Articles
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Pondering Pandemic Workarounds
COVID-19 as an Opportunity
Our goal shouldn’t be to use the internet just to get around the current problems we face in doing union work. It should be to use the COVID crisis to remake the way in which we organize, internally and externally. Keep reading…
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Dear White Sisters and Brothers
A Letter from a Union Educator
I hope this letter gives you some insight and you will reflect on what it is you can and will do. I am determined, until I can no longer breathe, to work to leave a “better world” not only for my grandchildren, but for all our grandchildren. Keep reading…
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Heroes Need Decent Working Conditions
Supporting Workers during the Pandemic, and After
What kind of society will emerge post-pandemic? Will we accept government claims that we must tighten our belts to recover economically, as if many people haven’t already tightened their belts to the last notch? Will we go back to business as usual or will we insist that working people see real and lasting change? Keep reading…
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Beyond Thoughts and Prayers
Treating the Pandemic of Anti-Black Racism
We need courageous leaders to help us get out of our comfort zones and lead difficult conversations that can help us challenge our biases and beliefs. We need more people to speak up for equality. Black lives matter. Keep reading…
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COVID-19 and the Anti-Asian Pandemic
BC Teachers Speak Out
Teachers must “go beyond OMG, thoughts and prayers,” to critical self-reflection and a behavioural shift, says Richmond, BC teacher Joe Tong. Keep reading…
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Excavating Narratives of Resistance
Early Chinese Worker Militancy in BC
With this article about the Chinese shingle workers’ organizing drive in British Columbia in 1919, I want to invite other labour activists in Indigenous, Asian, Black and other racialized communities in Canada to excavate other untold tales of resistance for generations of labour activists to come. Keep reading…
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From Pandemic to Prosperity
Retooling GM Oshawa
Now that the door has been cracked open to the idea of retooling, we need to kick it wide open to help save lives and to create thousands of good, unionized jobs. Keep reading…
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We Need Action, Not Words
Frontline Healthcare Workers Speak Out
Being called heroes is one thing, but true appreciation for healthcare workers would be better reflected by adequate staff-to-client ratios, paid sick days, and good wages, now, and after the pandemic is over. Keep reading…
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Celebrate International Workers’ Day
Happy May Day!
Wishing everyone a militant and joyful May Day. Keep reading…
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Separate But Together
A Message of Solidarity on April 28
Every year on April 28, workers across Canada gather in our communities to mourn for those killed on the job, injured in the course of their work, or made sick due to hazardous workplace conditions. Moreover, we commit ourselves to the fight for safety on the job for every single worker, healthcare workers included. Keep reading…
