Another Budget, Another Opportunity Missed
This should have been a pivotal budget that invests in the future for workers and the planet, but it largely misses the mark.
Adam D.K. King
Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba.
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How A 5-Month Strike Secured Better Pay For Care Economy Workers
Workers at Lennox and Addington Interval House (LAIH) in Napanee, Ont., have won better pay and working conditions following a five-month strike.
It’s Time For Labour To Challenge Back-To-Work Laws
The plague of back-to-work legislation, and the climate of fear it generates, must be addressed sooner or later by the entire labour movement.
There Are Lots Of New Jobs, But Things Aren’t Getting Better For Canadian Workers
February’s jobs report showed an economy creating plenty of new jobs but delivering very little rewards to workers.
International Peace Requires An Organized Working Class
The current crisis in Ukraine is an urgent reminder why strong labour movements the world over are so important to peace.
Canada’s Banks Are Making Record Profits. You’re Paying For It
It’s time to reconsider banks and financial institutions also as sites of labour and class struggle.
Joe Biden Promised To Revitalize Unions. How’s That Going?
The American labour movement needs to get creative about ways to reach and organize new members, because Biden’s worker organizing task force is mostly tinkering around the edges.
Why Aren’t Canadians’ Wages Going Up?
A relatively robust jobs recovery and moderately low unemployment should translate into wage growth, but they aren’t. What gives?
The Uber-UFCW Agreement Is A Bad Deal For Workers
The deal allows Uber to continue to misclassify its drivers and avoid treating them as what they are: employees.