Articles
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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…
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Dumping Trump and Trudeau Trade Deals
We want to keep good jobs in Canada and the U.S.? Then we have to fight for good jobs in Mexico — and in Honduras, and in Vietnam and in Bangladesh — and impose restrictions on trade with countries that refuse to grant basic standards to their workers. Keep reading…
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Millennials, Pensioners & Workmates
Most Canadian unions that attempt a regular video news or organizing effort give it up as not worth the investment in time and bandwidth. But if you and yours haven’t yet given it a spin, mebbe video pods’ time has come. Keep reading…
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Burkas and Bill 62
No one has to like niqabs or burkas or even headscarves. And Quebecers who don’t like niqabs don’t have to wear them. But they absolutely have to respect the rights of women to wear what they please. Keep reading…
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Defending Public Health Care: Dr. Dayak Raza Speaks Out
“As believers in publicly funded health care, we have to take the responsibility of offering a path to reform very seriously. In the absence of that, then people will find the false appeal of private financing and for-profit health care delivery tempting.” Keep reading…
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Making The Shift
Chief Horseman’s Hopes for the Future
The Alberta provincial government has announced seven new programs intended to assist Indigenous communities in reducing greenhouse gases and power bills, while growing employment opportunities. Chief Eugene Horseman is hopeful that initiatives like these will hold long-term benefits for his community and the environment. Keep reading…
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Times Change
Getting Down to Work with a Women’s Employment Collective
“You’re important, you will find work, and we can help you.” That’s what people who come in the door at Times Change are told, says Pat Bird (left), who worked at the women’s employment collective for 25 years. Keep reading…
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When Hate Goes Public
STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT
“I would never support blanket censorship. But everybody is so afraid of being accused of these things that we really fall into their hands,” says Toronto Public Library Workers Union president Maureen O’Reilly, of the extreme far-right and white supremacists. Keep reading…
