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What is a “sustainable job” anyway?
Shift Storm newsletter—October 2023 edition
Halifax Regional Municipality needs to fully implement a living wage policy
Time for a Giant Leap Forward for Workers’ Wages in Nova Scotia
Federal anti-scab legislation is a big win for workers
Banning replacement workers in federally regulated industries will remove one of the employers’ most unfair tools against collective bargaining
Anti-Scab legislation does not increase strikes, despite corporate propaganda
There’s no evidence that banning replacement workers makes strikes longer. Employer organizations simply want to keep using scabs.
Working for a Living Wage
The 2023 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $25.68 per hour. This is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn…
Living wage in Metro Vancouver rises to $25.68 amid soaring costs
Community Living Wage 2023 Living Wage $ increase from last year Percentage increase from last year Living Wage 2022 Clayoquot Sound $26.51 N/A N/A DID…
Understanding Precarity in BC
The Understanding Precarity in BC (UP-BC) partnership is a research and public engagement initiative investigating precarious work and multi-dimensional precarity in British Columbia.
Auto workers an unexpected ground zero for climate transition risks
Shift Storm newsletter—September 2023 edition
BC Solutions Magazine
News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office (Oct 2023) Download 3.27 MB12 pages BC’s carbon crossroads: The Energy Action Framework takes the wrong path…
How Canada can meet its 2030 climate targets
Adapted from the CCPA’s fall 2023 submission to Canada’s Net-Zero Advisory Body by Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood & Marc Lee
Unions are having a moment in Canada. Will they seize it?
With increased worker militancy, high cost of living, and majority public support, labour has a window of opportunity right now
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