Garbage privatization in Toronto and why it stinks
Friday, May 6, 2011 A close look at the proposal by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his infrastructure committee to privatize the city's garbage collectors is like a study in bad civic and economic...
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A number is never just a number -- Gone fishin'
Monday, August 1, 2011• 47Percentage of Canadian workers who say they need a vacation more today than they've needed one in four years. (Source)• 10Number of statutory holidays Canadians are entitled...
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Workers' rights for fighters: Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson.mp3On this week's episode of Progressive Voices we speak with MMA fighter Jeff Monson, who's fought in the top tier of the heavyweight division for M-1, Strikeforce, and UFC. Topics...
View ArticleRIP Frank Kennedy. We aren't making labour leaders like him these days
There will be a memorial on March 4 at Vancouver's Maritime Labour Centre for Frank Kennedy. B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair and MP Libby Davies will be among those honouring one of...
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Steelworkers defend worker pensions at Supreme Court
USW.jpgSteelworkers defend worker pensions at Supreme Court Pensioners must be treated fairly when companies become insolvent, the United Steelworkers will argue at the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Unifor tests its mettle in Toyota organizing campaign
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 They've never unionized before. Can Unifor organize Toyota? This is Unifor's first high-profile test of organizing strength and they'll need to overcome 30 years of stigma in...
View ArticlePort Metro Vancouver expose true colours in efforts to exploit workers
Truckers, unionized and non-unionized, came together last Monday to picket Port Metro Vancouver because of concerns over "intolerable economic conditions." While the standard pay for B.C. truckers is...
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Tony Benn, radical champion for democracy in the UK, dies at 88
Friday, March 14, 2014 Tony Benn has died at 88. He was a member of the Labour Party, a Member of Parliament for 50 years and a voice for radical democracy and socialism in the UK. There are two things...
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Organizing precarious workers: Workers' centres open their doors
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 There is a race to the bottom with the low-wage agenda, which involves pitting workers against each other. We need to challenge this and look to how we have connections not...
View ArticleHistoric victory for former Wal Mart associates in Jonquière, Que.
Historic victory for former Wal Mart associates in Jonquière, Que. The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that Wal Mart acted illegally when it laid off all 190 employees at its Jonquière store in...
View ArticleCrown Holdings workers act globally to confront anti-union practices
Crown Holdings workers act globally to confront anti-union practices European unions and European Works Council members are denouncing anti-union actions in Turkey and Canada by Crown Holdings, one of...
View ArticleDefend workers' rights
Defend workers' rights The Conservative government is attacking our right to collective bargaining and our right to defend ourselves in the workplace. We need to take action!
View ArticleRight to Strike campaign gains global victory
Right to Strike campaign gains global victory A breakthrough agreement between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and government and employer members of the ILO acknowledges the Right to...
View ArticleNew report reveals workers exploited, laws need overhaul
New report reveals workers exploited, laws need overhaul A new report reveals how some Ontario employers cheat workers out of basic entitlements by claiming the workers are not covered under the...
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Mayday, mayday! A new kind of unionism for a changing world
April 30, 2015In 1982, when service and maintenance workers at a hospital in Warren, Ohio went on strike, they were not alone. Members of the Workers' Solidarity Club from Youngstown, Ohio -- about 200...
View ArticleIn solidarity with temporary migrant workers
In solidarity with temporary migrant workers Even though there are more than 300,000 migrant workers in Canada their precarious working conditions and challenges go almost unnoticed.
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PSAC prepares to battle Conservative government over sick leave reforms
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 For over a year, sick leave has been a battleground of contentious contract negotiations between the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Like...
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Quebec public sector unions plan strike for Dec. 9, government barely budging
Friday, December 4, 2015 Nearly a year of negotiations over public employee contracts in Quebec have led nowhere. But there are small signs of movement and unions are keeping up the pressure with a big...
View ArticleMcNeil government continues to show lack of respect for workers' rights with...
McNeil government continues to show lack of respect for workers' rights with Bill 148 The Nova Scotia Liberal government has shown once again that it has no respect for workers' collective bargaining...
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Toronto labour dispute highlights need for accountability in the non-profit...
Friday, December 18, 2015 After a year and a half of struggle, former Palisades Media Arts Academy workers are celebrating a victory over anti-union tactics. However, the win is bittersweet. Like this...
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