Features
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Urgent Notice: A Farewell and Request for Support, from the Board of Our Times
The Closing of Our Times Magazine
It is with heavy hearts that we share some difficult news with you, our valued subscribers who have been an integral part of the Our Times family. We are announcing the impending closure of Our Times. Over the years, we have worked hard to bring you thought-provoking stories and analysis of labour and social-justice issues. Your support has been invaluable to this mission. Keep reading…
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Speak the Truth Even If Your Voice Shakes
Truth, Reconciliation & the Labour Movement
“You cannot have reconciliation without the truth first,” writes Denise Hampden in her powerful piece addressing questions about labour’s role in the horrific legacy of residential schools. Featured in our Fall 2022 issue, which is dedicated to Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous resistance. Keep reading…
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Flames on the Frontlines
Learning from BC’s Latest Wildfire Season
For six weeks there was no real daylight, says Joanne Hammond. “On the ground, Firekeepers were able to share their services and knowledge with the BC Wildfire Service firefighters.” Keep reading…
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Into the Fire Zone
The Smokejumpers of the BC Wildfire Service
BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) member Ingrid Pond is part of a unique BC Wildfire Service program called Parattack, whose firefighting crews are transported to remote wildfires by helicopter. Keep reading…
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A Pride Flag by the Door
Creating Safe and Supportive Workplaces
How can unions contribute to 2SLGBTQ+ people feeling safe and supported at work and in their lives? A multi-year study in Windsor and Sudbury, Ontario, aims to answer just that. Keep reading…
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Young Organizers Make the Connections
An Interview with Kevin Shimmin
I think young workers are witnessing and participating in these broad-based social movements, for climate justice, Black Lives Matter, and Indigenous movements. For this generation, it’s so much easier to make the connection and ask: why shouldn’t I be fighting for justice at my workplace? 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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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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The People’s Point of View
The Toronto Workers’ History Project
“History is us,” says labour and social justice activist Frank Saptel. “It’s our stories.” Wanting to connect a wider audience to the lesser-known stories of Canada led to the creation of this fascinating project. Keep reading…
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Reclaiming the Vision
Transforming Long-Term Care in Canada
Long-term care workers, unions, and seniors’ advocates have flagged the problems existing in long-term care for decades. It’s time to reclaim the original health-care vision of Tommy Douglas to help us move beyond the broken LTC system. Keep reading…
