WestJet Mechanics’ Union Soars To A Major Victory For Labour
The airline mechanics defeated federal government overreach and secured raise wages of 26 per cent plus other changes.
Adam D.K. King is an assistant professor in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba.
The airline mechanics defeated federal government overreach and secured raise wages of 26 per cent plus other changes.
Given the many economic insecurities associated with ‘being your own boss,’ declining self-employment should be celebrated
Rather than frame telework narrowly as a luxury for some public sector workers, they can use this fight to highlight interconnected issues.
Disabled people continue to experience worse employment outcomes and higher rates of poverty than those without disabilities.
The managers’ association sought a ruling that excluding them from collective bargaining infringed their rights to free association.
As recently as 2016, the province had the lowest minimum wage in Canada. This shift, however, still doesn’t meet living wages
Union members on Canada’s railways have temporarily had their right to strike suspended through a bureaucratic ploy.
Starbucks workers and union members in Canada should follow the developments in the United States closely.
The primary issue at the heart of the dispute is the Institute of Canadian Agencies’ desire to freely use non-union talent.