Mar 15, 2015
Exclusive: Chris Hedges on Bill C-51 and the corporate state
H.G. Watson
Journalist Chris Hedges was to speak at Toronto's protest against C-51. Weather delayed his flight, but rabble.ca caught up with him for an exclusive interview.
H.G. Watson
H.G. Watson is a multimedia journalist currently based in Waterloo, Ontario. After a brief foray into studying law, she decided that she preferred filing stories to editors than factums to the court. Since then, she's held editorial positions at the Lance in Windsor and The Cord in Waterloo, where she's the Editor-in-Chief of the Cord Community Edition. She's also written freelance stories for a number of publications. When she's not covering the labour beat for rabble, she's reading a ton, biking around the GTA and trying to reduce her Netflix queue.
Feb 3, 2015
Freelancers fighting full copyright claim by non-profit media company
H.G. Watson
A small group of freelance radio journalists are in a stand-off with a non-profit media company that has asked them to give up full copyright in a new contract.
Oct 8, 2014
One year in: Jerry Dias on Unifor's first year and its future
H.G. Watson
A year after Unifor's founding convention, Unifor President Jerry Dias reflects on the year, what Unifor can achieve for the workers it represents and the rest of Canada.
Oct 6, 2014
Chow, Wynne, in favour of community benefit agreements
H.G. Watson
Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow tweeted that she and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne are in agreement on transit, after the Premier's speech at the Good Jobs Summit.
Jul 3, 2014
Strike on hold at The Globe and Mail
H.G. Watson
The Globe and Mail and Unifor Local 87-M will return to the bargaining table July 8, after 93 per cent of employees vote in favour of a strike if an agreement cannot be reached.
Jun 3, 2014
Organizing precarious workers: Unifor's community approach
H.G. Watson
Even God's work is precarious work and that's why United Church priests are organizing to join unions. Unifor's community chapters act as an organizing mechanism for these workers.
May 30, 2014
Organizing precarious workers: Unions think sector-wide to help freelancers
H.G. Watson
In part three of this special feature on precarious workers, H.G. Watson looks at organizations attempting sectoral and geographic approaches to organizing.
May 28, 2014
Organizing precarious workers: Workers' centres open their doors
H.G. Watson
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 divisions.
May 27, 2014
Organizing precarious workers: Looking for a new model
H.G. Watson
The first in a three-part series from H.G. Watson on precarious work, and organizing precarious workers.
May 22, 2014
B.C. teachers face off with provincial government
H.G. Watson
The dispute over B.C. teachers' collective agreement is heating up with threats of lockouts and job actions.
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