The systematic exploitation of foreign and migrant workers takes place with the full participation of the Canadian state.
worker rights
May 16, 2013 |
Our right to strike has been attacked. Free collective bargaining has been disrupted.The next attack will likely be on the Rand formula.
May 16, 2013 |
Take action and show solidarity with these workers by sending a message to Bangladesh's Prime Minister and the Minister for Labour and Employment.
May 15, 2013 |
The demolition by employers of the standard full-time permanent job is the biggest labour market story of the last generation, yet it has largely been ignored by legislators.
May 1, 2013 |
We can all question how far this government is willing to go to break the unions, but a more important question is what are you willing to do to stop them?
April 29, 2013 |
Ultimately, unions remain the best way to prevent abuses in the workplace.
April 27, 2013 |
The Day of Mourning is about more than remembering the dead. It’s also about fighting for the living and making our workplaces safer and healthier.
West Fertilizer explosion in Texas puts spotlight on worker safety
The Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath has dominated the nation's headlines. Yet, another series of explosions that happened two days later and took four times the number of lives, has gotten a fraction of the coverage. It was the worst industrial accident in years. But to call it an accident ignores that it was preventable, and was quite possibly a crime, as is common with so many dangerous workplaces.
April 19, 2013 |
Every April 28, unions, workers, and organizations in over 100 countries remember workers who have died, were injured or made ill from workplace causes.