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Work Life: Academic Freedom
Ivory tower privilege or public interest? The University of Manitoba narrowly averted its third faculty strike in eighteen years in late October, a strike that would have disrupted the lives of 29,000 students and almost 9,000 staff members. What brought the professors so reluctantly to this last-ditch effort to get…
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Cooking, cleaning, and caring
COVID-19, essential labour, and the experiences of immigrant and migrant women in Nova Scotia
At three months [once her work permit had been secured], I convinced myself that I was an adolescent, even if I was 50 years old, I was an adolescent finding my first job because I didn’t speak English. I spoke to my [English] teacher and she said, here is one,…
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Labour Notes: The attack on unions has now come to Canada
How do we respond? Anyone who has been keeping tabs on recent developments in what can accurately be called the assault on trade unions and working people in the U.S., Britain, Ireland, and much of continental Europe, knew that it would eventually come to Canada. Well, it’s now here, in…
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The Monitor, May/June 2023
The Labour Issue: Rebuilding the working class Download 3.85 MB Browse the latest edition of The Monitor online here On International Workers’ Day, we celebrate the power of workers—together, we have the power to fundamentally transform the economy. That’s why this issue of the Monitor focuses on labour power. In…
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Treat water rights with the respect they deserve
On Canada’s frequently drenched west coast, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are times and places where water is scarce. A case in point is northeast BC, where last year’s drought led to a five-metre drop in water levels at the Williston Reservoir, fields grazed by buffalo were reduced…
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Gender equality in Canada going nowhere fast: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Progress towards gender equality in Canada has stalled, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The study, a shadow report on Canada’s Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, provides a detailed view of Canada’s progress…
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100 hours on the line
We spent five weeks on the picket line–100 hours–during the longest strike in the 50-year history of Ontario community colleges. Was it worth it? Absolutely. I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. For many educators, the calling to teach is strong. It is…
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False promises for recent immigrants
Study reveals low wage job cycle, workplace rights violations CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In spite of high education levels, many recent immigrants to BC find themselves stuck in low wage jobs, with few meaningful protections in the workplace, according to a new study released by the…
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Workplace Rights for Immigrants in BC
The Case of Filipino Workers Download 1.18 MB Attachments Workplace Rights for Immigrants in BC: The Case of Filipino Workers – Summary False promises for recent immigrants – News Release (Simplified Chinese) False promises for recent immigrants – News Release (Traditional Chinese) False promises for recent immigrants – News Release…
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Fracking has no place near critical dams or reservoirs
Last year, a dubious record was set when a magnitude 4.6 earthquake was triggered near Fort St. John during a natural gas industry fracking operation. The tremor was just the latest to be linked to the controversial brute force gas extraction technique, and almost certainly was noted at BC Hydro’s…
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March 2008: The New Green Superpower
European Union leading the way in eco-friendly economics The ancient Chinese believed that a cosmic force, the Will of Heaven, controlled the rise and fall of their imperial dynasties. As soon as an emperor failed to act in accord with the laws of nature, also called the Tao, the Mandate…
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The Petro State Lackey: How BC’s zest for natural gas fuels Alberta’s oil sands
In the past year, an energy dispute for the ages has played out in Canada, culminating in the federal government announcing that it will buy an aging oil pipeline for $4.5 billion and then twin it with a new high-capacity pipeline that would move massive amounts of diluted bitumen from…
