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Trans rights are human rights are workers’ rights
Jessie Nelson’s Victory
In 2019, Jessie Nelson was fired from their job as a server in a restaurant on BC’s sunshine coast. Then Nelson brought their case to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Keep reading…
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“Tired, Angry and Frustrated”
People go into nursing because they want to help people and aren’t afraid of a tough job. The problem is it’s not a tough job anymore, it’s an impossible one. Keep reading…
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Lessons from Los Angeles
The United Teachers of Los Angeles has released its Beyond Recovery platform, which brings together workers’ rights with climate, housing and food justice. It contains some of the most inspiring priorities I have ever seen in labour negotiations. Keep reading…
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Shallow Organizing & Deep Engagement
Plant a seed, grow a forest. Let’s talk about what I call the Johnny Appleseed Theory of Online Education and Action, says WebWork columnist Derek Bladder in his latest, from our Spring 2022 issue. Keep reading…
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On the Streets, at the Ballot Box
Fighting for our Human Rights
From May Day marches in Toronto to labour campaigns ahead of the provincial election in Ontario, Christopher Wilson of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists writes about the voices and campaigns demanding change. Keep reading…
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Code White
Sounding the Alarm on Violence Against Health Care Workers
Healthcare workers experience higher rates of violence than police officers do. Sara Fung writes that Code White lets healthcare workers tell their stories, and offers a prescription for change, in this review. Keep reading…
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Solidarity
My dad didn’t just work for the union. He believed in the union and workers’ rights with all of his heart and soul, writes Tamara Levine, daughter of longtime labour activist and founding director of research at the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Gil Levine. Keep reading…
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BEST OF THE UNION PRESS
A MINER’S DAUGHTER SEEKS JUSTICE
A decade-long campaign led by the daughter of a deceased uranium miner has led to victory for workers struck by Parkinson’s disease after being subjected to aluminum dust inhalation “treatments” by their employers. Keep reading…
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Climate Bargaining on (and off) Campus
Employers will certainly argue that climate action doesn’t belong on the table. However, unions in recent years have made strides on what can be won through bargaining. Keep reading…
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No Way to Learn
The Trouble with Ontario’s Hybrid Teaching Model
I’ve been asked what makes hybrid teaching so difficult. Am I not just doing the same job I’ve always done, but with a webcam running in the background? No, I’m not. Keep reading…
