Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.
- Assistant Professor, Labour Studies Program, University of Manitoba
L’enjeu soulevé par la grève chez Postes Canada est l’économie des petits boulots, qu’on appelle la gig economie et que les gouvernements ont laissé se répandre au pays sans légiférer.
The key issue at the heart of the Canada Post strike is the growth of gig work and other forms of precarious labour across the private delivery sector.
Proposition 22 keeps workers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft classified as independent contractors, but it also reveals deeper problems with contemporary labour markets.
The difficulty governments have had in meeting the needs of Canadian workers impacted by the coronavirus crisis has exposed holes in our social safety net and the inadequacy of existing labour laws.
The federal NDP is missing an opportunity to put workers’ rights firmly on the agenda during this election campaign.
American employers routinely violate workers’ rights. A Bernie Sanders presidency could change that.
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