Brock Labour Studies
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Brock University Department of Labour Studies.
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Labour Studies at Brock University @brocku.ca — it's a degree that works.
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“We’ve made some strides, but we’ve still got a huge way to go,” said chief librarian Beth Davies.
“It feels like a horrible time to put a pause on this work,” said one employee. 📚
#dei #burnaby
“It feels like a horrible time to put a pause on this work,” said one employee. 📚
#dei #burnaby
Burnaby Public Library Wrestles with the Costs of DEI | The Tyee
Inclusivity staff groups are being cancelled over budget concerns, but more action is promised.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears - Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics; Shifting Gears tells the story of how Canada’s largest private-sector union shifted its political strategy from an ...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Missed our webinar on sectoral bargaining? Check out the full video here: vimeo.com/1138926461?f...
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Bigger Tables, Broader Bases: The Case for Sectoral Bargaining
This webinar examines whether expanding bargaining sector-wide can rebuild working-class power. Featuring Dr. Adam King and Dr. Sara Slinn.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Join us on Wed Nov 19 for this free webinar on sectoral bargaining.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Join us on Wed Nov 19 for this free webinar on sectoral bargaining.
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Unifor locals looking to add some ha-ha’s to their holiday parties can now hire professional comedians from the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch and Improv Comedians, who are part of their union community.
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Canadian comedians bring worker power and laughter to local union events as holiday season approaches
Unifor locals looking to add some ha-ha’s to their holiday parties can now hire professional comedians who are part of their union community.Members of the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch…
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Unifor locals looking to add some ha-ha’s to their holiday parties can now hire professional comedians from the Canadian Association of Stand-up, Sketch and Improv Comedians, who are part of their union community.
#canlab
#canlab
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On ep90 of the💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 radio show
➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on Alberta's existential labour threat
➡️ The @breachmedia.ca Show talk Carney's Harper-esque budget
➡️ @redeyeradio.bsky.social review an essential read for advancing reconciliation
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➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on Alberta's existential labour threat
➡️ The @breachmedia.ca Show talk Carney's Harper-esque budget
➡️ @redeyeradio.bsky.social review an essential read for advancing reconciliation
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November 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
On ep90 of the💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 radio show
➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on Alberta's existential labour threat
➡️ The @breachmedia.ca Show talk Carney's Harper-esque budget
➡️ @redeyeradio.bsky.social review an essential read for advancing reconciliation
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep92...
➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on Alberta's existential labour threat
➡️ The @breachmedia.ca Show talk Carney's Harper-esque budget
➡️ @redeyeradio.bsky.social review an essential read for advancing reconciliation
www.spreaker.com/episode/ep92...
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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NEW ZEALAND: End of the road for Uber appeals after top court rules drivers should be treated as employees www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
Uber disappointed at Supreme Court ruling drivers were employees
The court unanimously dismissed Uber’s appeal in a case which could open the door for thousands of ’gig economy’ workers in other industries to claim similar rights.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NEW ZEALAND: End of the road for Uber appeals after top court rules drivers should be treated as employees www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...
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Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Unionized Starbucks Workers Are on Strike Across the US
Starbucks workers at 65 stores in 40 cities across the US walked out Thursday, striking against what they describe as unfair labor practices and the company’s stonewalling at the bargaining table. The...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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It was a pleasure speaking with our McGill student radio station CKUT about the transit strike in Montreal and the corrosive effect that the Quebec government's anti-strike legislation has on the collective bargaining process:
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Bill 14: good news for commuters, bad news for labour
After 12 days of limited service, the STM’s 2,500 maintenance workers have stopped their strike. The Tuesday night announcement came the day before Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet was expected to…
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November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with our McGill student radio station CKUT about the transit strike in Montreal and the corrosive effect that the Quebec government's anti-strike legislation has on the collective bargaining process:
www.frequencynews.ca/news/bill-14...
www.frequencynews.ca/news/bill-14...
Only one week away--register now! #canlab
Join us on Wed Nov 19 for this free webinar on sectoral bargaining.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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New podcast episode! In our latest Radical Read, we discuss pioneering text, Forces of Labor. Very important for us at WCH, the book looks at 130 years of class struggle across the globe to show how workers' unrest has shaped the world. Listen on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/e113-r...
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
New podcast episode! In our latest Radical Read, we discuss pioneering text, Forces of Labor. Very important for us at WCH, the book looks at 130 years of class struggle across the globe to show how workers' unrest has shaped the world. Listen on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/e113-r...
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Looking forward to this important discussion on unions and the case for sectoral bargaining.
Nov 19 at 7:30PM. Register here:
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Nov 19 at 7:30PM. Register here:
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#canlab
Bigger Tables, Broader Bases: The Case for Sectoral Bargaining
This webinar examines whether expanding bargaining sector-wide can rebuild working-class power. Featuring Dr. Adam King and Dr. Sara Slinn.
www.eventbrite.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Looking forward to this important discussion on unions and the case for sectoral bargaining.
Nov 19 at 7:30PM. Register here:
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Nov 19 at 7:30PM. Register here:
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Job Alert🚨 The Department of Labour Studies is hiring instructors for the Winter 2026 term.
LABR2P93 History of the Global Working Class runs from January to April in an online format.
Deadline for applications is Nov 18th 11:59pm. Apply here👇 brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...
LABR2P93 History of the Global Working Class runs from January to April in an online format.
Deadline for applications is Nov 18th 11:59pm. Apply here👇 brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...
Instructor LABR 2P93 Winter D3
Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada ...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Job Alert🚨 The Department of Labour Studies is hiring instructors for the Winter 2026 term.
LABR2P93 History of the Global Working Class runs from January to April in an online format.
Deadline for applications is Nov 18th 11:59pm. Apply here👇 brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...
LABR2P93 History of the Global Working Class runs from January to April in an online format.
Deadline for applications is Nov 18th 11:59pm. Apply here👇 brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...
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Could Canada Post and striking postal workers be close to a deal?
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Could Canada Post and its 53,000 workers be close to a deal?
Experts say a series of meetings between Canada Post and its union, along with substantially toned-down public rhetoric, could be signs that momentum is finally building towards an agreement.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Could Canada Post and striking postal workers be close to a deal?
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#OtD 6 Nov 1922 79 coal miners were killed in an explosion in Pennsylvania. Despite the mine being rated gaseous and miners being burned by gas at least four times, the mine was rated non-gaseous at the insistence of new mine operators stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1065...
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#OtD 6 Nov 1922 79 coal miners were killed in an explosion in Pennsylvania. Despite the mine being rated gaseous and miners being burned by gas at least four times, the mine was rated non-gaseous at the insistence of new mine operators stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1065...
#BrockU professor Simon Black argues that Mamdani’s campaign commitment to introduce free high-quality child care – while boosting child care workers’ wages to match that of the city’s public school teachers – could be the most transformative.
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Zohran Mamdani’s child care plan could transform New York and beyond
Mamdani’s child care plans could set an example for other policymakers to follow, as Democratic and Republican voters say child care costs are a major problem.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#BrockU professor Simon Black argues that Mamdani’s campaign commitment to introduce free high-quality child care – while boosting child care workers’ wages to match that of the city’s public school teachers – could be the most transformative.
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#canlab #1u
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Across the country, governments are flexing their muscles, shutting down strikes with laws, court orders, and now the notwithstanding clause.
Sam Konnert with @abbeerguy.bsky.social
Sam Konnert with @abbeerguy.bsky.social
Strike Wave! Workers vs Governments Across Canada
Host Sam Konnert talks with labour expert Jason Foster about how politicians are quietly learning from each other and testing limits. And he sits down with a teacher to talk about what it’s really like inside Alberta classrooms.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Across the country, governments are flexing their muscles, shutting down strikes with laws, court orders, and now the notwithstanding clause.
Sam Konnert with @abbeerguy.bsky.social
Sam Konnert with @abbeerguy.bsky.social
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Canada’s deficit is projected to rise by $17B, yet ordinary folks face cuts to essential services while the ultra-rich and corporations avoid billions in taxes. Closing loopholes and taxing offshore wealth could fully fund health care, housing, and education—proving the crisis is a political choice.
A deficit paid by workers and a bailout for the wealthy
Canada’s deficit is projected to rise by $17 billion, yet ordinary Canadians face cuts to essential services while the ultra-wealthy and multinational corporations avoid billions in taxes. Closing loo...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Canada’s deficit is projected to rise by $17B, yet ordinary folks face cuts to essential services while the ultra-rich and corporations avoid billions in taxes. Closing loopholes and taxing offshore wealth could fully fund health care, housing, and education—proving the crisis is a political choice.
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Rankandfile.ca presents this Special Report on how the Ontario’s WSIB went from an alleged “unfunded liability crisis”, to a surplus in which employer premiums have been slashed and corporations gifted billions of dollars.
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The WSIB “Surplus”: A Political Slush Fund
A Special Rankandfile.ca Report
In less than 10 years, the Ontario's Workplace Safety Insurance Board went from an alleged "unfunded liability crisis" threatening the very existence of the compensa...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Rankandfile.ca presents this Special Report on how the Ontario’s WSIB went from an alleged “unfunded liability crisis”, to a surplus in which employer premiums have been slashed and corporations gifted billions of dollars.
www.rankandfile.ca/wsib-special...
www.rankandfile.ca/wsib-special...
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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While rights are not absolute, they are not something that can be pushed aside for political expedience.
Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Force Teachers Back to Work is a Dangerous Abuse of Power - CCLA
Alberta's decision to force teachers back to work by overriding their Charter rights with the notwithstanding clause is a direct assault the rights of workers and of everyone in Canada.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
While rights are not absolute, they are not something that can be pushed aside for political expedience.
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What happens in Alberta will have implications for public sector labour relations across the country. The right to strike and bargain collectively are rendered meaningless if they can’t be exercised.
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Unions in a bind as governments increasingly use arcane pieces of the law to quash strikes
Trend has undermined workers’ leverage in the collective bargaining process, unions and experts say
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What happens in Alberta will have implications for public sector labour relations across the country. The right to strike and bargain collectively are rendered meaningless if they can’t be exercised.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#canlab #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#canlab #cdnpoli
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The federal government’s upcoming #budget could likely let dozens of social programs expire to achieve savings. Along with those programs, could go the jobs of the public servants who administer them, a new analysis from @policyalternatives.ca says. #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi....
Social programs could be 'sunset' along with jobs of public servants who administer them: analysis
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives estimates that 52 of 88 departments and agencies will "sunset" programs.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The federal government’s upcoming #budget could likely let dozens of social programs expire to achieve savings. Along with those programs, could go the jobs of the public servants who administer them, a new analysis from @policyalternatives.ca says. #cdnpoli ottawacitizen.com/public-servi....
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'Ultimately, the CIRB decision only underlines how important it is to build mass public pressure to win this fight politically, rather than depend on the legal process.' #CUPW
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CIRB Rules Against Canada Post Union’s Back-To-Work Challenge
The CIRB decision underlines the importance of building public pressure to win politically rather than depend on the legal process.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
'Ultimately, the CIRB decision only underlines how important it is to build mass public pressure to win this fight politically, rather than depend on the legal process.' #CUPW
www.readthemaple.com/cirb-rules-a...
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