Articles

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  The Wisdom Of Working People

  By Janet Nicol     July 19, 2018

  The wisdom of working people will soon be given more sway at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University when the school launches a Bachelor of Arts in Labour Studies this coming September. Keep reading…
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  Rally For Decent Work

  By Alia Karim     July 19, 2018

  A heat wave didn’t stop over 1,500 labour and community activists from joining the Rally for Decent Work, in downtown Toronto. The Fight for $15 and Fairness continues. Keep reading…
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  Commemorating Ginger Goodwin 100 Years On

  By Brian Charlton     July 19, 2018

  Labour martyr Ginger Goodwin has never been forgotten, and on the upcoming 100th anniversary of his death, Cumberland, BC will be honouring his memory in a big way on Miners Memorial Weekend. Keep reading…
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  Go Vote, For Ontario’s Sake!

  By Archana Rampure     July 19, 2018

  We can debate among ourselves about how to hold any NDP government to account. We can make plans to keep up the public pressure on government to do what’s right for the many. But that’s on June 8th. From now to June 7th, we need to do whatever it takes to make sure that the NDP wins. Because if they do not form government, Doug Ford will. Keep reading…
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  Fighting For $15 And Fairness

  Through the Eyes of Women Activists

  By Melissa Keith     July 19, 2018

  Advocacy worker Nadira Begum is one of the activists behind the unstoppable Fight for $15 and Fairness movement. The campaign is resonating with workers all across the country who know the impossible struggle of life on minimum wage. Keep reading…
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  We Strike!

  Ni Una Menos and the Women’s Strike in Argentina

  By Chiara Padovani & Bruno Dobrusin     July 19, 2018

  Women have had enough. A work stoppage, a walkout, a strike in domestic work; all these proved to be effective tools for challenging patriarchy and economic inequality in Argentina. What can we learn? Keep reading…

• Trudeau Trips Through India

  By Archana Rampure     July 19, 2018

  There is a long and complicated history to India that no amount of yoga poses can teach you. Meanwhile, so you know, Trudeau and Modi have this in common: they both believe in privatizing public assets built up over decades of public investment. Keep reading…
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  Parenting | Work | Activism

  “You Can’t Have it All” and Other Truths I Like to Tell Myself

  By Mojdeh Cox     July 19, 2018

  As a mother of four children ranging from three to 15 years of age, as a career-driven woman who loves her work, and as a community activist, I can’t have it all. I like to remind myself of this when I drive to work in my house slippers. Keep reading…

• Facebook Phooey & Organizing

  By Derek Blackadder     July 19, 2018

  Need a break from the trenches of online struggle but don’t want to stray too far from your digital home? Check out TUC’s (Trade Union Congress, UK) discussion paper called “Shaping Our Digital Future.” Keep reading…

• Water & Whole-Worker Organizing

  By James Hutt     May 17, 2018

  As I write this, tens of thousands of activists are delivering jars of sea water from Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet to more than 60 MPs’ offices across the country to make the point that water is sacred and must be protected. Keep reading…