Manitoba’s NDP Government Gets A C+ On Worker Safety
The Manitoba Federation of Labour report card evaluates the government’s health and safety track record
Adam D.K. King
Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba.
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Canada Post Workers Are Fighting An Employer-Led Race To The Bottom
Like other labour battles in the public sector, the CUPW strike is about more than the interests of postal workers.
The Federal Government Has Crushed Another Pair Of Strikes
What is a Charter-protected right to strike worth if it still allows governments to act this way?
The UCP Has Kneecapped Alberta Education Workers’ Strike Rights
There’s little on which the UCP and federal Liberals agree, but when it comes to undermining workers, they’re of the same mind.
Substituting Homeownership For Pensions Undermines Solidarity
Encouraging homeownership instead of economic security through social policy has been a recipe for disaster.
Revealing The Buried Truth About The 1937 Oshawa GM Strike
An interview with union activist Tony Leah about a strike that he says has been ‘misrepresented terribly.’
For-Profit Nursing Agencies Are Siphoning Public Health Funds
Canadian hospitals and nursing homes are projected to have paid at least $1.5 billion to private nursing agencies in 2023-24.
Government Ignored Evidence In Forcing Workers Back To Office
New documents reveal that the federal government’s return-to-office mandate for PSAC workers disregarded remote-work benefits.
Blame Governments, Not Immigrants, For The Housing Crisis
Canadian governments have failed to use the tools available to them to build affordable housing and impose substantive rent control measures.