Spring 2018
Features
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WOMEN ACTIVISTS ON THE FIGHT FOR $15 AND FAIRNESS
Navi Aujla’s experiences with exploitative temp agencies were what motivated her to join the Fight for $15 and Fairness movement.
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NI UNA MENOS AND THE WOMEN’S STRIKE IN ARGENTINA
What can we learn from powerful internationalist actions like the women’s strike in Argentina?
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33 WORK | ACTIVISM | PARENTING
HOW DO FAMILY AND POLITICS MIX?
They mix whether we want them to or not, but too many women are prevented from practising politics.
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33 WORK | ACTIVISM | PARENTING
“YOU CAN’T HAVE IT ALL”
I was pregnant, my contract, after nearly four years of service, was threatened by mass job cuts, and I was faced with serious health issues.
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33 WORK | ACTIVISM | PARENTING
BABY REVOLUTIONARY
My son, Thando, was born at the end of August 2017. His arrival changed everything.
Departments
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NOTES
National Anti-Black Racism Strategy Needed * Joey Hartman on Retiring * Remembering Ginger Goodwin 100 Years On * SFU Labour Studies
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9 CLIMATE/JUSTICE
WATER & WHOLE-WORKER ORGANIZING
Unions would do well to study and embrace the strategies and tools of the environmental movement.
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OUR TIMES TALLY
Chance that an act of sexual harassment in the workplace in Canada is never reported: 4 in 5
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12 WEBWORK (PLUS!)
DONUTS & A DIGITAL POST-MORTEM
Given the extent to which the organizing of the Tim Hortons actions happened online it’s worth taking a peek at how it developed.
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42 WORKING FOR A LIVING
CELEBRATING MY STUDENTS
I’ve walked the picket line, forged amazing bonds with students and co-workers, and watched remarkable young people cross the stage clad in graduation caps and gowns.
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POETRY
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47 REVIEW
SHREWED: A WRY AND CLOSELY OBSERVED LOOK AT THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
Elizabeth Renzetti is a terrifically keen observer of culture and an empathic writer. Her capacity for self-reflection without wallow is great.
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48 COMMENTARY
TRUDEAU TRIPS THROUGH INDIA
And why did Team Trudeau never venture to South India, where lies the beating heart of Indian technology, innovation and cyber-capitalism?
