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Beating back the anti-labour agenda in Ontario | Jan 23 2013 | David Bush | How can we help beat back the anti-labour agenda and push forward the interests of working people in Ontario?

David Fairey on the history of the Trade Union Research Bureau | Jan 22 2013 | David Fairey, Jim Stanford | A special event was held at the Vancouver and District Labour Council last week to commemorate the history and contributions of the Trade Union Research Bureau.

MLK Poor People's Campaign of 1968 by Kofi Bailey.

Remembering Martin Luther King and his fight for economic justice | Jan 21 2013 | Josh Mandryk | King was killed just weeks before the Poor People's Campaign was set to launch, in Memphis, Tennessee where he was supporting striking public sanitation workers.

Labour news this week: Backlash on EI changes, Nevsun accused of using forced labour, unions back Idle No More | Jan 18 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | Criticism of the Harper government's restrictive new rules for employment insurance recipients grew this week. Our labour reporter rounds up this and other top labour stories from the week.

Employment Insurance changes bring hardship to Canadians | Jan 17 2013 | Angella MacEwen | It has been a week and a half since changes to the definition of suitable employment and reasonable job search have come into effect.

Ontario teachers' labour dispute may be beginning of broader battle across public service | Jan 15 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | The ongoing labour crisis in Ontario's public schools may just be a prelude to a much broader battle about to unfold between the government and all public sector workers in the province.

Labour news this week: EI changes kick in, proposed new banking rules endorse status quo, fight continues for Ontario teachers | Jan 11 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | A recap of this week's top labour stories. EI changes kick in, proposed new global banking rules endorse status quo, labour strife continues in Ontario schools, and more.

Selling out our natural resources | Jan 10 2013 | Bertrand Schepper, Philippe Hurteau | For the moment, we let foreign companies extract and leave with resources, devoid as we are of any political will to encourage secondary and tertiary processing on our territory.

Re-defining Employment Insurance | Jan 9 2013 | Angella MacEwen | Several key changes to Employment Insurance came into effect on Sunday. The EI program is about to get grinch-ier, especially for those who happen to have needed it more than once.

What Jason Kenney doesn't want you to know about Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program | Jan 9 2013 | Karl Flecker | Jason Kenney often responds to critiques of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program by insulting the critics.

Eureka! Labour relations in Alberta explained by, of all things, hockey! | Jan 8 2013 | David J. Climenhaga | Here is the reality in Alberta in matters pertaining to relations between unions and employers: If workers have a strong position, then strikes are outlawed.

Bill C-377 and the year ahead for the labour movement | Jan 4 2013 | Dave Coles | Like so many other actions on the part of the Harper government, Bill C-377 will inevitably turn out to be a purely political and ideological attack on his opponents.

Capitalism and the NHL Lockout | Jan 4 2013 | Riaz Sayani-Mulji | Tyler Shipley, editor of Left Hook, provides a critical analysis of the NHL lockout and professional sports in North America.

Labour news this week: Unions rally behind Spence, investigation of rail worker accident, Ont. imposes contract on teachers | Jan 4 2013 | Lori Theresa Waller | A recap of this week's top labour stories. Unions rally behind Spence, investigation launched into Alberta rail worker accident, Ontario imposes contract on teachers, and more

Wal-Mart hit by widespread labour actions on Black Friday | Jan 3 2013 | Redeye Collective | Co-ordinated and historic protests and strikes took place at over a thousand Wal-Mart stores in November. The actions were organized independently by workers in the stores and focused on local issues.

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Garment factory collapse in Bangladesh | lagatta said... Horrible. Another: http://www.industriall-union.org/bangladeshi-garment-workers-crushed-to-......

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