April-May 2009
Features
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LEO MCKAY AND DAVIS DAY
Murdered miner Bill Davis is still honoured in parts of Nova Scotia on June 11 for good reason,says Leo McKay.
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THE LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE
June 1, 1983 was a momentous day for injured workers in Ontario, who continue to fight for justice and dignity.
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COVER STORY: LAID OFF AND LOOKING AHEAD
With no warning, Progressive Moulded Products threw 2,400 mainly immigrant workers out onto the street. And they’ve been fighting back ever since.
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BARGAINING IN A RECESSION
There are three contexts that will shape how we emerge from this recession: the economy, trade unionism, and feminism.
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WORKING FOR A LIVING: HEALING PART I
I was known as a hard worker, someone they used to ask for. Not any more. My face is gone and my hands and arms are badly burned.
Departments
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NOTES
Highlander/LEC Project * Save Our Severance * Live-In Caregiver Update Labour’s Solutions * CBC Cuts
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OUR TIMES TALLY
Chance that a Canadian worker is “somewhat” or “very concerned” about losing their job this year: 1 in 4
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WEBWORK: OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
Open Source Software is free, and feature-filled. Use it!
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WORKING HISTORY: THE TEMPLE OF LABOUR
“The heritage from the Winnipeg General Strike is of fundamental importance to modern Canada,” says Victor Rabinovitch, president of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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POETRY
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REVIEW: RIG: AN ORAL HISTORY
Mike Heffernan’s book, Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster, is not another book by an arm’s-length author.
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COMMENTARY: RAINBOW ALLIANCE
We have before us a once in a lifetime opportunity to not only create alliances between blue and green, but also the black, white, red, yellow, and brown.
