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Talking About Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek
A Letter to Our Labour Movement
With sadness and frustration, we watch as forestry workers are played off against Indigenous and environmental activists by the very corporations that profit from their exploitation. Keep reading…
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COVID Crisis in Alberta
The Urgent Need for a Firebreak
The Alberta Federation of Labour and its affiliated unions support the call from Alberta doctors for a temporary “firebreak” closure of all non-essential businesses and activities to stop the growth of COVID infections and, in the process, save lives and provide relief to our overwhelmed healthcare system. Keep reading…
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Truth, Justice, and Healing
September 30 and Beyond
“Reconciliation is not about ‘closing a sad chapter of Canada’s past,’ but about opening new healing pathways of reconciliation that are forged in truth and justice.” (from Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada) Keep reading…
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The Time for Action is Now
An Interview with Andria Babbington
“We need people to show up to pickets, show up to strikes, and let workers know ‘I am with you to the end.’” An interview with Andria Babbington, the first Black woman president of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. Keep reading…
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Legislating Climate Accountability
With wildfires raging across North America, the Senate passed Bill C-12, the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act, in July. It’s Canada’s first-ever climate accountability legislation, but is it robust enough to meet climate targets? Keep reading…
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Take a Look at Ourselves
A Call to Make Space for Diverse Voices
It is up to those of us who are already in union leadership positions to fight for inclusion and to create and hold space open for diverse voices. Keep reading…
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Proud, Safe and Thriving at Work
A Pride Flag by the Door
There are many things that businesses can do to make sure their employees feel safe, comfortable, and welcomed at work. Keep reading…
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Vaccination
Solidarity in Action
I understand the visceral notion that your body is yours and you alone may decide what to do with it, but all choices are not made in isolation. We live in community, we form societies, we have responsibilities to each other. Keep reading…
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String Theory & Starbucks Strategy
Eric Lee of LabourStart fame has recently developed what he calls the Starbucks Theory of Online Action Appeals Frequency. Try it! Keep reading…
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Young Organizers Make the Connections
An Interview with Kevin Shimmin
I think young workers are witnessing and participating in these broad-based social movements, for climate justice, Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous movements. For this generation, it’s so much easier to make the connection and ask: why shouldn’t I be fighting for justice at my workplace? Keep reading…
