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Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants to resume operations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kyle Duggan

The federal government’s repeated use of back‑to‑work powers undermines Canadian workers’ right to strike

The federal government’s reliance on Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to end strikes undermines collective bargaining and may violate workers’ constitutional right to strike.
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark watches before the WNBA All-Star basketball game, July 19, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

‘Pay us what you owe us:’ What the WNBA’s collective bargaining talks reveal about negotiation psychology

The current negotiations for a new collective agreement between the WNBA and its players shows there is increasing frustration with how the process is unfolding.
UAW President Shawn Fain speaks with General Motors workers on July 12, 2023, in Detroit. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers − with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement

A strike would shake up the auto industry, even though both the union’s ranks and the share of the US automotive market controlled by GM, Ford and Stellantis have been shrinking for decades.
The Ontario Assembly on Workplace Democracy examined how everyday people experience work and what they want done to make work better and their voices heard. (Shutterstock)

What do workers want? 5 key takeaways from the first citizens’ assembly on workplace democracy

Improving the ability for worker’s voices and perspectives to be heard in the workplace could have wide ranging benefits for employers and broader society at large.
Players voted to accept Major League Baseball’s offer on a new labor deal, paving the way to end the 99-day lockout and salvage the season. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

MLB’s new collective bargaining agreement fails to address players’ biggest grievances

A sports economist explains how the deal leaves players with a fundamentally different – and in many ways, worse – arrangement than their counterparts in the other major US sports leagues.
Winning the support of workers may be key to Democrats winning the 2020 election. Reuters/Lucas Jackson

How Democrats can win back workers in 2020

Hillary Clinton arguably lost in 2020 because she took workers for granted. Will Democrats make the same mistake again?

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