Amazon Canada’s Injury Rate May Obscure More Than It Reveals
The labour insurance compensation system incentivizes employers to hide accidents and pressure vulnerable people not to submit claims.
Adam D.K. King
Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba.
235 posts
Prison Workers Deserve The Labour Movement’s Support
An interview with Jordan House and Asaf Rashid, the authors of a new book exploring the fight for labour rights within Canadian prisons.
The U.S. May Allow Employers To Start Suing Unions During Strikes
The Supreme Court is trying to aid corporations in handicapping unions in a time of growing support for organized labour.
We Must Win The Battle Against Employers For Remote Work
This fight represents a window of opportunity to increase worker autonomy, expand union rights and protect health and safety.
The Post-Pandemic Recovery Has Been Abandoned
The entire post-pandemic economic recovery and its abandonment has been an abject lesson about the rot of contemporary capitalism.
Will 2023 Bring Us The Renewed Labour Movement We Need?
It’s safe to say that hopes for a revitalized labour movement in 2023 are aspirational at this point.
CERB Had Many Problems, But Also Achieved Some Remarkable Feats
We should celebrate the relative success of the CERB and the other individual support programs, and learn from them going forward.
As Union Density Plummets in Canada, New Strategies Are Need
If Canada’s long-term decline in union density is to be reversed, a combination of new organizing and legislative reform will be needed.
Bill 124 Repealed, In Major Win For Labour Movement
However, as is becoming increasingly obvious, lasting labour victories require mass mobilization, not dependence on the courts.