The State of the Unions: What the Bessemer Union Drive Means for The Future of…
While the Bessemer union drive signified a potential turning point for organized labour in the US, Amazon’s robust…
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The New Democratic Party Convention: Perspective from the Floor
I spent this past week in Edmonton, at the party convention for the New Democratic Party of Canada. After the smoke…
Unions Prevail as Friedrichs Case Fails in the Absence of Justice Scalia
In January, a very important case was heard before the Supreme Court and could have meant the beginning of the end…
Update on Palestinian Teachers’ Strike
Here is another pleasant surprise and update on one of the articles I recently wrote about an over-one month long…
Labour Focus: Vietnam and the TPP
If you type "Vietnam and the TPP" into Google or any search engine as I did, you would probably think that it…
Union Dues – Breach of Rights or a Necessity?
On Monday when I had written my last blog post there was a very important case that began being heard before the…
When Capitalism Gets You Down, Just Tune into some Labour Tunes
Living in a world surrounded by capitalism can be overwhelming sometimes. With all the neoliberals running amok,…
The Last Straw: Federal Scientists and Professionals’ Union against Harper
The union representing scientists and professionals serving in the federal public service dropped their…