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British Columbian workers in the public sector, transit and transportation have voted to take job action in recent weeks to fight for their right to earn livable wages. (Shutterstock)

August 8, 2022

A summer of discontent? Why public sector workers are preparing to strike in B.C.

Kendra Strauss, Simon Fraser University

If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.

Organized labour held demonstrations in front of Tim Hortons franchises in Ontario in January 2018 to protest the actions some Tim Hortons franchises have taken in response to an increase in the province’s minimum wage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

May 1, 2018

The issues facing Canadian workers this May Day

Kendra Strauss, Simon Fraser University

May Day is a time to reflect on labour struggles of the past and demands for the future, and Canada’s move toward increasing the minimum wage is not enough. Labour politics is about who counts

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