Winter 2020-2021
Features
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COVID Chronicles
A living history project by workers and the BC Labour Heritage Centre.
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No Way to Treat a Hero
Alberta healthcare workers are tired of the government calling them “heroes” while it erodes their working conditions and jeopardizes their safety.
Departments
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Upfront
COVID Chronicles Everywhere ● Winter WebWork Online ● Paid Sick Days for All ● The Gritty Nurse Podcast ● Letter to the Editors ● Our Times Online
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9
Our Times Tally
Number of laws passed since 1982 that have restricted, suspended or denied bargaining rights to Canadian workers: 230
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11 Climate/Justice
No Warming, No War
War and militaries are quickly becoming some of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
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12 Union exchange
This is What We Do
Unionized workers in solidarity with migrant workers.
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15 Passing the Torch
Gary Steeves (1950-2020)
Gary was “one of us. A worker’s champion.”
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40 Have Your Say
Championing Spirituality in the Workplace
What of individuals made to suffer a spiritual crisis because they cannot hold their dying resident’s hand and pray with them on their deathbed?
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42 Excerpt
Fighting for Democracy: The True Story of Jim Higgins (1907-1982)
July 1, 1935, Dominion Day, was the day that those in power called the “Regina Riot.” We called it “the use of force to halt the trek.”
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45 Poetry
Assistant
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46 Working for a Living
Searching for Security
I stand here with my flashlight and my baton. As the sun goes down, my duty begins.
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48 Working for a Living
Before the Wolf
That was the worst condition: the lack of sunlight. You could see it outside the structure all day long, existing in its fullness but no longer yours.
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50 Review
A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency
Seth Klein offers Canada’s response to the demands of the Second World War as a template for radical change.
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52 Commentary
History & the INdian Farmers’ Protests
Who owns land, who gets to decide what to grow or extract from it — these are existential questions for every social justice movement.
