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Contents on this page were published in the October/November, 1995 edition of the Washington Free Press.
WFP, 1463 E. Republican #178, Seattle, WA -USA, 98112. -- WAfreepress@gmail.com
Copyright © 1995 WFP Collective, Inc.
| Canada | US | 1. recent voter participation in federal elections | 73% | 56% | 2. average per-hour wages and benefits, manufacturing | $17.40 | $15 | 3. average yearly federal retirement age | $7,177 | $6,989 | 4. retirement age | 60 | 65 | 5. percent of government spending for social welfare | 71% | 34% | 6. average days per year spent in strikes or lockouts per worker (1987-1991) | 0.44 | 0.1 | 7. life quality- international ranking | #5 | #19 | BC | Washington | 8. minimum wage per hour | $5.18 | $4.65 | 9. current percentage of work force unionized | 38% | 23% | 10. In 1950s, all time high percentage of workforce unionized | 58% | 54% |
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All dollar figures are converted to US$. Most statistics are for 1990.
Sources:
1. Canada Year Book and Federal Election Commission
2. German Economic Institute
3,5,6. World Labor Report (UN)
7. UN Human Development Index
9,10. BC Fed. of Labor and WA State Labor Council
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