Some classes cancelled in solidarity with virtual scholar strike
Underrepresentation in academia among BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) students and faculty is nothing new, but last Wednesday and Thursday, academics across Canada…
labour dispute
Manitoba nurses have ample reason to strike
Particularly at the Health Sciences Centre hospital, nurses are facing serious issues that are making an already difficult job more difficult.
Students need student unions
Ford’s initiative to cut mandatory student union dues is an unsubtle attack on organizing politics.
Stella’s unionization raises important questions
As more Stella’s locations continue to organize and join the union, it should be the priority of the collective to force all management out of their seats of power.
What to do when your workplace is toxic
If you are working in an abusive environment you may feel trapped, but there is help.
Stella’s campaign underlines lack of worker rights
Stella’s treatment of its workers is emblematic of the systemic failure to protect worker rights.
Support Canada’s postal workers
Canadian posties have continually worked to improve the working conditions of their members and have offered a blueprint for a better Canada. Their current labour dispute is no different.
Fighting the good fight
As UFC fighters suffer the exploitation of the UFC their shared experience with the working class provides the fighters with insights into how to fight back.
Big media serves self interest over public duty
Postmedia Network’s handling of recent labour dispute highlights the fundamental problem with media concentration.
Convenience marketed at expense of independent contractors and customer experience
As technology strengthens its hold on our realities, employers’ adherence to the tradition of hiring legally-defined “employees” is outflanked by the opportunity for enhanced profits…