CLC joins public pension feud

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CANADA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has again come under fire for its criticism of public employee benefits, after the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) called on the group to "rethink its conclusions".

CFIB president Anne Swift hit out at "unjustifiable and unfair" public pensions, but the National Union of Public and General Employees responded by branding the statements as a "mean-spirited and ...

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