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December 21st, 2016Today, Statistics Canada reported average weekly earnings of $953.88 for October 2016, down $1.33 from...
Disastrous Trade and Job Numbers for Saskatchewan
December 20th, 2016 Statistics Canada reported today that, from September to October, Saskatchewan had by far the largest drop in...
Unemployment Rate in Sask. Above Quebec for First Time on Record
November 4th, 2016 Statistics Canada reported today that Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate rose to 6.9% last month – the highest provincial unemployment rate...
Economic Update Reveals Low Cost of Extending EI in Regina
November 1st, 2016 Today’s federal economic update reveals that excluding Regina from the extended Employment Insurance (EI) benefits provided everywhere else in...
Regina Running Out of EI as Extended Benefits Kick In Elsewhere
September 22nd, 2016 Today’s Statistics Canada figures suggest that Regina workers are running out of Employment Insurance (EI) as extended...
Next NDP Leader Needs Strong Corporate Tax Plan
September 9th, 2016 Ahead of next week’s federal NDP caucus retreat, Regina–Lewvan MP Erin Weir is asking prospective leadership candidates...
Morneau & Doherty Must Include Regina in Extended EI
August 16th, 2016 Regina–Lewvan MP Erin Weir is calling on federal finance minister Bill Morneau to finally include Regina in...
MP Weir to Host Regina Town Hall on Electoral Reform
August 3rd, 2016 Regina–Lewvan MP Erin Weir will host a Regina town hall on electoral reform at 7pm on...
Emergency Meeting Needed on Phoenix Pay Debacle
July 25th, 2016 -- NDP Public Services and Procurement Critic, Erin Weir, made the following statement: “I am calling,...