Protect Our Pensions!
Working people have the right to retire from their job with dignity and security.
Today, that right is under threat.
The global financial crisis has wreaked havoc on our economy. Not only has the recession resulted in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs, it threatens the funding and future viability of workers' pensions.
The CAW Pension Charter states that all Canadians must be able to comfortably enjoy their retirement, and a decent standard of living without risk of poverty. Governments must do everything in their power to protect all pensions. Since they set the funding rules for both public and private pension plans, they must also guarantee a safety net for those faced with insufficient funding.
The Ontario government has indicated its Pension Benefit Guarantee Fund is ill-equipped to handle the pension shortfall suffered by workers in the face of major corporate bankruptcies in the province and hasn't committed to backstopping the fund to cover its pension obligations.
Workers need protection now! Let the provincial government know that pensions must be protected!
Save the Federal Gun Registry! Say NO to Bill C-391
The CAW has joined with hundrds of thousands of Canadians aross this country calling on MPs to vote NO when Bill C-391 returns for third and final reading in Parliament in the coming month. Bill C-391 is a Conservative-lead private members bill intended to dismantle Canada's long gun registry - the existing government program that administers the registration of rifles and shotguns.
It's devastating that the Conservative government is trying to dismantle the national gun registry, with the help of members of the NDP and Liberal parties.
