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Maude Barlow - Envisioning Economic Justice. Image Credit: Artwork by Jack Pearpont – Event Artist for TDI. Used with permission of TDI, photo by Victoria Fenner.
Maude Barlow: envisioning economic justice
Victoria Fenner | Maude Barlow speaks at the Tommy Douglas Institute at George Brown College on May 23, 2019.
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As pot legalization nears, cannabis industry can't forget workers' rights
Paul Meinema | The Canadian cannabis industry is poised to become a significant player in our economy. That future must include comprehensive workplace safety and labour rights for every worker.
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Photo: UNITE HERE local 75 facebook page
Renaissance Hotel workers' inspired fight for right to unionize
Teuila Fuatai | We're not crying, you're crying! We speak with four women from the housekeeping department about their fight for unionization and what it means.
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Photo: flickr/Asif A. Ali
'Groundbreaking' labour ruling highlights Canada's lack of progress for worker rights
Teuila Fuatai | Canada's Supreme Court ruling in favour of fired nuclear energy worker Joseph Wilson has been rightly revered. But, it's being celebrated for essentially ensuring the law was followed.
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All smoke no substance in Canada Post's pension argument
Teuila Fuatai | Canada Post cites the $6.2-billon solvency cost as a key issue in its negotiation with workers. But Kevin Skerrett tells us that in Canada Post's case, it's not really relevant at all.
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National Aboriginal Day: Building bonds between Indigenous communities and the labour movement
Teuila Fuatai | Today marks National Aboriginal Day in Canada. Teuila Fuatai speaks to Métis Nation member and union activist Michael Desautels about his work in Indigenous communities and the labour movement.
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Unions brace for anti-worker legislation in Manitoba
Teuila Fuatai | The Manitoba Federation of Labour warns this new bill could disrupt more than a decade of peaceful labour relations in the province.
Book Review
Rise up! 'Drawn to Change' illustrates Canadian labour's stories and struggles
Haseena Manek | The Graphic History Collective illustrates an informative and illuminating timeline of Canada's complicated labour history. Consider this your call to arms.
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Toronto library workers ratify agreement, Board to vote later today
Teuila Fuatai | A new collective agreement for the Toronto City public library workers is in the final steps of ratification.
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Photo: TAWC: Toronto Airport Workers' Council facebook group
Airport workers demand fair wages, better jobs on May Day
Teuila Fuatai | Toronto airport workers celebrated May Day with a rally demanding equal pay for equal work, $15 minimum wage, sick days and an end to precarious work.
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High risk of injury for young workers prompts B.C. schools and students to act
Sarah Beuhler | A new pilot project in B.C. aims to address the risks associated with work and raise awareness about young workers' rights in the workplace.
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From exploited to supported: Phasing out Canada's lowest wage work programs
Teuila Fuatai | In part two of her investigation into sheltered workshop programs exploiting intellectually disabled adults in Canada, Teuila Fuatai looks at what is next for the programs and those involved.