Category: Labour
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Beyond Digital Capitalism: SR21 Launch and Tribute to Leo Panitch (3 May 1945 – 19 December 2020)
The North American launch of Socialist Register 21: Beyond Digital Capitalism, with presentations by Greg Albo, Sam Gindin, Bryan Palmer, Joan Sangster, Stephen Maher, Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Tanner Mirrlees, and Derek Hrynyshyn, and short tributes to the life and work of Leo Panitch (1945-2020). Watch video »
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Striking Down Farm Workers – It Is the Law’s Way
These days we hear and read a lot about essential workers. It is not always clear whether workers ought to be characterized as essential ones, but there can be little … Keep reading »
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Why Amazon Is Terrified of Its US Workers Unionizing
With a second union vote at its Alabama warehouse coming at a time of rising worker disaffection, Amazon is clearly worried that American workers will go the way of Europe: toward collective bargaining for their labor rights. Keep reading »
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Quebec: Class Struggles over Occupational Health and Safety
Bill 59 (now Law 27) on occupational health and safety was adopted, as amended, at the end of September by the National Assembly, against the unanimous opposition of the unions, … Keep reading »
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US Workers in Motion: An Assessment of Labor’s Gains
The news has recently highlighted labor’s growing activism, publishing numerous stories about high quit rates, threatened and actual strikes, and wage gains. While these stories do capture the anger and … Keep reading »
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Trade Union Program for a Public, Low-Carbon Energy Future
The following “Trade Union Program for a Public, Low-Carbon, Energy Future” (“Program”) is the result of the work of a Trade Union Task Force consisting of more than 30 unions. … Keep reading »
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Neoliberalism, Unions, and the Left /w Sam Gindin
We are joined by Sam Gindin, a legendary Canadian labour researcher, author, and organizer, to chat about a wide-range of topics involving the state of labour in North America. Listen to audio »
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Record Numbers of Workers Are Quitting and Striking
Taken together with a sharp increase in union strikes, the mass resignations of individuals indicate a deep worker dissatisfaction across the nation. Keep reading »
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Striketober and the Gig Economy
What does ‘Striketober’ mean for the gig economy? Is something stirring among the workers? There are signs of a noticeable uptick in strikes internationally. In the US, where trade unions … Keep reading »
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Postal Banking: Public Banks that Do Not Only Serve the Rich!
On Wednesday, August 20, 2021, we caught up with Matt Corbeil and Geoff Bickerton, who both work in the Research Department of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Matt … Keep reading »
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Make Gig Work Decent Work
On most days, Doug Ford’s Conservative government in Ontario does not respond well to problems, or it actively makes things worse. If an election had been called a year-and-a-half ago, … Keep reading »
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GM Silao Workers Reject Protection Contract
In a precedent-setting test of Mexico’s labour justice reform, workers at the General Motors (GM) truck assembly plant in Silao, Guanajuato, have voted to reject a protection contract between their … Keep reading »