Spring 2021
Features
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Magic and Lethal
Once considered the “magic mineral,” asbestos proved to be deadly. It is still the number one killer of BC workers.
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Revolution Up Close in Grenada
Democracy for 100,000 people was not out of reach — they felt part of something bigger than themselves.
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Could An App Replace Your Union?
What would happen if tech entrepreneurs saw unions as not just obstacles to the exploitation of workers, but as a potential new market?
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27 Cover Story
Workers’ Voice
Fighting for the right to speak up, and be heard, in the workplace.
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Mobilizing Workers’ Voice Through the Racial Justice Advocate
In 2020, we bargained for a new position: The racial justice advocate, appointed by the union, will be from the Black, Indigenous or racialized community.
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The COVID-19 Union Wave
Union drives across Canada in stores of all kinds — including cannabis dispensaries, coffee shops and bookstores — are creating alternatives to the status quo.
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Young Organizers Make the Connections
An interview with Kevin Shimmin about the emerging generation of workplace leaders.
Departments
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6
Upfront
Labour Council Celebration ● Northern Solidarity ● Love Letters to Lab Workers ● Our Times Tally Will Return ● Letter to the Editors ● Our Times Online
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9 Climate/Justice
Winning Change On a Global Scale
That July 3rd morning, members from half a dozen unions blocked the entrance to the shipyard, but it all hinged on the workers.
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11 WebWork
String Theory & The Starbucks Strategy of Online Action
Eric Lee of LabourStart fame recently developed the Starbucks Theory of Online Action Appeals Frequency.
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44 Poetry
Keeping a Light On
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47 Working for a Living
McDonald’s from a Baby’s Perspective
The relationships I’ve built with my many co-workers are undoubtedly the reason I have not left my workplace.
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50 Review
Work Won’t Love You Back
Sarah Jaffe explores just how much work ‘doing what you love’ can really be — and how that love is often exploited by employers.
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52 Commentary
Patent Justice, Not Vax Charity
Instead of a drip of research and the occasional donation by rich countries, why don’t we have global systems of knowledge-sharing and essential-medication production?
