In February 2011, a frail, 82-year-old Italian woman was threatened with charges of $1800 a day if she refused to move from Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital into the first available nursing…
A sea of change is underway in Canada as the country shifts away from traditional immigration towards a “rent a worker” policy all too prevalent around the globe. And it…
Precarious labour refers to the explosion of short term, temporary and part-time jobs issuing from the economic crisis of the mid-1970s. A crisis in profitability combined with competitive pressures unleashed…
AMERICAN LABOUR: BETTER CONDITIONS FOR US GUESTWORKERS:All across the "developed" world temporary workers, often referred to as "guestworkers" are employed usually at much lower wages and longer hours than workers…
LOCAL EVENTS WINNIPEG:SOLIDARITY PICKET FOR BRISTOL AEROSPACE WORKERS:Happening this afternoon from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm************************Solidarity Picket at Bristol!Time Wednesday, May 4 · 4:00pm - 6:00pm--------------------------Location Bristo...
CANADIAN LABOUR:CUPW ORGANIZES PHARMACY POSTAL EMPLOYEES:It's been a long standing policy of Canada Post to remove actual post offices and place outlets in such places as 7-11s and pharmacies. This,…
AMERICAN LABOUR CALIFORNIA: WHAT IS A LIFE WORTH ?:The following appeal is from the American United Farm Workers, and it's about the excessively lenient sentence for the contractor responsible for…
Are you tired of blaming fate, the vagaries of nature, or God for your misfortunes? Try blaming CUPE. It’s fun and easy. Here’s an example, provided by the Toronto Sun.…
Are you tired of blaming fate, the vagaries of nature, or God for your misfortunes? Try blaming CUPE. It's fun and easy.Here's an example, provided by the Toronto Sun. CUPE…
Are you tired of blaming fate, the vagaries of nature, or God for your misfortunes? Try blaming CUPE. It's fun and easy.Here's an example, provided by the Toronto Sun. CUPE…
Are you tired of blaming fate, the vagaries of nature, or God for your misfortunes? Try blaming CUPE. It’s fun and easy. Here’s an example, provided by the Toronto Sun.…
In my inbox today: OCAP STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH TORONTO CITY WORKERS The members of CUPE 416 and 79 who work for the City of Torontoare now on strike. The…
In my inbox today:OCAP STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH TORONTO CITY WORKERS The members of CUPE 416 and 79 who work for the City of Torontoare now on strike. The business…
In my inbox today:OCAP STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH TORONTO CITY WORKERS The members of CUPE 416 and 79 who work for the City of Torontoare now on strike. The business…
In my inbox today: OCAP STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH TORONTO CITY WORKERS The members of CUPE 416 and 79 who work for the City of Torontoare now on strike. The…
Here's an article by Wayne Roberts of the Toronto Food Policy Council, quoted in full because I don't know how to link to it on Facebook. SHARING WORK AND FOOD…
