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Labour Studies Professor at Brock University | Teach & research collective bargaining, unions & labour politics |
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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · Apr 1
Pleased to announce that the paperback version of Shifting Gears is now available. Request it from your local library or order your own copy from @ubcpress.bsky.social.

www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears

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Good event. It set out rationales for broader bargaining relationships in Cdn labour relations, explained how it could work, and politely identified union reluctance as one barrier to progress. Coincidentally, at this yr's OFL convention, just 3 of the 137 submitted resolutions mentioned the topic.
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Holiday reading season just got better: 20% off all @ubcpress.bsky.social titles through Dec 31 with code BRRR25.

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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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Almost half of the 17 unions that endorsed Ford's re-election got nearly $40 million from the province's Skills Development Fund despite low-ranked applications.

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

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Here’s how unions that backed Doug Ford scored on funding applications
Almost half of the 17 unions that endorsed Premier Doug Ford for re-election got nearly $40 million from the controversial Skills Development Fund despite low-ranked applications, according to secret ...
www.thestar.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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brocklabour.bsky.social
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
profsavage.bsky.social
Ontario Federation of Labour election results:

President
Michael Hamilton 46.6%
Laura Walton* (i) 53.4% ✅

Executive VP
Michael Hamilton 60.1% ✅
Jackie Taylor* 39.9%

Secretary Treasurer
Ahmad Gaied (i) 64.2% ✅
Donna St. Louis* 35.8%

(i) incumbent
*Future Forward slate
✅ elected

#canlab #onpoli
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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brocklabour.bsky.social
LABR 1P95: Introduction to the Canadian Labour Movement

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November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
Employment inequalities will persist until more industries unionize, argues Adam DK King.

www.readthemaple.com/employment-i...

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Employment Inequalities Will Persist Until More Industries Unionize
Fundamentally, addressing poor employment quality requires that more workers gain greater access to collective bargaining.
www.readthemaple.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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brocklabour.bsky.social
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...
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
profsavage.bsky.social
Could Canada Post and striking postal workers be close to a deal?

www.thestar.com/business/cou...

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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.
www.thestar.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
Looking forward to this important discussion on unions and the case for sectoral bargaining.

Nov 19 at 7:30PM. Register here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bigger-tab...

#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
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brocklabour.bsky.social
#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.

theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...

#canlab #1u
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.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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brocklabour.bsky.social
Add value to your @brocku.ca degree by co-majoring in Labour Studies.

brocku.ca/labourstudies
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
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
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
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Thank you to our Labour Studies grads who returned to #BrockU to discuss their career paths and offer advice to current students.

brocku.ca/social-scien...
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
‘This mailbox is scheduled to be closed.’ Postal workers to deliver mock government notices attacking Liberal MPs

www.thestar.com/business/thi...

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‘This mailbox is scheduled to be closed.’ Postal workers to deliver mock government notices attacking Liberal MPs
Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, along with supporters from the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, will be delivering flyers Saturday to home mailboxes in Toronto ridings held by ...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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brocklabour.bsky.social
Join us on Wed Nov 19 for this free webinar on sectoral bargaining.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/bigger-tab...

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October 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
Job action by part-time instructors avoided at Dalhousie University, but labour disputes have become more common in the university sector as a result of inflationary pressures and chronic underfunding.

globalnews.ca/video/114882...

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October 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Ontario workers shortchanged nearly $200 million in unpaid wages, according to new report.

thestar.com/news/gta/wor...

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Workers in Ontario were shortchanged nearly $200 million in unpaid wages, a new report says: ‘A massive crisis happening in plain sight’
A Workers’ Action Centre report reveals the total of assessments over a decade. Government collection efforts have failed to recover tens of millions.
thestar.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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thetyee.ca
Is Canada Post doomed, a victim of tech changes and competition that made daily mail delivery irrelevant?

Or has the 174-year-old institution been strangled by government policies that limited its chance to compete?

@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Has Time Run Out for Canada Post? | The Tyee
Inside the debate over the Crown corporation’s future as unions and management battle.
thetyee.ca
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The liberal obsession with means-testing is both dogmatic and dishonest

www.lukewsavage.com/p/wealthy-ne...
"Wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus"
The liberal obsession with means-testing is both dogmatic and dishonest
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October 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
Unions are strategically leveraging the collective bargaining process to force govts to invest in education. It’s a strategy that’s designed to simultaneously address workload concerns and rally the public in support of teachers.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

#canlab #abpoli
Alberta teachers say they aren’t equipped to help students with complex needs
77 per cent of educators nationwide feel student needs have become more diverse since the pandemic
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Canada Post to ‘adjust operations’ amid rotating strike, mail delivery to resume next week

www.thestar.com/business/can...

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Canada Post to ‘adjust operations’ amid rotating strike, mail delivery to resume next week
While mail delivery will begin to resume next week, Crown corporation says it is 'suspending' service guarantees due to regional strike rotation.
www.thestar.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
As Canada Post strike drags on, postal workers are faced with some difficult decisions.
www.thestar.com/business/as-...

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As Canada Post worker support fades, experts say union is playing a dangerous waiting game
'The union doesn't have a lot of good moves right now,' said one expert, 'because every move brings certain kinds of peril with it.'
www.thestar.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
profsavage.bsky.social
The advantages of unionization are obvious, so why don’t more workers join unions?

Employer-led union suppression strategies are a key explanatory factor.

theconversation.com/the-advantag...

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October 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Labour Studies at @brocku.ca. It's a degree that works.

Learn more: brocku.ca/social-scien...

#BrockU #canlab #LabourStudies
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM