Articles
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Why Was I a Bystander?
Confessions of a Feminist Union Activist
I thought that if I complained to male trade union leaders they would not even listen or accept what I was saying. I thought they would say, “It’s just X. You’re being too sensitive.” Or, “The other women haven’t complained.” Or, “This is just you being a feminist.” Keep reading…
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Rock the Boat for Change
Forcing Climate Action
As long as you play by capital’s rules, you’re always going to lose. It’s a lesson that the climate movement learned long ago and one that trade unionists need to remember if we want to rebuild the labour movement — and secure a liveable future. Keep reading…
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The Last Ship
Rise Up Singing
The Last Ship, a stirring musical about collective solidarity, celebrates workers who take over a shipbuilding factory threatened with closure. Keep reading…
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After the U.S. Midterms
The racism and sexism women experience online and in real life, during elections and after. Keep reading…
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Hope is not a Plan
Confronting Violence in the Canadian Classroom
“I’ve been a teacher for over 25 years in intermediate, elementary, and special needs,” says Joy Lachica, president of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT), “and I have seen the violence escalating.” However, putting the blame for violence on individual students, parents, or teachers only obfuscates the reality: inadequate school funding contributes to classrooms becoming unsafe workplaces. Keep reading…
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Together We Sing
BC Work-Songs Contest
In the end it was Lyndsay Wills’ song “9:30 at the Factory” that caught the judges’ attention and won her first place in the We Do The Work Song Contest for B.C. songwriters. Keep reading…
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The Power of the Union
Postal workers like me, and labour activists across the country, are outraged that, once again, our rights as workers have been removed through back-to-work legislation. Keep reading…
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Hack the Boss and Other Good News
Some good news from New Zealand: soon some workers will be bossless. The wiggy news is that they will be taking direction, instead, from a chunk of software, presenting all kinds of interesting options for future workplace resistance. Keep reading…
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Digital Dreams (Part 1)
Beyond Corporate-Controlled Platforms
Digital “conversations” are brittle and transient, when what the world needs — and what our organizations and movements need — are places where we can have open conversations and connection grounded in solidarity. Keep reading…
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Randcuffed?
The Canadian labour movement’s growing vulnerability to attacks on its legal framework may well present an opportunity for labour to reconstitute itself as a force to be reckoned with. Keep reading…
