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Jul 18, 2018  Workers go on the offensive in South KoreaAsia Pacific Currents Even though the workers' movement in South Korea was central in bringing down the corrupt Park Geun-hye government, the offensive against workers, the wages and conditions, have not let up. |
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Jul 13, 2018  The individual, atomized: weekly news roundupSophia Reuss To delve into the political landscape this week, we're going to get back to basics. The most basic of the basics: the atom. |
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Jul 12, 2018  Toronto and York Region labour unions are moving to a state of readinessThe four year plan of action for the labour movement in greater Toronto including reaching out, communicating, building coalitions, defending workers rights, overcoming divisions and electoral reform |
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Jul 12, 2018  Interview: Sandy Hudson on the fight against FordKevin Taghabon interviewed Sandy Hudson, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, who addressed the rally at the steps of the Ontario legislature to stand for the fight for $15 and to protect workers |
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Jul 12, 2018  Far from ending hallway medicine, North Bay stands to lose 37 more hospital beds, more than 150 staff under Ford programsOntario’s hospitals’ hallway medicine and bed crisis will deepen under Premier Doug Ford’s public service cuts and promised tax cuts, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) warned. |
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Jul 12, 2018  Sign the petition for domestic worker rightsThe campaign estimates that almost 150,000 workers in Canada are employed as domestic workers. Support women workers, migrant workers and join the Quebec Steelworkers solidarity campaign. |
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Jul 12, 2018  Striking health care workers rallyStriking health care workers at the Port Arthur Health Care Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario drew support from members of Unifor, other unions, the community and municipal and provincial politician. |
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Jul 12, 2018  The power of concentrated wealth vs. working peopleNima Maleki There's a particular logic of authorized power at play within most societies the world over. Wage, work and union activity are impacted by it, as shown in recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. |
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Jul 11, 2018  U.S. Supreme Court decision puts the very survival of public sector unions at riskLynne Fernandez A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision will wipe millions of dollars from public sector unions' balance sheets, adding to the long list of growing challenges unions are facing in the U.S. |
 A tool to track the cuts Doug Ford is making and proposing3 Minute Action Let's keep this tool current |
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Jul 6, 2018  Unifor welcomes metal sector support and retaliatory tariffsUnifor welcomes the federal government's pledge to offer up to $2 billion to aid Canada’s steel and aluminum workers and companies in response to US tariffs and the imposition of retaliatory tariffs. |
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Jul 6, 2018  Stop layoffs at Coquitlam care homes, says HEUThe Hospital Employees' Union (HEU) is calling on B.C.’s Minister of Health and the Fraser Health Authority to stop the mass staff layoffs at two long-term care homes in Coquitlam. |
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Jun 29, 2018  Growing gaps in elementary education point to need to fix Ontario’s education funding formulaFrom special education supports to guidance and specialist teachers and school fundraising, the latest People for Education annual report points to growing gaps in public elementary education. |
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Jun 29, 2018  PSAC urges government to respect court ruling on bargaining rightsThe Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is urging the federal government not to appeal the recent Quebec Superior Court decision which allows federal agents to bargain for pensions and staffing. |
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Jun 27, 2018  A taste of 'Pride' at CLiFF as it gears up for its 10th yearMichelle Guo The Canadian International Labour Film Festival recognizes and celebrates the working class. |
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Jun 27, 2018  Workers in the Philippines continue to fightAsia Pacific Currents While weakened in comparison to its heyday, the Filipino working class is continuing the fight to organize and improve the living conditions of all workers. |
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Jun 22, 2018  Retirement at 65 is important to new generations of workersJerry Dias Labour leaders warned that getting rid of mandatory retirement would create a block to young workers entering the workforce. |
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Jun 21, 2018  Steel Workers Union: Don't attack trading partners to solve global trade problemsVictoria Fenner Ken Neumann, National Director for the United Steelworkers Canada talks to Marc Belanger of Radio Labour about why the current trade war between Canada and the U.S. is short-sighted. |
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Jun 20, 2018  Steel Workers Union (Canada) message to the U.S.: Don't beat up your trading partners to solve global trade problemsrabble radio Ken Neumann, National Director for the United Steelworkers Canada talks to Marc Belanger of Radio Labour about why the current trade war between Canada and the U.S. is short-sighted. |
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Jun 15, 2018  Safeway union members build momentumOn May 30-31, 2018, over fifty Safeway employee activists attended a special union negotiations training event in preparation for face-to-face bargaining sessions with Sobeys management. |
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Jun 15, 2018  UFCW walks in support of Our Dreams Matter Too campaignFor the eighth year in a row, UFCW Canada activists led a peaceful march through the streets of Toronto in support of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society's Our Dreams Matter Too campaign |
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Jun 13, 2018  Working-class protests in Iran continueAsia Pacific Currents Due to widespread exploitation, inequality and corruption, workers protests have continued this year all over Iran. |
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Jun 8, 2018  Alberta seniors deserve action on public long-term care promiseGovernment to keep its promise to create 2,000 public long-term care beds by 2019 because the number of long-term care beds in the province is far below what is needed to adequately serve Albertans. |
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Jun 7, 2018  Open letter to York University: Settle with CUPE 3903 now!Maya Bhullar Over 300 university full-time or retired professors, librarians and archivists at York University have signed a letter demanding the university settle with CUPE 3903. |
