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.
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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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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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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Study AI, automation, gig work and more in LABR 1P97: The Future of Work at #BrockU — open to all students and counts toward elective or Social Science context credit.
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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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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Big congratulations to my @brocklabour.bsky.social colleague Jordan House, a talented teacher and researcher, who will make an excellent leader for @cawls-acets.bsky.social. And a giant thanks to @profsmithsask.bsky.social who has passed the torch after 4 yrs as CAWLS president.
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Registration at #BrockU opens soon. Choose from 4 different labour studies courses to fulfill elective or context degree requirements.
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In a sharp rebuke to CUPW president Jan Simpson, postal workers overwhelming vote to ratify the tentative agreement she urged them to reject.
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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.
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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...
Workers at Walmart Mississauga warehouse secure first collective agreement with raises, “me too” clause, job security for more than 800 employees in Canada.
www.mississauga.com
Postal workers ratified a five-year deal with Canada Post, ending a two-year contract dispute and enabling a massive corporate restructuring.
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Congratulations to #BrockU labour studies professor Jordan House who was elected President of the Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies at the organization’s 12th annual conference earlier this week.
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