Winter 2017-18
Features
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An Open Letter to our Movement
As we struggle to find solutions to the current crisis, a vision needs to arise of a powerful, effective, inclusive union movement.
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Reconciliation in Action
The Indigenous Mobilization Team is something concrete and unique that’s never been done in Canada by any union, says activist Darlene Kaboni.
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25 COVER STORY
A GREEN ECONOMY FOR ALL
The Environmental Racism Project is helping to equip Black and other racialized trade unionists and activists with the tools they need to influence the public-policy debate over climate change.
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THE TRUE COST OF TRADE AGREEMENTS
Representatives of social movements speak of a real reign of terror Mexicans face day after day, one only exacerbated by NAFTA.
Departments
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NOTES
Vancouver Women’s March * Bob Haywood (1955-2018)
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9 WEBWORK
FACEBOOK PHOOEY & ORGANIZING
Bots for unions need to be thought through. NGOs are just a bit ahead of us on that contemplation curve.
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OUR TIMES TALLY
Chance that a Canadian in the workforce between the ages of 25 and 54 has a full-time, full-year job: 1 in 2.
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13 CLIMATE/JUSTICE
No Fare is Fair
The largest city in the world to provide fare-free transit is Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, and results are in.
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40 Have Your Say
$15 & Fairness Moving Forward
wo countries, until recently, witnessed massive increases in national minimum wages. Looking at their experiences offers insights.
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43 Have Your Say
Employment & Ableism
We are not the problem, and neither is the minimum wage. But some critics used disabled people to make a shameful and disgusting argument against raising the minimum wage.
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45 Review
FERNIE AT WAR: 1914-1919
Wayne Norton’s book is a fine example of how labour
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47 Review
UNIONS AND THE CITY: NEGOTIATING URBAN CHANGE
Editor Ian MacDonald has framed these stories of building better cities with a clear analysis of unions and the dialectics of renewal.
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48 Commentary
DUMPING TRUMP AND TRUDEAU’S TRADE DEALS
Don’t believe Trudeau’s hype: free trade agreements have nothing to do with an open, welcoming society.
