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Check out these two excellent blog posts from the Parkland Institute about the UCP’s proposal for an Alberta Pension Plan.

Ensuring Dignity in Retirement: Social Security and the Canada Pension Plan
In the opening installment of the series, Baldwin Reichwein, Richard Ramsay, and Jake Kuiken examine the history of pension plans in Canada and Alberta, setting the stage for understanding the UCP’s pension policies and their current proposal of an Alberta Pension Plan. They also say that, “Given a volatile geopolitical climate globally, constant workforce migration, uncertainty associated with climate change, and increasing precariousness for many workers, fragmentation of the CPP would negatively impact workers in retirement now and in the future.”
Read the blog: https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/dignity_in_retirement

Navigating the UCP’s Pension Agenda: A Party Willing to Gamble With Your Money
In the second installment of the series, Bob Ascah explores the UCP’s stance on public pensions, offering context from Alberta’s recent history to frame the discussion of the Alberta Pension Plan proposal. Ascah remarks that “The United Conservative Party has a well-deserved reputation for playing politics with pensions. The latest episode in this trend is their proposal of an “Alberta Pension Plan” (APP) — an idea that’s seeing dwindling support even among UCP voters. But recent history shows that the UCP not only considers pensions fair game but also seems to have no qualms about concealing this stance in its election platforms.”
Read the blog: https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/ucp_pension_agenda

CUPE Alberta Women’s Committee

CUPE Alberta is seeking committee members from all areas, sectors, and backgrounds for an ad hoc women’s committee. If you are interested, please see the recruitment letter below for a list of the committee’s areas of work. If you would like to apply to join the committee, please fill out the application form below and email it to Raj Uppal at raj.uppal@cupeab.org.

CUPE Alberta Women’s Committee: Letter of Recruitment

CUPE Alberta Women’s Committee Application Form

Communicator Gifts

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