First-ever increase to Canada Pension Plan a good start for improved security for retired workers

While yesterday's announcement of improvements to the Canada Pension Plan is being welcomed by Canadian unions, retirement security is still out of reach for many Canadians, and the labour movement will continue to stand for retired workers.

See the Canadian Labour Congress' reaction to the news here:
http://canadianlabour.ca/news/news-archive/canadian-unions-celebrate-an…

For the perspective of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), follow this link:
http://nupge.ca/content/13017/cpp-expansion-good-start-labour-will-keep-fighting-retirement-security-all-canadians

And from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE):
http://cupe.ca/cupe-welcomes-cpp-expansion-deal