Articles
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Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living
“We want to call attention to the specific injustice faced by agricultural workers,” write workers, activists and allies in this collective commentary marking April 28, the National Day of Mourning. “These workers face dangerous working conditions on a daily basis.” Keep reading…
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Ricocheting Between Worlds
Ducks Reviewed
Megan Kinch reviews the riveting graphic novel Ducks. Keep reading…
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South Asian Farmworkers Rising
An Interview with CFU Organizer Harji Sangra
Harji Sangra shares what it was like to be part of the groundbreaking farmworkers’ movement in 1980s British Columbia, in this interview with Dr. Anushay Malik. Keep reading…
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Mozart Mimms Remembers
Activist and former president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Mozart Mimms was honoured last summer with the Neil Reimer Award. Read about the centenarian’s life and experience in this piece from our Winter 2022-2023 Labour History Issue. Keep reading…
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Labour Militancy in Canada
A History of the Right to Strike
Doug Ford’s assault on CUPE education workers last year was just one more Canadian government’s attempt to use heavy-handed legislative tools to erode the right to strike. The labour movement mobilized and Bill 28 was repealed less than a month later. But what strategies can Canadian labour use as governments continue to gamble on anti-strike legislation? Keep reading…
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Learning Reconciliation
“This WebWork could be (should be?) retitled: settler with labour magazine column goes looking to fill the gaps in his knowledge and finds those gaps are bigger in size and greater in number than he thought,” writes columnist Derek Blackadder in this piece from the Fall 2022 issue, dedicated to Truth and Reconciliation. Keep reading…
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“We Need, Finally, for There to be Justice”
The Power and Promise of Urban Indigenous Protest Camps
These expressions of Indigenous sovereignty challenge not only the participants, but the city, the province, and the country. They have been a life-changing experience for me, and for many others. Keep reading…
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Speak the Truth Even If Your Voice Shakes
Truth, Reconciliation & the Labour Movement
“You cannot have reconciliation without the truth first,” writes Denise Hampden in her powerful piece addressing questions about labour’s role in the horrific legacy of residential schools. Featured in our Fall 2022 issue, which is dedicated to Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous resistance. Keep reading…
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Experiences in Open Bargaining
Talking Internal Organizing
Collective bargaining is a way for union members to be heard in negotiations with employers. But is there a need to ensure more members’ voices are part of the dialogue? Melissa Keith takes a look at open bargaining in this feature story from our Summer 2022 issue. Keep reading…
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Tenting on a Riverbed
“What you’re looking at” — he swept his hand casually at the miles of clearcut whizzing by — “is the Bowron Cut. It’s a cut so big it’s visible from space.” Cali Haan reflects on her experience planting trees in BC in the early 90s in this Working for a Living story from our Summer 2022 issue. Keep reading…
