Degrowth Isn’t The Right Way Out Of The Climate Crisis
A class-based strategy that raises the material well-being of the working class is needed to win a just transition.
Adam D.K. King
Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba.
189 posts
The Rich Should Shoulder The Burden Of Inflation, Not Us
Rather than impose cuts at a time when real incomes are falling, the federal government could instead levy emergency taxes
Striking HBC Logistics Workers Have Won A New Contract
Warehousing and logistics are emerging as key sites in contemporary struggles over work.
Amazon Continues Failing To Meet Labour Standards
As a new report makes clear, Amazon remains a serial violator of international labour standards and norms.
Interest Rate Hikes Won’t Take The Air Out Of Inflation
Hiking interest rates now in an attempt to tame supply-driven inflation will only kick labour while it’s down.
Here’s What The Left Should Takeaway From Ontario’s Election
Blue-collar union endorsements of the Progressive Conservatives are revealing and must be addressed in the long-term.
Exposing Shocking Wage Suppression In Ontario’s Education System
A CUPE report finds that education workers have been treated as though they’re disposable by successive provincial governments in Ontario.
Nonunion Workers Deserve The Right To Strike
Canada has perhaps the narrowest ‘right to strike’ of any capitalist democracy, a serious weakness in Canadian labour law.
Reviewing The State Of The Labour Market – April 2022
Unions need to build dedicated organizing programs to bring more private sector workers into the labour movement.