responding to the release by Statistics Canada … Continue reading
Navistar under scrutiny
The Ontario government will go after Navistar International Corp. if it has failed to meet obligations it made when the province gave it $30 million in assistance to keep its Chatham truck plant open six years ago, Economic Development Minister … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian employment, Trucking industry
As jobs go, so do political fortunes
“St. Thomas, London, St Catharines, Oshawa – a lot of people who voted Conservative last time around are unemployed right now,” said Peter Woolstencroft, a political scientist at the University of Waterloo, which is located in one of the province’s … Continue reading
Filed under Automotive Industry, Canadian economy, City Scope, Federal politics
A Train That Is Leaving the Station
Auto workers in Detroit should be learning how to build and service electric cars powered by hydrogen or new battery technology. Laid off construction workers should be learning how to install solar panels or how to insulate buildings to save … Continue reading
