Good Jobs Summit: Friday, October 3, 2014
How do we create good jobs in Canada?That's the main question for the first ever Good Jobs Summit, being hosted this weekend by Unifor (and in partnership with Ryerson University, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Canadian Federation of Students).Tune in from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. for the Centre for Labour Management Relations (CLMR) Research Symposium, and then again from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the Good Jobs Debate.Tweet our reporters Jeanie (@maitranjean), Janelle (@thejanellezone) and Ethan (@Ethan_Lou) with your questions and comments.
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Alon-Shenker poses the Q: Are senior workers more expensive than young workers? She says indeed, senior workers cost more bc they earn more.by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 1:33:02 PM -
Alon-Shenker: But wages increasingly depend on performance. There's a good reason to pay senior workers b/c they can offer more experience.by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 1:34:57 PM
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Alon-Shenker: turnover rate lower with senior workers, who are more loyal. Thus return on investment might increase by retaining employees.by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 1:37:20 PM
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Rupa Banerjee to speak on the importance of volunteering. vine.co/v/OmQLAZuTpLg
by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 1:46:27 PM -
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Dr. Rupa Banerjee talks about research on volunteering as a way to help curb youth unemployment http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzBtkPYIAAAhr40.jpg
by Janelle Jordan via twitter 10/3/2014 1:46:48 PM -
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Banerjee's research found that initial earnings for volunteers lower than for non-volunteers. But can lead to income growth over time.by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 1:53:45 PM
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Banerjee: volunteering doesn't result in an initial wage premium; suffer an initial wage penaltyby Janelle Jordan via twitter 10/3/2014 1:54:11 PM
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Talk now shifting on a case study on racialized immigrant workers by Dr. Winnie Ng http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzBw-_CIAAAwsXt.jpg
by Janelle Jordan via twitter 10/3/2014 2:01:44 PM -
Winnie Ng, CAW-Sam Gindin Chair, now has the podium. She is speaking about older racialized immigrant workers. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzBxFC_IIAEbs6l.jpg
by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:02:08 PM -
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Ng: graph illustrating case study findings #GoodJobs http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzBx6UVIQAAGP1f.jpg
by Janelle Jordan via twitter 10/3/2014 2:05:47 PM -
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Ryerson prof Grace-Edward Galabuzi now has the stage. He will speak about temp agencies. #GoodJobs Summit. @GoodJobsEmploisby Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:10:41 PM
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Dr. Grace-Edward Galabuzi co-researcher to Ng. He talks about temp employment agencies #GoodJobs http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzBzPpSIAAIuu-c.jpg
by Janelle Jordan via twitter 10/3/2014 2:11:36 PM -
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Galabuzi: In Canada, temp workers are a growing facet of the Canadian work force. #GoodJobs Summit. @GoodJobsEmploisby Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:13:06 PM
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Galabuzi: Temp workers need a better wage and access and better legal protection. #GoodJobs Summit @GoodJobsEmploisby Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:21:22 PM
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Galabuzi: Temp workers need better wages and access to better legal protection. #GoodJobs Summit @GoodJobsEmploisby Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:22:11 PM
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Sakinofsky is a @RyersonU professor http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzB17AKCIAAaR8T.jpg
by Janelle Jordan via twitter 10/3/2014 2:23:19 PM -
Ryerson prof Ian Sakinofsky is talking about young union organizers. #GoodJobs Summit. @GoodJobsEmplois http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzB2Yi4IQAARux3.jpg
by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:25:18 PM -
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Sakinofsky: Young union organizers frustrated with top-down bureaucracy. #GoodJobs Summit. @GoodJobsEmploisby Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:28:11 PM
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Ryerson prof Myer Siemiatycki is speaking about employment in Toronto's municipal sector. #GoodJobs Summit. #TOpoli http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzB4pt-IAAE0all.jpg
by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:35:13 PM -
Dr. Myer Siemiatycki is a @RyersonU professor speaks on resisting precarity in Toronto's municipal sector #GoodJobs http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzB45dQCQAA2oBe.jpg
by Janelle Jordan via twitter 10/3/2014 2:36:22 PM -
Siemiatycki: "Good jobs are worth fighting for and often take a fight to defend." #GoodJobs Summit. @GoodJobsEmploisby Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:37:08 PM
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Siemiatycki talking about city employees who have had to form a coalition against @TOMayorFord and his insistence on contracting out work.by Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:42:03 PM
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Siemiatycki: In 2012, the success of the campaign of city cleaners was the "politicization of precarity." #GoodJobs Summit @GoodJobsEmploisby Jeanie Tran via twitter 10/3/2014 2:45:23 PM
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