Labour unrest at universities is a matter of public interest. That’s why support for local, independent media outlets to provide in-depth coverage of university strikes is so important.
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Education strikes by university and public school workers are political fights about diminished respect for education as a public good and workers’ rights in an economy that perpetuates inequality.
Frustration about unsettled bargaining that predates the pandemic could get channelled into pronounced resistance from educational workers during the coming months.
If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
In democratic contexts, getting women into work empowers them. In autocracies like Ethiopia’s, this doesn’t hold. We found out why.
In an important step for an industry that has been accused of exploitative working conditions for decades, video game workers in Edmonton recently voted to unionize for the first time in Canada.
In this time of unrest, insecurity and fear, unions and their new, more diverse leadership offer a path to improving workers’ rights and repairing deep social and economic inequalities.
Amazon can become the Earth’s best employer, but this must involve democratizing the workplace, recognizing the legitimate right of employees to organize and cooperating with labour representatives.
Staten Island’s Amazon union has proven that one of the most powerful anti-union companies in North America can be unionized.
We reviewed hundreds of documents and reports on workplace safety in Amazon warehouses.
Through their attempts to assist miners with their daily needs, Zambian unions enable lower wages and worse working conditions.
Charities and non-profit organizations must make their voices heard this election. At the same time, Elections Canada and the CRA should reassure them their involvement is encouraged.
Wanting a union and securing a union are two very different things. That’s because there are enduring obstacles to unionization that make it incredibly difficult for workers to unionize.
Erin O’Toole’s Conservative Party will try to undermine union leaders by playing to the economic nationalist fears some have been stoking for years.
Union drives continue to launch at news organizations in the United States and Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic has not diminished journalists’ resolve to build a safety net — and to protect journalism.
Unions must continue to try to recruit and sustain a critical mass of women, particularly visible minority and LBGTQ women, into leadership roles in the years to come.
An Ontario labour board decision to allow Foodora workers to unionize appears to have set an important precedent. But unionizing workers in the gig economy will continue to be an uphill battle.
Ordering Canada’s postal workers back on the job may hurt Justin Trudeau. CUPW could direct its anger directly at the Trudeau Liberals ahead of the 2019 federal election.
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Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
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Associate Professor and Director, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University
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DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization, Western University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Convenor of the Work Futures Research Group, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Senior Researcher, Political Science, Chr. Michelsen Institute
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Director and Associate Professor, The Labour Studies Program, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor, Communication, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Labour studies, Brock University
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Associate Professor, Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
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Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts + Labour Management Relations, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Brock University
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Assistant Professor, Social Work, Dalhousie University
