Articles
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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…
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Quick Solidarity and Deep Organizing
For reasons rooted too deeply in my subconscious for me to figure out on my own, I check the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) website at least three times a week. Keep reading…
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COVID Chronicles
A Working People’s Living History
Canadians on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic are facing risks that workers faced a century ago when the Spanish flu swept the globe. But this time working people are telling their stories and people are listening. Keep reading…
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Peace for Indigenous and Black Communities in Colombia?
Women Daring to Build a Dignified Future
On International Women’s Day in 2016, Indigenous and Black national and regional organizations, grassroots activists, and social leaders in Colombia launched the Ethnic Commission for Peace and the Defense of Territorial Rights. Women have been pivotal in steering the Commission’s course and ensuring that its work focuses on gender, families and generations. Keep reading…
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Championing Spirituality in the Workplace
What of workers made to suffer a spiritual crisis because they can’t hold their dying resident’s hand and pray with them on their deathbed? Keep reading…
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Here for All Seasons
A Coalition to Confront Environmental Racism
Along with being disproportionately affected by climate change, Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities in Canada are more impacted by toxic waste and pollution: people’s homes and water supplies often sit dangerously close to industrial sites, waste-management facilities or dumps. Keep reading…
