Articles
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We Need a Plan
Transition is Inevitable But Justice is Not
What has been missing in this shameful tragedy is any discussion of a just transition whereby Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil and gas workers and their communities would be partners in planning for an orderly shift towards a low-carbon energy future, one that includes high-quality, decent-paying jobs. Keep reading…
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The COVID-19 Union Wave
Organizing Retail Workers from Coast to Coast
The story of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada — now over a year in its writing — has also inevitably become a story about work. A growing wave of union drives across Canada in stores of all kinds — including cannabis dispensaries, coffee shops and bookstores — is creating alternatives to the status quo. Keep reading…
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Could An App Replace Your Union?
Outwitting Digital Disruptors with Deep Organizing
Consider this thought: what would happen if tech entrepreneurs saw unions as not just obstacles to the exploitation of workers, but as a potential new market? Keep reading…
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Vax Charity is Not Justice
A Call for Universal and Equitable Access to Vaccines
All of us have a vested interest in ensuring that COVID vaccines are mass produced in local hubs and quickly distributed across the world. None of us will be safe till all of us are safe. Keep reading…
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No Way to Treat a Hero
Alberta Healthcare Workers on the Frontlines
Alberta healthcare workers are tired of the government calling them “heroes” while it erodes their working conditions and jeopardizes their safety. Keep reading…
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May Day Greetings
Wishing everyone a grand celebration of International Workers’ Day! Keep reading…
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End Anti-Asian Hate
Resisting Violence In All Its Forms
White supremacist violence is carried out by individuals, but maintained and reproduced through systems that normalize the devaluation of our lives and labour. Keep reading…
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Mourning
Today I am writing to you about my experiences as a unionized worker, and the April 28th Day of Mourning. It’s not easy. Keep reading…
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The Assault on Laurentian University
The End of a Working-Class Dream
Northern Ontario is littered with former paper mill towns, sawmill towns, railway towns, and now university towns. An entire region has become politically disposable. It makes me more angry than sad. Keep reading…
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Magic and Lethal
A Whimsical Sculpture Warns of Asbestos Dangers
“Wind Wheel Mobile” by Vancouver artist Douglas Taylor has a very serious message: the art piece is a memorial to workers who have died from asbestos-related illnesses. Keep reading…
