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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…
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…
Trapped in the wage gap
Even with the June 1 minimum wage increase, one in three BC employees will earn less than their community’s living wage—over 740,000 people.Far too many…
Saskatchewan teachers’ strike is a fight over the future of public education
With public support firmly behind teachers as they continue to take job action, the Saskatchewan government has ramped up its efforts to reshape public opinion about its…
Big business is the most important barrier to fairness for fossil fuel workers
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Progressive Labour Agenda for Manitoba:
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): A new survey released today finds that most Manitobans support extending employment rights held by employees to gig workers who work…
Are we spending enough on climate?
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…
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