Pages tagged "Youth"
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Alberta lost 37,000 full-time jobs in June, highest in Canada
Alberta’s unemployment rate for youth between the ages of 15 and 24 spiked to 18.1 per cent in June — the highest across the country — as the province lost a total of 37,000 full-time jobs.
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Young Albertans targeted with UCP cuts
A number of the UCP cuts disproportionately affect young people including the cut to minimum wage, attacks on GSAs, cuts to education and post-secondary and increases to student loan interest rates.
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UCP child intervention system changes 'cruel'
The UCP has cruely changed the age of eligibility for government support for youth in the child intervention system from age 24 to 22. Read more -
Students upset after UCP axes summer hiring program
Students and employers were shocked to see the UCP axe the popular STEP program in the latest budget without any consultation. Read more -
Popular summer hiring program axed by UCP
The very popular Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP), which subsidzed employers for summer hires, has been completely cut by the UCP in their recent budget. Read more -
Workers to suffer with UCP cuts to minimum wage and overtime
UCP continues their attack on minimum wage by proposing a "youth minimum wage," and cutting it by $2 per hour. UCP also proposes changes to banked overtime. Read more