Now is the time to draw inspiration from wherever we can, and stand with workers while they fight the employer-led race to the bottom.| The Maple
Most Canadian news outlets follow CP’s style guidance, meaning the status quo on “Palestine” may continue.| The Maple
Greater unionization rates improve the environment, income equality and public health, according to a new CCPA report.| The Maple
The government has affirmed that profit takes precedence over what limited rights workers have managed to secure.| The Maple
What is a Charter-protected right to strike worth if it still allows governments to act this way?| The Maple
It’s now time to join Quebec and British Columbia and ban scabs in every Canadian province| The Maple
Let’s hope Swedish workers win and workers in all countries where Tesla operates take note and act accordingly.| The Maple
“We have seen increasing police aggression and baseless arrests and prosecutions against those protesting Israel’s genocide.”| The Maple
After defying a back-to-work order in August, the vote is another courageous act of resistance.| The Maple
David Pugliese places Chris Alexander’s assault on his character in the context of an “ongoing attack on Canadian journalism.”| The Maple
The workers could secure a deal that starts to address the affordability crisis they and so many others face.| The Maple
The misguided belief in eternal Jewish victimhood is being weaponized to help allow Israel’s genocide to continue.| The Maple
While the proposed wage increases are appreciable, they fail to make up for past losses and pale in comparison to the increases secured by Air Canada pilots last year.| The Maple
A timeline of Canada’s exports to Israel and the Liberal government’s attempts to make the scandal disappear.| The Maple
We should celebrate their courage while recognizing that the fight against unjust government interference isn’t over.| The Maple
“By approving exports related to the Iron Dome, Canada is providing a shield for Israel’s genocidal attacks on Palestinians.”| The Maple
A potentially massive cut to the federal workforce is looming, and already impacting workers and service users alike.| The Maple
The open letter is a sinister attempt at whitewashing Israel’s crimes with little care given to Palestinian genocide victims.| The Maple
According to the CBC, Israel said filming Gaza from above would “jeopardize flights.”| The Maple
If the airline labour upsurge continues, workers may take back what they deserve from corporate profits| The Maple
This was a missed opportunity for labour to build stronger ties of solidarity with Indigenous peoples and others.| The Maple
We should celebrate the relative success of the CERB and the other individual support programs, and learn from them going forward.| The Maple
The distribution of income in this country is the result of policy choices we can fight to change.| The Maple
UFCW Local 1518 in British Columbia has announced that 500 drivers in Greater Victoria unionized.| The Maple
An entirely reader funded publication that puts the working class first. We’re fiercely critical and dedicated to investigating stories and exploring ideas no one else will.| The Maple
Solidarity is needed to win Katherine Grzejszczak’s reinstatement and declare that attacking labour supporters of Palestine won’t stand.| The Maple
Employers in nearly every Canadian jurisdiction have long been given free reign to deploy scabs and undermine the right to strike| The Maple
The federal government is doing management’s bidding by undermining CUPW and forcing a vote on a substandard offer.| The Maple
Alvin Finkel’s latest book tells the story of humanity as a struggle for democratic control over our lives and livelihoods.| The Maple
The ITUC’s annual report tracking violations of labour rights “reveals a stark and worsening global crisis for workers and unions.”| The Maple
Labour 4 Palestine is calling on the Canadian Labour Congress to declare all Israeli goods and services ‘hot cargo.’| The Maple
After having their right to strike trampled, workers may be understandably fatigued about spending more time on the picket line.| The Maple
Fallout from the Canada-United States trade war seems to be hitting Canadians harder thus far.| The Maple
We need an unofficial opposition of mobilized workers ready to fight the coming attack on labour and left-wing politics.| The Maple
A recent strike by child and family service workers in Manitoba demonstrates how unions can use arbitration to complement strikes| The Maple
A hospital union recently presented truly staggering findings from a poll of its burnt out workforce.| The Maple
Adam King and Jason Foster discuss the UCP government’s attacks on workers and the labour movement in Alberta.| The Maple
Pensions should never be used to oppress and attack fellow workers across borders.| The Maple
We need a vehicle to meaningfully intervene in the electoral arena to improve the lives of working people| The Maple
The platforms issued by labour include a compelling list of progressive ideas to transform Canada’s economy and society.| The Maple
We need to tax the rich much more, but that will never be enough on its own to fund what we all need.| The Maple
A consummate technocrat like Mark Carney, committed in his bones to neoliberalism, can only exacerbate the economic pain| The Maple
Beyond reforming EI and ensuring workers have required benefits to survive, we need a broad-ranging plan of public investment| The Maple
We need a real commitment to full employment that uses the public sector to guarantee jobs.| The Maple
A government decision to take this money and use it as it pleases amounts to theft of workers’ deferred wages.| The Maple
The Manitoba Federation of Labour report card evaluates the government’s health and safety track record| The Maple
Like other labour battles in the public sector, the CUPW strike is about more than the interests of postal workers.| The Maple
The pro-Israel group was barred from lobbying an MP for two years after taking him on an Israel trip, but did so just six months later.| The Maple
MPs from four major parties have gone on these trips with the Zionist organization, receiving average benefits worth more than $12,000.| The Maple
For workers and their families, 2022 continued the downward income trend of the past two years.| The Maple
While a solemn day to honour fallen workers, it is also a time to reaffirm our commitment to workplace safety.| The Maple
If cracks in job figures continue to widen, many more workers may soon find themselves in difficult situations.| The Maple
While it’s no shock to find anti-unionism in the National Post, this article is bad even by genre standards.| The Maple
Fundamentally, pay transparency and wage negotiation are about power, and employers have an interest in concealing information.| The Maple
“At this time, there is no plans to review this purchase.”| The Maple
“I’m not sure anything significant was achieved here.”| The Maple
Cornell University’s Labour Action Tracker reports have noted a 77 per cent growth in strikes since 2021.| The Maple
The number of union applications grew by 48.8 per cent in 2023 from the previous year due in part to the new model.| The Maple
A full accounting of Bill 124 must include the myriad sources of suffering for which it’s responsible.| The Maple
CAPE leadership has a unique opportunity to reform an important federal public sector union.| The Maple
“It’s almost as if Canada is accelerating its arms export authorization process amid a genocidal campaign.”| The Maple
A new report also finds that unionization’s advantages are greatest among workers who otherwise face disadvantages in the labour market.| The Maple
Let’s take a step back and look at the overall trends for strikes and wage settlements over the past year.| The Maple
Labour experts say the CBC’s workforce is in for a rough ride, and that averting layoffs at the bargaining table won’t be easy.| The Maple