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It’s not too late to fix the Sustainable Jobs Act
Shift Storm newsletter—June 2023 edition
Canada’s silent crisis
Teachers left waiting at the bargaining table
Leaps and bounds
Understanding the Carleton University Contract Instructors and Teaching Assistants’ strike (spring 2023)
Can’t afford the rent
There is no province in Canada where workers can afford an apartment at minimum wage. The neighborhood-level data paints a dire picture of out-of-control rents.
Racialized workers helped drive the 1919 strike wave in Canada
1923 Chapter 3: The Revolts | 1917-1919
Ancient minimum wage trope just won’t die
Minimum wage earners are not basement-dwelling unskilled teenagers—the data tells the real story
Alberta carries on as the world burns
Shift Storm newsletter—May 2023 edition
61 BC experts in labour law, policy and economics urge the BC government to bolster protections for platform-based workers
VANCOUVER — Amid the rapid surge of BC’s gig or “platform-based” economy, 61 leading experts in labour law, policy and economics are urgently calling on…
Does growth work for everyone in Saskatchewan?
Breaking down some of the latest economic data shows deeply unequal division of riches in the province
The future of union leadership: It takes a village
Workers are emboldened and frustrated. We need to build on the unity we feel in this moment.
Rebuilding the working class
Organized workers have the power to fundamentally transform the economy
A day in the life of migrant workers
Migrant workers are a large and growing part of the Canadian workforce—and face particular hurdles from employers and governments.
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