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Manitoba labour and taxes spark weekend reflections
A Manitoba reader vents about PST at eight percent in Manitoba versus five in Saskatchewan and zero in Alberta. They discuss tax inequities, education taxes on residential and farm land, and the shift of workers to Alberta’s oil patch. They note rising public sector wages, union mergers forming Unifor, and debate unions’ relevance today.
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Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
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