Union Wins At Indigo Stores Could Be The Start Of Something Big
Could new organizing victories at Chapters Indigo represent a union breakthrough in retail?
Adam D.K. King
Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba.
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A Court Just Struck An Important Blow Against Gig Economy Exploitation
The fight against the precariousness of app-based work is far from over. But the recent legal decision in California is an important advance in that battle.
Canadians Deserve Universal, Public Childcare
For the first time in a long time, a national childcare system is within reach. The left can’t let that slip through our fingers.
Unions Should Demand Vaccine Mandates In High-Risk Workplaces
Workplace-specific vaccine requirements are a logical and necessary step to protect worker health and safety.
A Trudeau Majority Would Be Bad News For Workers
In this election, a Liberal majority would be a bad outcome for workers.
COVID Was Supposed To Make Us Value Workers. The Numbers Show It Hasn’t.
Recent data from Statistics Canada shows that far from transforming our economy to benefit workers, we’re on course to return to where we were in February 2020.
What We Can Learn From Iceland’s 4-Day Work Week
Any reduction in working hours will require a strong labour movement and the collective power that comes with it.
Climate Change Is Already Killing Workers
Workers are already being harmed by extreme heat caused by climate change. They need protections immediately.
Hassan Yussuff Showed That Access To Power Is Not Actual Power
No labour movement worth its salt was ever built on tepid alliances with workers’ smiling enemies.