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Explore the past, present, and future of Canada’s union movement in LABR 1P95 at #BrockU. Topics include collective bargaining, labour history, and the role and impact of unions in society.
Whether you’re working part-time or on track for your first career, LABR 1P94 gives you tools to recognize problems and assert your rights work.
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138 million children in child labour: ILO calls for urgent action bit.ly/3Seh6xP
The Ontario government and the province's teacher unions are about to enter a round of collective bargaining. Here's what you need to know as negotiations get underway, featuring commentary by @profsavage.bsky.social & @stephross.bsky.social.
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Big first-contract win for Mississauga Walmart workers, but to truly transform conditions longterm, unions will have to scale up, organize across multiple sites, and build real sectoral leverage.
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New podcast bonus episode! Extra information about the @IWW Starbucks Workers Union with Daniel Gross, who helped organise hundreds of Starbucks workers in the early 2000s. Listen today by joining us on Patreon and supporting our work: www.patreon.com/posts/e123-1...
Calandra's “labour peace” narrative sounds more like selective amnesia. His government has clashed with every major education union. A united front from education union is key to countering Ford's usual divide-and-conquer strategy.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the University of Manitoba for this year's annual conference! Mark your calendars for next year's conference to be held Jun 2-4, 2027 at Brock University in Ontario's Niagara Region.
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Nearly 1,000 non-tenured faculty at NYU walked off the job for two days this spring.
Peter Cole reports that they returned with a strong first contract: minimum $14,000 raises, annual increases and long-term employment guarantees.
According to the BCGEU, Thomson Reuter’s contracts with ICE currently total more than US$40 million.
“The union expects Thomson Reuters will continue to provide services to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.”
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
Workers at Walmart Mississauga warehouse secure first collective agreement with raises, “me too” clause, job security for more than 800 employees in Canada.
When Paul Calandra stepped to the microphone last week ahead of contract talks with Ontario’s education unions he projected a tone of optimism. A day later, union leaders held a news conference of the...
By withholding their labor earlier this year, non-tenured faculty at New York University won major gains—and helped create better learning conditions for their students.
Nearly 138 million children are still in child labour, including 54 million in hazardous work. In this message, Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), cal...
