Labour Matters Project
Promoting a positive vision for unions in Canada
Labour Matters is a product of the Trade Union Research Collective. The collective’s goal is to promote greater understanding of the positive role that unions play in the workplace, in the labour market, in the community, and in wider society.
- The union advantage
- Fairness in the workplace
- The right to strike
- Decent pay
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Fast Facts: First a ripple, then a wave
There was a ripple in the waters of public service provision late last year that has left some people perplexed. The Manitoba government announced that…
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Fast Facts: Six Unions, One Voice
This Wednesday, February 13, the six unions operating on the University of Manitoba campus will unite with one voice. The University of Manitoba Faculty Association…
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Losing Ground
How Canada’s Employment Insurance system undermines inner-city and Aboriginal workers Download 1.19 MB 18 pages The EI system allows workers to pay into a plan…
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Fast Facts: A Sober Second Look at Liquor Privitization
A story in the Winnipeg Free Press’s The View from the West (12/10/2012 – Private Ontario liquor stores will benefit consumers) brings the issue of…
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Unions in a Democratic Society
A Response to the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour Legislation in Saskatchewan Download 650.84 KB34 pages This paper constitutes a response to the…
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Saskatchewan’s proposed labour legislation changes could set dangerous precedent: report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Regina —The Saskatchewan government’s contemplated changes to labour legislation as outlined in the Consultation Paper on the Renewal of Labour…
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The Threat of Right-to-Work Laws and the Need for Social Solidarity
A major confrontation is shaping up between progressive elements of Canadian society associated with the trade union movement and social democracy, and anti-union organizations (many…
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Federal documents reveal 29,600 job cuts by 2015
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The total number of federal core public service job losses over the next three years will be 29,600—far…
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Clearing Away the Fog
Government Estimates of Job Losses Download 237.89 KB5 pages This report analyzes data from the government’s 2012-13 Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP), as well…
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The Challenges Facing Labour
Formidable challenges face Canada’s labour movement. Meeting these requires organized labour to reclaim its historic role as the progressive voice of all working people, and…
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Working After Age 65
What is at Stake? Download 512 KB12 pages It is argued by some that eligibility for Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement…
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Fast Facts: Hostile Labour Relations Cause Unnecessary Conflict with Brandon’s Public Sector Workers
Last week, the Manitoba Labour Board reinstated Brandon Professional Fire Fighters/Paramedics Association president Wade Ritchie in his job as a fire fighter. The city of…
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