Jun 30, 2020
How police unions present barriers to change in Canada
Chelsea Nash
As calls to defund the police mount, police unions are already starting to put up a fight.
Labour
Jun 26, 2020
COVID-19 shines harsh light on injustices faced by key workers and the elderly
Dennis Gruending
The elderly, long-term care workers, grocery store clerks and migrant farm workers in Canada are among those who have experienced the harshest injustices during the pandemic.
Jun 26, 2020
How Foodora couriers won a major union victory
RadioLabour
RadioLabour's Canada Report: Foodora workers proved that couriers are dependent workers. Plus: 200,000 seafarers are stuck at sea. And more.
Jun 25, 2020
COVID-19 exposes injustices faced by migrant workers
During the pandemic, the over-arching threat of being deported has been enough to keep many workers silent and risking their health and that of their co-workers.
Jun 23, 2020
Alberta union goes to court to challenge UCP law that criminalizes public protest
David J. Climenhaga
AUPE president Guy Smith vowed to fight the UCP's Bill 1 all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary, and to "defend any and all AUPE members or staff who are caught in the bill's cross-hairs."
Jun 19, 2020
How racial capitalism prevails during a pandemic
Vincent Collins
We could be entering a moment in which workers come together to fight the system that jeopardizes not only racialized peoples' livelihoods, but their very existence.
Jun 19, 2020
CUPE says white privilege must be confronted
RadioLabour
RadioLabour's Canada Report: CUPE president Mark Hancock tells his 700,000 members that Black lives matter, and white privilege must be acknowledged and confronted.
Jun 18, 2020
Alberta's front-line health-care workers shouldn't have to rely on the grace of their employers to make ends meet
Bonnie Gostola
Some staff at private care homes have received pay bumps from their employers. But these "bonuses" are the rates they would need to bring their current salaries in-line with the public sector.
Jun 18, 2020
Foodster's union certification win is 'symbolic' for other gig workers
Chelsea Nash
Foodora may have left the country, but its former workers can finally say they successfully formed the first certified union of app-based gig workers in Canada.
Jun 17, 2020
Women and migrant workers deserve better pay and protections in post-pandemic economy
Doreen Nicoll
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed front and centre the need for meaningful structural and financial reforms across employment sectors dominated by women and migrant workers.
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