Vol. 28 No. 2 April-May 2009
CONTENTS
FEATURE STORIES
13 LEO MCKAY AND DAVIS DAY
Murdered miner Bill Davis is still honoured in parts of Nova Scotia on June 11 for good reason,says Leo McKay.
By Melissa Keith
16 THE LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE
June 1, 1983 was a momentous day for injured workers in Ontario, who continue to fight for justice and dignity.
By Kristin Schwartz
COVER STORY
20 LAID OFF AND LOOKING AHEAD
With no warning, Progressive Moulded Products threw 2,400 mainly immigrant workers out onto the street. And they've been fighting back ever since.
By Valerie Dugale
30 BARGAINING IN A RECESSION
There are three contexts that will shape how we emerge from this recession: the economy, trade unionism, and feminism.
By Armine Yalnizyan
WORKING FOR A LIVING
35 HEALING PART I
I was known as a hard worker, someone they used to ask for. Not any more. My face is gone and my hands and arms are badly burned.
By Mike Heffernan
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
5 NOTES
Highlander/LEC Project * Save Our Severance * Live-In Caregiver Update Labour's Solutions * CBC Cuts
7 OUR TIMES TALLY
Chance that a Canadian worker is "somewhat" or "very concerned" about losing their job this year: 1 in 4
By Sean Cain
WEBWORK
9 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
Open Source Software is free, and feature-filled. Use it!
By Derek Blackadder
WORKING HISTORY
11 THE TEMPLE OF LABOUR
"The heritage from the Winnipeg General Strike is of fundamental importance to modern Canada," says Victor Rabinovitch, president of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
By Ken Clavette
28 POETRY
By Jorge Antonio Vallejos
REVIEW
38 RIG: AN ORAL HISTORY
Mike Heffernan's book, Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster, is not another book by an arm's-length author.
Review by Jamie Baker
COMMENTARY
40 RAINBOW ALLIANCE
We have before us a once in a lifetime opportunity to not only create alliances between blue and green, but also the black, white, red, yellow, and brown.
By Nrinder N. K. Nann
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