Articles
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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…
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“What Happens When You Tell the Truth?”
Construction Workers Confront the Industry’s Opioid Epidemic
Construction workers have the highest rate of death by overdose of any group of employed people. Injuries, precarious employment, stressful environments and abuse on the job mean many use drugs and alcohol to cope. It’s time to build hope. Keep reading…
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Doing the Work
Race, Labour and Transformative Justice
Racism may seem dormant at times, but it can easily be activated and shifted into new, no less dangerous forms. So when we see political flashpoints, we must ask ourselves: Why now? We would do well to learn the relevant history and reckon with its impact on the present. Keep reading…
