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“Working class conservatism” is a bait-and-switch scam. Stop taking it at face value.
In 1980, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) was in heated negotiations with the U.S. federal government. The government, under Democrat Jimmy Carter, had…
Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of Workers Earn Less than $20 an hour
Workers in the Atlantic provinces bring home some of the lowest wages in the country. Despite recent increases, Nova Scotia’s minimum wage remains the second…
One-third of Atlantic Canadian workers paid less than $20 an hour
HALIFAX/K’jipuktuk – A new publication, Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of workers earn less than $20 an hour, from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia underscores…
When “survival” jobs become “essential” work
In the lexicon of immigrant settlement services, the term “survival jobs” is used to signal temporary employment intended to ensure survival in the short term,…
Beyond Recovery: The pandemic’s heavy toll on women in Canada
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The pandemic wreaked havoc on hotel workers
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a devastating upheaval in hotel workers’ work lives. Closures and travel restrictions, especially in the first wave of the…
A timeline: The pandemic’s impact on women in the workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic upended women’s economic gains, wiping out 35 years of progress in two short months.
The Monitor – Summer 2024
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit home, the walls rapidly closed in—especially for women.
False climate solutions are showing their true colours
The following is a re-print of the March 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
Canada’s Broken Promises to Migrant Care Workers
VANCOUVER — The federal government must ensure that just-announced pilot programs for migrant care workers are not the latest in a series of failed such programs,…
Feds put climate on the budget backburner
The following is a re-print of the March 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
New statistics show one third of BC workers don’t earn a living wage
VANCOUVER — The minimum wage may be going up on Saturday, but one third of employed British Columbians are not earning a living wage, show new…
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