Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.
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The federal government says new labour rules will reduce intervention in strikes, but they could weaken workers’ bargaining power.
Canada’s approach to airline strikes pits the need for reliable air travel against the constitutionally protected right to strike. Other countries show there is a workable middle ground.
A Senate committee is recommending a permanent tribunal that could ban strikes in federally regulated industries. The proposal would gut constitutional protections workers won in court.
Alberta’s unions face significant political obstacles, but the evidence shows their resilience pays off for working people
and benefits the fabric of democratic societies.
Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.
The Air Canada dispute may mark a turning point for labour standards in the airline industry and result in unpaid ground time being a thing of the past.
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.
A professor of management who has been stranded during the recent Air Canada strike shares research-backed strategies to help make unbearable situations easier to navigate.
The dispute exposes several fault lines in Canada around work, how we value it and how the law impacts workers.
Air Canada flight attendants have been in negotiations with the company since March, fighting for fairer wages and working conditions.
Premier Doug Ford received more union endorsements in his recent campaign. The impact of the endorsements may be exaggerated, but there are implications for Canada’s labour movement.
The issue of unpaid ground time has been a long-standing concern for flight attendants in the Canadian flight industry.
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.
What you need to know about the looming Air Canada pilot strike and what it means for the airline industry.
Workers in industries like railways and air travel have significant structural power and can use their leverage to win favourable contracts because of the amount of economic disruption they can cause.
The ‘boozedoggle’ of a $225 million subsidy to The Beer Store to allow alcohol sales in corner stores misses the populist attack on unionized jobs.
Unions speaking out on issues as contentious as Israel-Palestine is nothing new. They have a long history of staking international positions on everything from apartheid to the Vietnam War.
No video game workers are currently unionized in Québec, but a new labour partnership is looking to change that.
Increasing the minimum wage is a temporary fix. Upgrading the skills of Nigerian workers is the surest way of boosting their wages.
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