Articles
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Trudeau Trips Through India
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
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…
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Facebook Phooey & Organizing
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…
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Water & Whole-Worker Organizing
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…
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Donuts & a Digital Post-Mortem
For activists in Cobourg, Ontario, organizing in solidarity with Tim Hortons workers began when a photo of a letter handed out by management to the workers, which threatened rollbacks to benefits and paid breaks, was posted on Facebook. The campaign to support the workers was on. Keep reading…
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No Fare Is Fair
While no Canadian cities have eliminated fares altogether, many have made public transit partially free. What can’t we make it completely free, for everyone? If Estonia can do it, we can too. Keep reading…
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A Green Economy for All
The Environmental Racism Project
“Climate change is at the forefront of a number of policy discussions, and we want to be part of that process,” says Christopher Wilson. “If we’re not, the transition to a new green economy is not going to be just, and we’re going be left on the margins.” Keep reading…
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Inviting Everyone to The Table
A Food Policy for Canada
“Sixty per cent of the people who are considered food insecure are actually working,” says Diana Bronson, executive director of Food Secure Canada. “They’re not people who don’t have jobs; their jobs just don’t pay them enough, or they don’t have enough hours, to be able to afford to feed their families.” Keep reading…
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Divided We Will Fall
The future should hold promise and hope for the next generation of labour activists; they shouldn’t be sold short with a vision that is tainted by the legacy of white supremacy and racism. Keep reading…
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Battling Austerity
Nova Scotia Workers Fight Back
The “Public Services Sustainability Act,” formerly Bill 148, imposes wage caps and removes a previously negotiated benefit — the long-service award — from collective agreements. “I believe they’ve promoted solidarity amongst the labour movement,” says Jason Maclean, speaking about the McNeil Liberals. Keep reading…
