Oct 11, 2019
Canada needs a publicly owned postal banking system
RadioLabour
RadioLabour Canada Report: CUPW wants Canada Post to provide banking services.
fair wages
Jul 6, 2017
While child labour is rampant in developing nations, modern day serfdom on the rise in Canada
Ed Finn
The callous mistreatment of working people was not only condoned, but even extolled -- and not just by the business establishment.
Jul 5, 2017
Today's plutocrats seek to recreate 19th-century dystopia with inhumane labour practices
Ed Finn
Corporate-decreed barbarism and inequality is already rampant in many developing countries, and even in some developed ones. Including Canada.
Oct 7, 2016
Ontario minimum wage goes up by 15 cents but still falls short of a living wage
Trish Hennessy
On October 1, the 800,000-plus workers who earn the minimum wage in Ontario received a raise, but don't celebrate too quickly: it went up by a mere 15 cents an hour.
Jul 21, 2016
Inaction threatens to stagnate Manitoba's minimum wage
Molly McCracken
Unless immediate action is taken, 2016 will be the first time in a generation that minimum wage workers will see their wages stagnate, resulting in fewer earnings for basics like food and shelter.
Jul 13, 2016
Halifax Mooseheads owners eliminate labour protections for junior hockey players
Stephen Kimber
Bobby Smith, majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads, wasn't available to talk about government changes to labour laws exempting his team from paying its players minimum wage.
Jun 28, 2016
Postal workers overwhelmingly vote to support equity, improvements and no concessions
The results are in! Urban and rural postal carriers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike activities.
Jun 2, 2016
Minimum wage stats show we need $15 and fairness across Canada
The fight for $15 is a concrete way to push back against growing inequality and precarious work -- join the fight for decent work!
Mar 15, 2016
What's a fair wage to pay Halifax city councillors?
Stephen Kimber
How do you fairly determine how much elected officials should be paid? The short answer -- as evidenced by last week's emotional, confrontational three-hour city council debate -- is you can't.
Dec 1, 2015
Making history: Cambridge opens the door to a living wage
Trish Hennessy
It was heartwarming to listen to the majority of Cambridge city councillors overwhelmingly support the motion to become a living wage at the supporter level, for all the right reasons.
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