October 11, 2010
- 2010-2011 Harney Lecture Series: Quality of Education in Immigration Source Countries: Ramifications for Canada's Labour Market
- Walmart workers in Gatineau get a contract and UNI Global Union seeks agreement as Walmart moves into the African market
- Not all Loblaw Workers have a Contract
- University of Toronto/UTFA Arbitration Award 2009-2011
- Canadian Federation of Independent Business thinks wages should be frozen
- Compensation Planning Outlook 2011 Preview
- Short-term Incentives
- Canada: Our time to lead
- Women in Power? not in politics or in corporate Canada
- Gender Gap Report
- Career Interrupted
- Potential Employment in the Wind Power Sector
- 10 steps to an Innovative future for Canada
- Book of the Week: Power in Coalition: Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change
2010-2011 Harney Lecture Series: Quality of Education in Immigration Source Countries: Ramifications for Canada's Labour Market
The R.F. Harney Program in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies at the University of Toronto is pleased to present: Arthur Sweetman (Professor of Economics and inaugural Ontario Research Chair in Health Human Resources, McMaster University) "Quality of Education in Immigration Source Countries: Ramifications for Canada's Labour Market"
Date & time: Thursday October 21, 2010, 2-4pm Location: Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto (1Devonshire Place)
This event is open to all, and will be followed by a small reception. For more details on this and other events in the Harney Lecture Series, please visit U of T Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studieswebsite
Walmart workers in Gatineau get a contract and UNI Global Union seeks agreement as Walmart moves into the African market
150 UFCW Canada Local 500 members in Gatineau, QC, have become the third group of Walmart Canada associates to gain the benefits of a union contract. The new collective agreement comes after several years of efforts, including a lengthy mediation and binding arbitration process. Following a similar settlement currently in place at the Walmart mainstore in Saint-Hyacinthe – which is serviced by UFCW Canada Local 501 – the new contract awards the unionized Associates annual wage increases, benefit enhancements, seniority protection, and an impartial and binding grievance procedure.
UFCW Canada, October 12, 2010: 150 Walmart workers gain union contract in Gatineau
UNI calls for Walmart Global Agreement as retailer makes African bid
UNI Global Union is calling on Walmart to start talks for a Global Agreement that would set a standard for worker and union rights for the company’s global work force as the retail giant pursues its bid to buy South African-based Massmart and enter the African market.
UFCW Canada, October 4, 2010: UNI calls for Walmart Global Agreement as retailer makes African bid
Not all Loblaw Workers have a Contract
Toronto Star, October 8, 2010: Loblaw makes gains with Ontario deal: Union says it won protection for workers
UFCW Canada, October 8, 2010: Zehrs/RCSS Strike Postponed — New Vote to Be Held
University of Toronto/UTFA Arbitration Award 2009-2011
Both UTFA (University of Toronto Faculty Association) and the University of Toronto’s Office of the Vice President of Human Resources & Equity have released the UTFA Arbitration Award with accompanying letters to faculty and librarians – links to the award are also provided.
University of Toronto, Office of the Vice president, Human Resources & Equity, October 12, 2010: UTFA Arbitration Award for July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011 (5 pages, PDF)
University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA), October 12, 2010, Scott Prudham, UTFA Vice-President, Salaries Benefits and Pensions and George Luste, UTFA President: Arbitration award for 2009-10 and 2010-11 (3 pages, PDF)
Canadian Federation of Independent Business thinks wages should be frozen
In a letter criticizing the government for bargaining wage increase of 5.3% over 3 years for public servants, the CFIB states that there is a federal public sector “wage premium of 17 per cent” over the private sector. The value of this research has been refuted by NUPGE. As well the increase is "largely in line with what's being offered this year in the public and private sectors" according to the Globe and Mail - see the Conference Board of Canada's Compensation Planning Preview for current wage adjustments and forecasts in the next story.
Globe and Mail, October 4, 2010: Business group blasts ‘outrageous’ generosity with public-service union Bill Curry
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Open Letter to the Government, October 5, 2010: Tentative Public Sector Wage Offer
CFIB: Wage Watch, 2008 survey (25 pages, PDF)
NUPGE, October 2009 : CFIB public sector wage study found to be biased
Compensation Planning Outlook 2011 Preview
“To assist you in preparing compensation plans for 2011, this preview provides key findings in advance of the full report that will be available on October 25, 2010. The data provided are based on responses to this year’s Compensation Planning Outlook survey, provided by 384 organizations across Canada.”
Compensation Planning Outlook 2011 Preview Report, October 2010 by The Conference Board of Canada (3 pages, PDF) available to the current University of Toronto community through your e-library account which you can create at this website if you have not already enrolled using your UTOR email address.
Short-term Incentives
Short-term incentive pay plans are widely used by Canadian organizations to drive organizational performance. A recent Conference Board survey sheds new light on the design, administration, and related challenges of these plans.
Conference Board of Canada, September 2010: Making Short-Term Incentives Work for Your Organization, by Amanda Holmes , Eric St-Jean (20 pages, PDF) available to the current University of Toronto community through your e-library account which you can create at this website if you have not already enrolled using your UTOR email address.
Canada: Our time to lead
The Globe and Mail has begun a series titled, Canada: Our Time to Lead – 8 discussions we need to have. Starting on October 1, 2010 articles and discussions are available on Immigration and Women in Power.
You can explore the website with these links or connect to the individual discussions and articles below or check out the entire series which includes: Oct. 2-8: Multiculturalism; This week: Women in power; Oct. 16-22: Failing boys; Oct. 23-29: Future of the military; Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Work-life balance; Nov. 6-12: Private health care; Nov. 13-19: Controlling the Internet; Nov. 20-26: Global food
Women in Power? not in politics or in corporate Canada
Join Pat Jacobsen, corporate director on several boards and former CEO of Vancouver’s TransLink, and Globe and Mail reporters Jacquie McNish and Janet McFarland for a live discussion this Friday October 15th at noon on the lack of diversity in the senior ranks (you can also read the discussion at a later time).
Globe and Mail, October 15, 2010: “Women in power: Where do we go from here? Whatever the reason, the lack of diversity in senior ranks is more than a women’s issue. It is a corporate challenge. How do we address the challenge? Quota systems? Mentorship programs? Targets? What do you think?
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: We need gender intelligence, not myths, in the workplace, by Barbara Annis
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: Women: Half the population, a fifth the seats in Parliament Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: Interactive map: Participation of women in select national legislatures
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: Ruling Tories leave gender out of the hiring equation, by Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: Female CEO aspirants making big gains in government, by Janet McFarland
Globe and Mail, October 11, 2010: Workplace culture: For women in public sector, supportive attitudes help achieve work-life balance, by Janet McFarland
Globe and Mail, October 10, 2010: Women in Power: Canadian corporate female stars strike career gold with foreign employers, by Jacquie McNish
Globe and Mail, October 8, 2010: Why does Canada have so few female CEOs? Update
Gender Gap Report
The Global Gender Gap Index, introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006, is a framework for assessing gender-based disparities. The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health based criteria. It provides country rankings for comparisons across regions and income groups over time. The Index is designed to measure gender-based gaps in access to resources and opportunities in individual countries rather than the actual levels of the available resources and opportunities in those countries.
Nordic countries Iceland (1), Norway (2), Finland (3) and Sweden (4) continue to demonstrate the greatest equality between men and women according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2010. Canada is ranked 19th and the United States 20th.
World Economic Forum, October 12, 2010: The Global Gender Gap Report 2010 website
The Global Gender Gap Index 2010 rankings: Comparisons with 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 Rankings(5 pages, PDF)
World Economic Forum, October 12, 2010: The Global Gender Gap Report, by Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard University and Laura D. Tyson, University of California, Berkeley and Saadia Zahidi,World Economic Forum (334 pages)
The Global Gender Gap Report 2010: Country Profiles and Highlights – click on individual countries for profiles
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: Canada lags in gender gap ranking, by Tavia Grant
Career Interrupted
“The ongoing gender wage gap is more accurately described as a "Motherhood Gap" because the hardest hit are women who leave work to have a family, suggests the study released Tuesday called Career Interrupted-The Economic Impact of Motherhood.”
TD Economics, Special Report, October 12, 2010: Career Interrupted: the Economic Impact of Motherhood (7 pages, PDF)
Toronto Star, October 13, 2010: ‘Motherhood Gap’ in wages hits women hard: Women who frequently exit workforce to have kids face bigger pay hit, TD Economics report says
Potential Employment in the Wind Power Sector
“In an ideal scenario, wind power could generate more than one-fifth of the world’s electricity by 2030, the Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace International said in a report released Tuesday… Under the ideal scenario, as many as two million people could be employed in the wind power sector by 2020, and more than three million by 2030.” [from the Globe and Mail - Wind’s projections in an ideal world]
Global Wind Energy Council, October 12, 2010: Global Wind Energy Outlook 2010 (60 pages, PDF)
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: Canada’s wind innovation put to the test, by Richard Blackwell
Globe and Mail, October 122, 2010: Wind’s projections in an ideal world, by Richard Blackwell
10 steps to an Innovative future for Canada
”To help confront the innovation challenge, a multi-sector roundtable was held in October 2009. Participants identified seven strategic areas where action is needed to strengthen Canada's innovation performance and improve our ability to compete on the global stage. From this, a diverse group of innovation leaders developed a 10-Point Action Plan to put Canada on track toward an innovative and prosperous future.”
Coalition for Action on Innovation in Canada, October 2010: An Action Plan for Prosperity Co-chaired by The Honourable John P. Manley, P.C., O.C., and Paul Lucas October 2010 (11 pages, PDF)
Globe and Mail, October 12, 2010: An innovative strategy for Canada, by Barrie McKenna
Book of the Week
Power in Coalition: Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change, by Amanda Tattersall. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010. ISBN 9780801476068 (pbk.)
see Power in Coalition website The Power in Coalition website is designed for researchers and organizers (organisers) to provide up-to-date commentary, research and training materials on coalitions between unions and community organizations (organisations). It accompanies the publication of Power in Coalition by Cornell University Press and (Allen & Unwin in Australia) in 2010.
Content: How can we change things in an age in which governments are fixated on the bottom line and conventional protest rallies have lost their punch?
About the Author: Amanda Tattersall is an Australian community organizer and a researcher. She is currently the founder and Director of the Sydney Alliance (www.sydneyalliance.org.au), a diverse coalition of unions, community organizations and religious organizations. She has been a community and union organizer, and is currently an elected official (Deputy Assisitant Secretary) with Unions NSW, the central labor council in Sydney NSW representing 600 000 workers.
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