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Trade Union Research Collective
The Trade Union Research Collective (TURC) is a CCPA-managed network of labour researchers drawn from unions, universities, research institutes across Canada. It publishes original, independent, and cutting research about working people in Canada.
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Sectoral bargaining could be key to fixing Manitoba’s—and Canada’s—labour market
Manitoba has an opportunity to address the low-wage, precarious work that has plagued Canadian workers for decades
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Saskatchewan: A beachhead of labour law reform?
Sweeping changes to Saskatchewan’s labour relations and employment standards legislation are on the verge of being passed. Bill 85, the Saskatchewan Employment Act, will dramatically…
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Work Life: An Ounce of Suppression Prevents a Pound of Cure
This April 28 we will commemorate the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. This yearly tribute is a somber…
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Work Life: Employee association, traditional union or new social order?
More and more we’re starting to hear how groups of precariously-employed workers are responding to the vagaries of the “new normal” labour market. From lower-skilled…
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Fast Facts: First a ripple, then a wave
There was a ripple in the waters of public service provision late last year that has left some people perplexed. The Manitoba government announced that…
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Fast Facts: Six Unions, One Voice
This Wednesday, February 13, the six unions operating on the University of Manitoba campus will unite with one voice. The University of Manitoba Faculty Association…
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Losing Ground
How Canada’s Employment Insurance system undermines inner-city and Aboriginal workers Download 1.19 MB 18 pages The EI system allows workers to pay into a plan…
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Fast Facts: A Sober Second Look at Liquor Privitization
A story in the Winnipeg Free Press’s The View from the West (12/10/2012 – Private Ontario liquor stores will benefit consumers) brings the issue of…
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Unions in a Democratic Society
A Response to the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan Download 650.84 KB34 pages This paper constitutes a response to the…
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The Threat of Right-to-Work Laws and the Need for Social Solidarity
A major confrontation is shaping up between progressive elements of Canadian society associated with the trade union movement and social democracy, and anti-union organizations (many…
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The Challenges Facing Labour
Formidable challenges face Canada’s labour movement. Meeting these requires organized labour to reclaim its historic role as the progressive voice of all working people, and…
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Working After Age 65
What is at Stake? Download 512 KB12 pages It is argued by some that eligibility for Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement…
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