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New from @policyalternatives.ca: Amazon has no intention of respecting the labour relations systems in any Canadian province, and will actively work to undermine them. The labour movement must respond in kind. By Niall Harney and @whosestreets.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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Tens of thousands of city employees, including workers in shelters, long-term care homes and public health, could go on strike in just over two weeks.

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🚨The Labor Action Tracker 2024 Annual Report drops tomorrow at 7am EST!🚨 Tomorrow morning we will be releasing our annual report compiling all of our 2024 work stoppage data - stay tuned to learn more about worker action in the U.S. over the past year!

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My new book Work in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries: A Critical Introduction is out (lnkd.in/gjNH2KDT). ESA04 is a 20% discount code. Looking forward to my book chat at TMU's Creative School this Tuesday. More to come!

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Learned a lot that made me think about #labor and its dismal political options, in @labourstart.bsky.social podcast with @stephross.bsky.social and Larry Savage on their new book "Shifting Gears." Conclusion: It's a "should read" and you can't trust the reviews: www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...

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Shifting Gears will be available in paperback in April 2025. You can request that your local library order a copy or pre-order your own today at: www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears #canlab #onpoli #cdnpoli

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Join us tomorrow for @maxbaru.bsky.social on independent union organizing! 2:30pm ET on Zoom, register below #canlab #organizing #unionorganizing #labourmovement

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Surprised by Unifor Local 1285 historic endorsement of Doug Ford's Conservatives? @stephross.bsky.social & I recently published a book that details and makes sense of the union's political shifts and embrace of a more transactional politics. ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears #canlab #ONpoli

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In this @labourstart.bsky.social podcast interview, @stephross.bsky.social & I talk about our new book, the looming federal election, and the state of labour and working-class politics. www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis... #canlab #cdnpoli

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One more day to submit to present at the Canadian Assn for Work and Labour Studies’ 2025 annual conference to be held at McMaster School of Labour Studies May 28-30. Details below 👇 #canlab #labourstudies #laborstudies #unions #organizing #workingclass cawls.ca/en/2025-annu...

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Join us Feb. 5 @ 2:30pm ET for the latest in our webinar series feat. @maxbaru.bsky.social on What independent union movements tell us about today's marketplace of trade union organization To register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #canlab #unionorganizing #labourstudies

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My comments on #Amazon in the Globe&Mail: “Amazon’s announcement casts a chill on organizing efforts nationwide, and she struggles to believe it’s unrelated to the union efforts.” It’s no accident that third-party delivery is harder to unionize #canlab www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

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Excited for Tracking the Global Upsurge in Workers' Strikes, the latest instalment of Mac Labour Studies' webinar series Jan 21 @ 2:30pm ET, feat. some amazing projects from Canada, Quebec, the US and the UK. Scan the QR code to register #canlab #strikes #laborstudies #labourstudies

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Job Opportunity: PressProgress is hiring a Labour Reporter. This is a permanent role and will join our team of full-time, unionized investigative journalists. Closing date January 31, 2025. #CdnMediaJobs

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Looking forward to this

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Join us Jan 21 @ 2:30pm ET for "Tracking the Global Upsurge in Workers' Strikes. Experts from Canada, the US, the UK & Quebec discuss challenges with official strike data and share innovative ways to track worker action and resistance. Register 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #canlab #strikes

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We are thankful for the growing buzz around Shifting Gears. You can request your local library order a copy or snag your own by pre-ordering the paperback version from @ubcpress.bsky.social here: ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears #canlab #cdnpoli #unionpolitics #unionstrategy

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For a review that deeply and seriously engages with Shifting Gears, check out this discussion by Herman Rosenfeld in The Bullet #canlab #cdnpoli #unionstrategy socialistproject.ca/2024/12/conf...

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An interesting debate about the political trajectory and legacy of the Canadian Auto Workers/Unifor. I certainly agree that union mergers were almost always born out of necessity given falling membership numbers due to plant closures. jacobin.com/2025/01/caw-...

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My friends @stephross.bsky.social and @profsavage.bsky.social craft a rejoinder to unfair criticisms of their book. This is how you do critical research--investigate the facts, examine historical truths, incorporate solid theoretical concepts, and defend your arguments jacobin.com/2025/01/caw-...

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We need an honest assessment of CAW/Unifor political history & strategy. @stephross.bsky.social and I respond to the latest review of Shifting Gears Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics here: jacobin.com/2025/01/caw-... #canlab #cndpoli

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Here is @stephross.bsky.social & @profsavage.bsky.social 's response to the claims from two founders of Unifor in their @jacobinmag.bsky.social review of Ross & Savage's book on autoworker unionism in Canada: jacobin.com/2025/01/caw-...

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Honestly reckoning with the past better positions unions to confront the future Read my and @profsavage.bsky.social's response to the latest review of Shifting Gears: Canadian Autoworkers and the Changing Landscape of Labour Politics here: jacobin.com/2025/01/caw-... #canlab #cndpoli

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#StarInvestigation: Tens of thousands of potential workplace injury reports filed by doctors are sitting in limbo. Are they a sign of a deeper problem? Workers’ advocates say these potential injuries are not counted in provincial safety reports and could be a sign of claim suppression.

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I approve this message! Support the great work done at Parkland Institute! #canlab #cdnpoli

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Federal government moves to end Canada Post strike. What happens next? Commentary from me, @stephross.bsky.social & @thelawofwork.bsky.social. www.thestar.com/business/fed... #canlab #cdnpoli

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Applications for @mcmaster #LabourStudies MA and PhD programs are open for 2025-26. We develop researchers who play leading roles in the academy, the community, policy and organizations representing working people. Details 👉 labourstudies.mcmaster.ca/graduate-progr… #canlab #laborstudies

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I reviewed @stephross.bsky.social & @profsavage.bsky.social excellent new book on the history of Unifor for @jacobinmag.bsky.social It looks at a perplexing process we are seeing in Canada and around the world: the delinking of economic protest & political reform. jacobin.com/2024/12/cana...

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CFP: CAWLS 2025 Annual Conference May 28-30, 2025 Beyond Barriers: Workers’ Struggles and Strategies Across Space & Time, McMaster School of Labour Studies 🗓️ Panel proposals due Dec 15 2024 🗓️ Individual proposals due Jan 31 2025 #canlab #labourstudies #laborstudies cawls.ca/en/2025-annu...

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Call for Proposals for the 2025 Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies annual conference, May 28-30, 2025 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. cawls.ca/en/2025-annu... #canlab #LabourStudies

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Former GM worker and retired CAW education staffer Herman Rosenfeld has written a thoughtful review of Shifting Gears. Check it out 👇 socialistproject.ca/2024/12/conf... #canlab #cdnpoli

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Talks between #CanadaPost and @cupwsttp.bsky.social are slowly restarting. Good news but why’s it taking so long? Because it’s about whether the future will be good secure jobs or cheap flexible labour. Very challenging to find the middle ground. #canlab www.thestar.com/business/can...

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"Labour unions are not only economic actors but also political protagonists." Check out Susan Spronk's review of Shifting Gears in the latest issue of @caut.bsky.social Bulletin. www.caut.ca/bulletin/202... #canlab #cdnpoli

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#CanadaPost comes back to the table: why? As I told the @torontostar.bsky.social laying off @cupwsttp.bsky.social members on strike has not had the desired result 👉 "Those are things that actually galvanize workers to continue their resistance.” #canlab #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/business/can...

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NEW: The @policyalternatives.bsky.social recently released a collection of 25 essays on Trudeau’s legacy. I spoke to three of the authors about his record on income inequality, housing and labour. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...

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TODAY! Still time to register and join us!

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Important postal strike insights by @stephross.bsky.social, @profsavage.bsky.social & @thelawofwork.bsky.social in this @theglobeandmail.com piece by Vanmala Subramaniam. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #CanadaPostStrike

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Join McMaster School of Labour Studies Nov. 28 @ 3pm ET for No One Is Disposable: Migration Class and Solidarity, feat. migrant rights activist & scholar @mhenaway.bsky.social #canlab #labourstudies #cdnpoli #migration #migrantrights #migrantjustice Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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My take: Canada Post and @cupwsttp.bsky.social are at an impasse because the employer has no ideas beyond a two-tier workforce—a change to the structure of work that the union simply can’t accept. #canlab #cdnpoli #strike www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

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