Photo by Dalson Chen In 1979, Canada’s postal union (CUPW) bargained and bargained with the employer. Eventually, having exhausted all possibilities, it made the decision,
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Canadian Dimension: Taking on the GM Shutdown: Unifor, Oshawa and Community Control
Photo by Eduardo Lima/CP General Motor’s plan to end production at its Oshawa plant at the end of 2019 is a callous, cynical act by
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Thomas Piketty sets out a proposal to start addressing inequality across the EU. Derek Thompson discusses how
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Charles Smith and Larry Savage write that Justin Trudeau’s use of back-to-work legislation against postal workers may
Continue readingwmtc: in which an old-fashioned mom-and-pop motel saves me from union busters
For the portion of my training taking place in Campbell River — two days this week plus all of next week — I was booked
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Here, on the fundamental need for governments to provide a secure source of income and benefits – and the choice of the Trudeau Libs and
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Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Dean Baker responds to attempts to paint inequality as an inevitable result of market forces by pointing out
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Nick Saul calls out Doug Ford for undermining the dignity of lower-income Ontarians through barriers and cuts
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This and that for your Thursday reading. – Trish Hennessy discusses the connection between child care deserts and child poverty, while pointing out the importance
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – In the wake of GM’s abandonment of Oshawa, David Olive suggests that it’s time for Canada to work
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Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Robinson Meyer rightly criticizes the Trump administration for trying to bury a devastating national climate assessment on Black
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports that the Ford government’s move to strip sick days away from workers was made without
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Trish Garner comments on the need to acknowledge the humanity of people living in poverty – which leads
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Tom Kibasi writes that the UK’s best option in light of its impending Brexit is to develop
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Wade Davis comments on the ecological amnesia which has resulted in repeated cycles of extinctions: In three
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Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Owen Jones writes that a four-day work week being developed by UK Labour could represent an important step
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Assorted content to end your week. – Roger Eatwell writes that the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment can be traced back largely to the sense that
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Merran Smith and Dan Woynillowicz comment that the new climate denial involves denying that any solutions are possible.
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The Guardian’s editorial board writes that stagnating and even declining life expectancies and nother indications of declining
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: The Google Walkout
Photo by Shawn Collins Thousands of Google employees throughout the United States and around the world walked off their jobs on November 1, “to protest
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