Why Democrats Won’t Repeal Right-to-Work
In the several elections held since Donald Trump took office, Democrats have scored wins across the country. Besides rebuilding control in places where the party lost influence during the Obama More
Tensions Escalate in Saskatchewan Labour Dispute
On Monday, January 20, Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili entered the labour dispute between labour union Unifor 594 and the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina. Meili publicly called on Premier More
New RCMP Union to Begin Negotiations in Mid-March
The newly-created Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) union, under President Brian Sauvé, will face its first test in the coming weeks as they advance to the bargaining table to fight More
Cold and Calculated: A Liberal-Unifor Alliance?
On August 19th Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed 300 Unifor delegates who were gathered for the union’s constitutional convention in Quebec City. Unifor, which formed in 2013 through the merging More
No Fare? No Problem: Amalgamated Transit Union Endorses Unconventional Job Action in Winnipeg
After being without a contract since January, the members of Winnipeg’s Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505 engaged in an unusual job action. On May 14th, the majority of the More
Op-Ed: Canadians Must Not Forget the Phoenix Fiasco
Public outcry continues to grow over the American government shutdown which has stranded 800,000 federal employees without pay. What most have forgotten, or never knew, is that thousands of Canadians More
Opening for Business by Selling Out Workers: Doug Ford’s Bill 47
Against a factory backdrop, Ontario Progressive Conservative Minister Jim Wilson announced that Ontario is “open for business.” Wilson, the now resigned Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade, was More