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Amazon’s Quebec closures are a wake-up call for Canada’s labour movement

2 months ago | policyalternatives.ca | Niall Harney |Jon Milton

Amazon’s January 22 closure of all seven of its warehouses in Quebec is a shocking and unprecedented attack on North American workers. Not only does this decision leave as many as 4,500 workers suddenly without a job, but it marks a major escalation in Amazon’s decades-long fight against its workers’ attempts to collectively organize. There is every reason to believe Amazon will use this tactic to prevent union drives elsewhere in Canada.
Opinion: Health workers overdue for raises

Oct 24, 2024 | winnipegfreepress.com | Niall Harney

By: Niall Harney Posted: 2:00 AM CDT Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 Health support workers dealt with some of the worst effects of government penny-pinching during the COVID-19 pandemic, with disastrous effects for staff, residents, patients and clients across health care.
Opinion: Gas tax cuts are bad fiscal policy

Aug 28, 2024 | winnipegfreepress.com | Niall Harney |Molly McCracken

By: Niall Harney and Molly McCracken Posted: 8:06 AM CDT Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 Since the oil price shocks of 2021/22, gas taxes have become highly political in Canada. Premier Danielle Smith in Alberta and Ontario Premier Doug Ford slashed gas taxes in 2021/22.
From leader to laggard: A festering crisis in long-term and home care

Jul 2, 2024 | monitormag.ca | Niall Harney |Stuart Trew |Scott Sinclair |Randy Robinson

In 1974, Manitoba launched its universal, provincewide home care program—the first of its kind in Canada; one that would be emulated by most provinces. As researcher Amy Twomey has argued, the era of reform this policy emerged from was significant for Manitoba’s long-term care and home care systems. During the 1970s, Manitoba’s continuing care system (long-term care and home care) was brought “in from the fringes” of the provincial welfare state and non-profit, universal care became entrenched.
Opinion: Tax cuts won’t be sustainable

Sep 16, 2023 | brandonsun.com | Niall Harney |Molly McCracken

Another tax measure announced in the Manitoba election by the Progressive Conservative party brings the tally of tax cuts proposed by the party above $1.2 billion (annual cost by 2027), raising serious questions about how a PC provincial government would cover revenue losses without large cuts to services or infrastructure investment.
Opinion: The changing shape of public-private partnerships

May 16, 2023 | winnipegfreepress.com | Molly McCracken |Niall Harney

By: Molly McCracken and Niall Harney Tweet Print Email Save to Read Later Five schools for the price of four — that was the deal the Pallister government got when it abandoned the plan to build schools through a Public-Private-Partnership (P3) model and used the usual public model instead. The government built five schools for the same cost using the regular process. In addition to being more expensive, P3s have been criticized for excluding local contractors, lack of transparency and loss of...
Opinion: Shapeshifting P3s in Manitoba

May 9, 2023 | brandonsun.com | Molly McCracken |Niall Harney

Five schools for the price of four — this is the deal the Pallister government got when it abandoned the plan to build schools through a public-private-partnership (P3) model and used the usual public model instead. The government built five schools for the same cost using the regular process. In addition to being more expensive, P3s have been criticized for excluding local contractors, lack of transparency and loss of public control over taxpayer-funded assets.
Opinion: Budget tax cuts a gift to the rich

Mar 23, 2023 | winnipegfreepress.com | Niall Harney

The 2023 Manitoba budget released on March 7 announced almost $1 billion in revenue cuts. Despite claims about affordability for low- and middle-income households, most Manitoba families will not receive anything near the tax savings promoted by the province. Make no mistake, these tax cuts are a giveaway to the rich that will reduce our capacity to fund public services for years.
Opinion: Tax cuts a gift to the rich

Mar 17, 2023 | brandonsun.com | Niall Harney

The 2023 Manitoba budget released on March 7 announced close to $1 billion in revenue cuts. Despite claims about affordability for low- and middle-income households, most Manitoba families will not receive anything near the tax savings promoted by the province. Make no mistake, these tax cuts are a giveaway to the rich that will reduce our capacity to fund public services for years.