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    <title>Kevin Skerrett</title>
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    <title>Halifax Water pension battles and the hidden agenda</title>
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                    &lt;img src=&quot;http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_7655_r_0.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; title=&quot;The battle between Halifax Water workers and their employer is part of a pattern that we see repeated at many public employers, says CUPE pension researcher Kevin Skerett. And sometimes employers inflate deficit numbers just to make their case.  Photo Robert Devet   &quot; width=&quot;450&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; class=&quot;imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default&quot;/&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - When it comes to the Halifax Water &lt;a href=&quot;http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/photo/large-rally-support-halifax-water-workers-city-hal/33546&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;looming work stoppage&lt;/a&gt;, it&amp;#39;s important to get the story straight, says the the Canadian Union of&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/author/robert-devet">Robert Devet</category>
 <category domain="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/topic/labour">Labour</category>
 <category domain="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/tag/cupe-local-1431">CUPE Local 1431</category>
 <category domain="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/tag/cupe-local-227">CUPE Local 227</category>
 <category domain="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/tag/halifax-water">Halifax Water</category>
 <category domain="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/tag/kevin-skerrett">Kevin Skerrett</category>
 <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2015 14:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Robert DeVet</dc:creator>
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