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The Ford Government Just Doesn't Work for Workers
The Ford Government Just Doesn't Work for Workers
Doug Ford is trying to pull the wool over workers’ eyes. He wants to look like he’s helping workers and COVID-struck employers. But he’s actually helping workers as little as possible while rewarding bosses who injure their workers or deny their status as employees, in a desperate bid for re-elec...
Read More Jan 6, 2022
TransformTO: Toronto's Heavy Lifting for the Planet
TransformTO: Toronto's Heavy Lifting for the Planet
When the world’s leaders arrived at Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26), they were greeted with a poignant image. The official COP26 banner hung from the giant 175-ton Finnieston Crane at the edge of the River Clyde, a symbol of the city’s industrial heritage. The message wa...
Read More Jan 6, 2022
Climate Justice is Union Business
Climate Justice is Union Business
Climate action is heating up. Here in Canada the labour movement continues to push for climate justice, while COP 26 participants gather in Glasgow, Scotland with a key goal of “securing global net zero by 2050 and keeping 1.5 degrees of warming within reach.” Climate change is the single greates...
Read More Nov 4, 2021
Make Gig Work Decent Work
Make Gig Work Decent Work
On most days, Doug Ford’s Conservative government does not respond well to problems, or it actively makes things worse. If an election had been called a year-and-a-half ago, Ford would have lost. However, when COVID hit, although Ford nearly brought Ontario to its knees. Nevertheless, he managed ...
Read More Oct 7, 2021
Violent Camp Evictions and the Affordable Housing Crisis – Two Sides of the Same Coin
Violent Camp Evictions and the Affordable Housing Crisis – Two Sides of the Same Coin
Since the summer of 2021, the City of Toronto and the Toronto Police Services have violently removed encampment residents from city park spaces. The result of those militarized evictions has left many of those encampment residents, and their supporters, jailed, injured, and traumatized – and has ...
Read More Oct 7, 2021
Andria Babbington Profiled in Our Times Magazine
Andria Babbington Profiled in Our Times Magazine
President Andria Babbington is spotlighted in an interview by CBTU brother and Labour Council friend Mark Brown in the Summer/edition of Our Times Magazine Not yet an Our Times subscriber? Be sure to sign up here.
Read More Sep 24, 2021
The Election That Never Should Have Happened
The Election That Never Should Have Happened
Monday's federal election was an unnecessary and damaging interruption to the business of governing this country through the pandemic. The results showed that Canadians are not satisfied with the Trudeau government’s handling of our pandemic recovery, and want to see a progressive party holding t...
Read More Sep 22, 2021
Voting for A Just Recovery
Voting for A Just Recovery
Two years after the last federal election, Prime Minister Trudeau has yet again dropped the writ and called for a snap federal election. Instead of enjoying the last bit of sunshine in the second summer of a global pandemic, electioneers are now canvassing voters across the country. There seems t...
Read More Sep 2, 2021
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