Labour Studies students kick off May Day event at Unifor local 199 hall in St Catharines.

Labour studies scholars and researchers are putting McGill University on notice. Time to return to the bargaining table.

One. Step. Closer.

Amendments to the CCAA that remove public post-secondary education institutions passed through In Committee yesterday.

A big thanks to LUFAPPUL for the evidence presented to this committee, and their advocacy to protect public post-secondary education.

“Unions in the grocery sector are fighting hard (and) trying to establish patterns with decent contracts, to build a better floor for wages and working conditions.”-Prof. Simon Black

Loblaw-owned Dominion grocery workers' new deal an 'important victory' ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/loblaw-ow…

Twelve thousand TTC workers, members of ATU Local 113, are in a legal strike position.

Yesterday I spoke to CBC Here and Now about what's next. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… #canlab #topoli

“There is no good reason for the suffering that McGill is imposing on our students and their families other than a willingness to sacrifice everyone to kill the union.”

montrealgazette.com/news/local-new…

#canlab #cdnpse

We had a great time talking to prospective students at today’s Social Sciences Day and are looking forward to welcoming new Labour Studies majors in the coming months and years! #canlab #labourstudies

Solidarity with @AMPL/AMPD.

CAUT's Executive Committee supports members of the Association of McGill Professors of Law who are on strike for a first collective agreement.

'To relegate our unions to bargaining wages and working conditions every few years is to miss an important opportunity to defend collegial institutional governance that gives the academic community its proper voice.'

Read more in the Bulletin: caut.ca/bulletin/2024/…

The preservation of meaningful collegial governance in universities and colleges increasingly rests on strong academic staff associations.

Check out my latest contribution to @CAUT Bulletin with Stephanie Ross.

caut.ca/bulletin/2024/…

#canlab #cdnpse

Finally got around to reading this excellent book. It’s part biographical, part a call to action, and filled to the brim with important insights for the left.

seekingsocialdemocracy.ca

#canlab #cdnpoli

A truly historic victory. Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join the UAW.

washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

Unions want action to protect rights, not rhetoric, from federal leaders, Canada's largest labour group says

cbc.ca/news/politics/…

#canlab #cdnpoli

We’re kicking off the day with big news: CFLPA is officially an affiliate of the CLC.🤝

CFL players join over 3 million workers across Canada fighting for fairness & respect. Welcome to the team!

Labour Studies course enrolments at #BrockU are up 29.4% this year and have more than doubled in the past five years. 📈🎓

brocku.ca/institutional-…

On the back of a 99% vote in favour of a strike and 96% rejection of a final offer, airline food workers at Toronto Pearson airport are on strike.

They are Teamsters Canada members demanding living wages and better working conditions #canlab thestar.com/business/airli…

#BrockU professor Jordan House spoke with CTV News about hunger strikes in Ontario prisons.

toronto.ctvnews.ca/inmates-in-ont…

#canlab #onpoli

Air travellers can expect a lot of turbulence on the labour relations front this year.

Over 800 airport catering workers are set to strike.

nowtoronto.com/news/pearson-c…

#canlab

Interested in a career in labour relations, human resources, or alternative dispute resolution?

Check out the labour studies collaborative programs offered by Brock University.

youtu.be/keM1IYUQC38

A reminder that anti-scab legislation is good for peaceful labour relations and is a logical extension of a regime that has long been based on the 'peace principle.' Here is Larry Savage on why anti-scab legislation is important. theconversation.com/levelling-the-…