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With live service games, players are learning that what they’ve really bought is not a game but access to it. And, evidently, that access is something that can be revoked. (Unsplash/Samsung Memory)

‘Stop Killing Games’: Demands for game ownership must also include workers’ rights

With the rise of the live-service model, video games have shifted from a product you buy to a service you rent, one that publishers can switch off whenever they want.
A worker stitches a garment at a factory run by the Bangladesh-based Urmi Group in Narayanganj, Bangladesh in April 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Worker‑led programs are tackling gender‑based violence in supply chains, but they’re at risk

An innovative new strategy to address gender-based violence and harassment is showing promising early signs of effectiveness, but these gains are being undermined by ‘America First’ policies.
With contract negotiations underway, CUPE’s Airline Division has an opportunity to push for better working conditions and pay structures that reflect all hours worked. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canadian flight attendants are pushing for fair ground pay amid union negotiations

The issue of unpaid ground time has been a long-standing concern for flight attendants in the Canadian flight industry.
Mexican and Guatemalan workers pick strawberries at a strawberry farm in Pont Rouge Que., in August 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a failure, and new immigration limits make a bad situation worse

The 2025 Immigration Plan aims to cut the numbers of temporary migrants in Canada from 6.5 per cent to five per cent of the population. Instead, it will boost the number of non-status people.
When an employee frequently remains silent at work, it may indicate underlying mental health challenges rather than just disengagement or dissatisfaction with workplace conditions. (Shutterstock)

Silence speaks volumes: How mental health influences employee silence at work

Mental illness symptoms can impair work engagement by causing employees to fixate on the potential negative consequences of speaking up.

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