[news] Strong Social Programs Important for all Working People

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"....social entitlements such as welfare and unemployment insurance are an important means to protect the wages and conditions of working people. Decent welfare and unemployment benefits provide a security guarantor for working people who may fear losing their job. When decent social entitlements exist, invariably workers' bargaining power is improved. In short, the strength of welfare and unemployment benefits helps determine a country's social wage -- its generally accepted minimum pay and benefits."

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2004/10/3/184325/276