Labour Matters Updates
Jim Standord has posted a blog on the Progressive Economic Forum about Canada's dismal performance regarding job creation. This blog complements the OECD's recently released Employment Outlook...
July 26, 2013 |
As reported by NUPGE, the OPSEU produced Road Talk, a video blog that shows the effects of Right To Work legislation in those American states that have it, a well as how it has decimated unions in...
July 12, 2013 |
The Canadian Auto Workers just released a comprehensive history of union security in Canada called Where did our RIGHTS come from? The Rand Formula and the struggle for union security. It highlights...
July 11, 2013 |
A round-up of the latest updates and analysis of Bill C-377:
Two Saskatechewan academics have argued that a 2011 Nanos Research poll (commissioned by Labour Watch) does not accurately reflect the...
June 24, 2013 |
Here's a nice video of Jim Stanford's presentation to the Alberta Federation of Labour. On Guard for the Economy reminds us all of basic economic lessons that tend to get overlooked, including the...
June 11, 2013 |
Private Member Bill C-525 is now available. Jim Stanford has reviewed it and finds that it does more than eliminate card check in the federal sector. It also changes how votes would occur. Jim notes...
June 6, 2013 |
Here's a link to the Conservative Party's PDF document pertaining to the convention coming up in Calgary later in June, 2013. Of particular interest:
Page 14: disclosure of how union dues are spent...
June 6, 2013 |
Here's a speech to the Economic Club of Canada by Terrance Oakey, the president of Merrit Canada, calling for restrictions on unionized shops and unions in general. He uses the term 'opportunity to...
June 6, 2013 |
Click here to watch a debate (broadcast on BNN) between Canadian Auto Workers economist Jim Stanford and a Labour Watch spokesperson on Right to Work.
June 5, 2013 |
In response to the intensifying attack on labour (now there's a private members's bill to eliminate the card check system for federal public unions) here is another piece to put in your arsenal. ...
June 5, 2013 |
Each year approximately 400 Mexican men, migrant labourers under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP), work on farms in Manitoba. Workers spend up to eight months in Canada, returning...
May 29, 2013 |
Manitoba Office The Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights has a new e-bulletin with some interesting updates. Given the interest lately in temporary foreign workers and their impact on Canada's labout market, Ken...
May 16, 2013 |
The Broadbent Institute has posted five responses to their report, "Union Communities, Healthy Communities" expressing support for labour rights and strong unions by activists from other social...
May 3, 2013 |
The Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights (CFLR) is a national voice devoted to promoting labour rights as an important means to strengthening democracy, equality and economic justice here in Canada...
April 22, 2013 |
Toronto (27 March 2013) – More than 160 people gathered in Toronto to discuss the critical role labour rights and unions play in reducing income inequality, advancing democracy, and promoting the...
April 22, 2013 |