A bill passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature on Oct. 28, a bill that is a clear danger to the labour movement's ability to win fair contracts and defend public services. Bill 83, which essentially outlaws picketing outside of group homes that are housing people with intellectual and other disabilities that require home care.
labour rights
Including disability in union work
The More We Get Together is an extensive 107 page manual published by the Canadian Labour Congress as a tool for disability rights and labour activists alike. The manual not only acts as a guide for integrating disability rights issues into labour organizing, but explains and contextualizes disability studies theories and movements. Including workers with disabilities in union work is essential to effective organizing. The manual explains:
Disability theories
Demographics about people with disabilities
Boycott
Whether protesting your university's pro-war investments or horrific conditions of workers in sweat shops sewing brand name clothes, a boycott is an effective way to send a message. It hits big business and local capitalist oppressors alike right where it hurts - the wallet. This guide will go over
What's a boycott?
Who can do it?
How to organize
What is it?
CUPE 2011 National Convention opens in Vancouver today
In the last half-century, it has not been more important than it is today for CUPE members to work together and be united. As seen in this video opening the 25th national convention, CUPE is ready for the challenges ahead.
CUPE's 2011 national convention opens October 31, 2011 in Vancouver.
July 13, 2011 |
It is hard to fathom how subjects like determining bargaining units and levels of negotiation cannot be viewed as being of fundamental importance to the exercise of basic associational rights.
June 15, 2011 |
"The speed at which this legislation has been tabled points to a very real collusion by the Conservative federal government and Air Canada, to strip workers of their rights.
![Migrant Matters](http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/imagecache/thumbnail/category_pictures/MMlogo100.jpg "Migrant Matters navigates through the interconnected issues that limit the freedom of people to move across borders (of all kinds) and stay wherever they choose. We bring into focus the individual faces and unique stories of migrant workers, "non-status" people, and racialized working-class immigrants, who are often left out of mainstream media. Airs monthly.")