There is such a thing as a win-win deal.
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‘Winning’ in negotiations isn’t always the best approach.
People march in front of the Midtown Mall during a province-wide, one-day strike organized by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation in Saskatoon, Sask., Jan. 16, 2024.
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Chronically underfunded classrooms with fewer supports to meet student needs is a core issue for Saskatchewan teachers.
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan embraces the president of the longshore workers union from the Port de Québec that’s been locked out for a year, at a rally for federal anti-scab legislation on Parliament Hill in September 2023.
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Unions have long advocated for a ban on replacement workers, arguing their use unduly shifts power to employers and gives the boss an unfair advantage in collective bargaining.
Striking International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers march to a rally as gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers from ships sit idle at port, in Vancouver, on July 6, 2023.
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We need a new agreement between employers and employees in the B.C. ports that will allow both sides to enjoy the benefits of new workplace technologies.
Budgeting for a rising cost of living.
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My research shows that UK price rises are likely to have been caused by high profits, falling wages and weak production over decades
Paramedics and ambulance staff striking for better pay in January 2023.
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Concerns about the credibility of pay review bodies could boost collective bargaining on worker pay.
Workers don’t like the current two-tier system, which pays new employees less.
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Results already in from the first direct leadership election in the UAW’s 88-year history present a sharply divided leadership.
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The trade union movement’s proposal to allow ‘multi-employer’ collective bargaining has won crucial support from small business advocates.
Employees and their organisations can gain from union membership, research shows.
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Collective bargaining carried out by unions can ultimately benefit employers, not just employees.
London’s Oxford Circus Underground station closes as the biggest nationwide rail strike in 30 years hits the UK.
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Workers, particularly at the beginning of their careers, don’t know their rights in the workplace, and often fear asserting them.
The Uber model hinders any possibility of drivers acting collectively and generates significant cognitive dissonance among them.
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When it comes to dealing with Uber’s difficult working conditions, Uber drivers are on their own.
The daily commute is not worth as much as before.
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Lower real living standards now represent the price of being in paid work.
The Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving is paying the price for ignoring New York City’s vaccinate mandate – and his union’s decision to allow it.
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The reasons have a lot to do with the nature of unions as representative of workers’ views, as well as the importance of protecting their right to bargain.
Protesters in front of Boston Police Headquarters during a United Against Racist Police Terror Rally on June 7, 2020.
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Across the United States, police are shielded from both public and departmental accountability by multiple layers of contractual and legislative protections.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has so far failed to propose bold labour initiatives in the lead-up to the Oct. 21 federal election.
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The federal NDP is missing an opportunity to put workers’ rights firmly on the agenda during this election campaign.
Collective bargaining isn’t enough to revive labor unions.
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Unions should move their focus away from traditional collective bargaining and instead embrace new ways to attract new members, such as by offering discounted benefits and engaging in more advocacy.
As income inequality is growing in many countries, associated social problems are also getting worse.
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Research suggests union membership by default could help reduce income inequality and its associated social ills.
How much judges are paid is a thorny issue for governments. It shouldn’t be.
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Secure and appropriate compensation for judges is a constitutionally recognized component of judicial independence. Here’s why politics must not be allowed to interfere with it.
Canada Post workers walk the picket line during a rotating strike in Halifax on Nov. 13, 2018.
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Ottawa has ordered postal workers back on the job, but is it constitutional? We should be circumspect about intervening in the bargaining process and skeptical about claims it’s in the public good.
After a long industrial campaign, Amazon workers in Italy have persuaded their employer to reach an agreement with them.
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Tech companies overseas are signing collective agreements with their employees. Might Australia be next?