Alta. minimum wage not a living wage
Nov 2, 2011
Advocates of a living wage hit downtown streets Tuesday to hand out $9.40 bills to raise awareness that Alberta’s minimum wage, now the lowest in the country, is not enough. […]
The Occupy movement is holding marches and rallies to call for a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions
Oct 28, 2011
Issue: The Occupy movement is holding marches and rallies to call for a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions that would raise billions of dollars to protect public services, help […]
URGENT ACTION: Rally at Sobeys Forest Lawn picket line
Oct 28, 2011
Issue: Members of UFCW 401 at the Sobeys store in Forest Lawn, Calgary, are on strike as the employer seeks cuts to wages and benefits. Action Requested: Join a rally […]
Right Wing Front Groups Flood Ohio With Anti-Union Spin
Oct 28, 2011
With Ohio voters looking to overturn Governor John Kasich’s union-busting Senate Bill 5 through a statewide referendum, national Republican donors, strategists and corporations are pumping money into the state to […]
Salutin: Drawing inspiration from the strike that wasn’t
Oct 27, 2011
My mind keeps drifting back to the recent Air Canada flight attendants’ strike that never happened, as a result of threats from the Harper government. I know it’s already mouldy […]
URGENT ACTION: Join Carpenters’ picket line October 27
Oct 27, 2011
Issue: Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 2010 at Peri Formworks in Calgary have been on strike since July 4. Actions Requested: Join the picket lines […]