Coronavirus: Canada lost 1 million jobs in March
Data shows the country’s employment plunged by 1,011,000, or 5.3 per cent.
Canada’s Unemployment Rate To Be Highest In 70 Years: CCPA
Two million Canadians have already lost or are at immediate risk of losing their jobs in the COVID-19 crisis, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to an estimated 13.9 per cent, says a new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
“The unemployment rate in March is on track to be the highest in 70 years, and we’re only at the beginning of the economic fallout,” analysis author David Macdonald said in a statement emailed to media.
The Coronavirus Is About To Expose Just How Broken Our Welfare State Really Is
We are all about to experience the consequences of an anemic welfare state that does the bare minimum and nothing more.
Fed’s are spending so much money, they’ll need your taxes dollars and encourage you to go back to work as soon as you can.
Don’t.
Your employers that laid you off so they didn’t have to cover your wages during this period are going to be desperate. They need you to go back to work as soon as possible so they can be rich again and treat you like dirt.
Don’t go back.
If millions of people suddenly refuse to go back to work, the government doesn’t have any choice but to force employers to offer better wages and benefits. They’ll have to treat you like a valued member of society.The government can’t afford to have you NOT working, and they won’t be able to afford to support you.Things will change.
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Gig economy could be dragging down wages for everyone — even those with regular employment
Almost
a third of Canadians currently engage in some form of freelance,
contract, part-time or otherwise precarious work. According the report,
the surplus of informal human capital has reduced pressure on employers
to maintain regular and sufficient wage increases.