How The Right To Strike Is Being Eroded In Canada
Shrinking union coverage rates and capital-friendly states are steadily eroding the right of Canadian workers to strike.
Adam D.K. King
Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba.
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Doug Ford’s New Committee To Undermine Workers
Workers should be concerned about Doug Ford’s new committee on labour.
Don’t Be Fooled By Businesses Wrapping Themselves In Social Justice Branding
There’s nothing “progressive” about corporations that claim to support social justice causes while bashing unions.
Workers In Vale’s Sudbury Mines Are Right To Strike
Vale’s rhetoric of “south-south solidarity” is meaningless. Like all corporations, the company pursues profit above all else.
How Organized Labour Can Support The Palestinian Cause
Organized labour could be a key ally in the struggle for Palestinian self-determination.
New Zealand Is Introducing Sectoral Bargaining. Canada Should Do The Same
Sectoral bargaining would not only improve wages and working conditions, it would expand union coverage into a much wider range of workplaces.
The Pandemic Has Shown Why Canada Needs National Labour Standards
Canada’s patchwork of provincially-set labour standards is bad for workers.
Don’t Blame Workers For Refusing To Work Lousy Jobs For Poor Pay
Businesses complaining about a labour shortage are usually the same ones that refuse to pay decent wages.
The Case For A Just Transition For Armaments Workers
An interview with Simon Black of Labour Against the Arms Trade Canada, a coalition of labour, peace and human rights activists seeking to bring attention to and end Canada’s role in the international arms trade.