Articles / Features
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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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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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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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Bc Schools Project
Day of Mourning
Teaching the next generation of workers how to be safe on the job is becoming an annual event in BC high schools, through the Day of Mourning BC Schools Project. Keep reading…
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Secrets of Successful Organizing
When a core group of member-organizers listens to co-workers and really hear what they are saying, something very positive happens for all involved, and the union is strengthened. Labor Notes gives us tools that can reverse the apathy, one worker at a time. Keep reading…
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Close the Gap
Standing Up For Economic Equality
In the 1970s and ‘80s, women in the labour movement fought to end pay discrimination and close the gender pay gap. Still, today, thousands of women in their unions and community organizations find the fight for pay equity and women’s economic equality is far from over. Keep reading…
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Connecting Canada
Postal Hubs and the Promise of Community Power
Postal worker and union leader Megan Whitfield says the Delivering Community Power program will allow Canada Post employees “to take back what was taken away and also make the post office greener and keep it viable for future generations.” A cross-country check-up with workers, who always know best how to improve workplaces and public services — if only they were listened to! Keep reading…
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Putting Alt-Right’s Racism in Context
Racism can be about the “racist,” but often racism is sustained and subsumed within the language and practice of everyday life. This is not only about who to blame; it is about how we stop a historical form of racialized violence before it lays claim to everything and everyone. Keep reading…
