Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS)
@cawls-acets.bsky.social
CAWLS is an academic association for scholars, researchers, and students interested in the study of work, workers, and labour. Association canadienne d'études du travail et du syndicalisme (ACETS) cawls.ca
@stufts.bsky.social on why the WestJet labour dispute is really a proxy battle between Carney and unions. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com... #canlab #cndpoli
Opinion: WestJet labour dispute is really a proxy battle between Carney and unions
Liberal government continues to set a tone restricting the right to strike in federally regulated sectors, something that’s emerging as foundational to the Prime Minister’s economic strategy
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WestJet flight attendants on strike: “If Ottawa steps in, the question is whether WestJet attendants will accept it quietly. Given what happened at Air Canada, that would be a risky assumption,” says @profsavage.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #cdnpoli
WestJet flight attendants go on strike, grounding more than 300 flights on long weekend
Marathon negotiations continued through the weekend, but neither side made significant inroads on the core issue of compensation
theglobeandmail.com
Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues
Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues
Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.
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A look back by Geoff Bickerton at the unprecedented 2024-26 Canada Post negotiations—and the lessons #CUPW should take from them. canadiandimension.com/articles/vie... #canlab #cdnpoli
The postal bargaining round unlike any other
The 2024-26 Canada Post negotiations were unlike any in recent memory. From national strikes and government intervention to strategic reversals and unprecedented internal divisions, Geoff Bickerton ex...
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Trade war fears temper compensation demands as Unifor members at Ford Canada ratify three-year deal. www.thestar.com/business/for... #canlab
Ford Canada workers ratify three-year Unifor deal as trade war fears temper wage demands
Three per cent annual raises and $1.2-billion investment secured as union eyes GM, Stellantis talks.
thestar.com
Manitoba Is Facing An ‘Epidemic’ Of Workplace Violence. A new Manitoba Federation of Labour report finds violence workplace injuries tripled from 2015 to 2025. www.readthemaple.com/manitoba-is-... #mbpoli #canlab
Manitoba Is Facing An ‘Epidemic’ Of Workplace Violence
A new Manitoba Federation of Labour report finds violence workplace injuries tripled from 2015 to 2025.
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Herman Rosenfeld has released a collection of essays on class politics and Canadian labour drawing on his background as a shop floor worker at General Motors and in the education department of the Canadian Auto Workers (now Unifor) socialistproject.ca/pamphlets/ou... #canlab #cdnpoli
Out of the Impasse?
Debating Class Politics and Canadian Unions This collection of Herman Rosenfeld’s writings provides a vital record of socialist analysis rooted in the lived experiences of Canadian labour. Drawing on ...
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At the 2026 CAWLS conference, Cedric de Leon’s keynote, ‘Articulating the Crisis, Renewing the United Front,’ offered a powerful reflection on labour politics and the need for a renewed united front. vimeo.com/1209740411/3... #1u #canlab
Cedric de Leon - Articulating the Crisis, Renewing the United Front
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#BrockU labour studies professor Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social told the Globe that flight attendants have made unpaid work a defining issue, by “turning what had been a dirty secret of the industry into a widely understood form of wage theft.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab
WestJet flight attendants vote to strike over ground pay
Attendants could walk off the job as early as Aug. 2, setting up potential delays and cancellations ahead of the long weekend
theglobeandmail.com
Proud to be part of this initiative bringing together 70 labour scholars from across Canada criticizing recent governmental attacks on unions. Published today in @theglobeandmail.com and @lapresse.ca #canlab #cdnpoli 1/
Fernwood Publishing is now soliciting manuscripts for its new Work and Labour Series. For more information visit: fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/new-wor...
A group of 70 labour scholars from Canadian universities are sounding the alarm about attacks on workers’ rights. www.readthemaple.com/collective-b... #canlab #cdnpoli
Collective Bargaining Rights Are Being Undermined Across Canada
A group of 70 labour scholars from Canadian universities are sounding the alarm about attacks on workers’ rights.
readthemaple.com
I really enjoyed this interview with the IBEW's (Local 2067) Ken Hoste. We talked about coal, the just transition, and worker involvement in energy planning. www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-rank-file-radio-337194890/episode/saskatchewan-teachers-fight-the-right-wing-338030668/
Saskatchewan Teachers Fight the Right Wing Assault on Trans Kids - Rank & File Radio | iHeart
<p>In 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan passed Bill 137 which requires parental consent before a child under age 16 can use a different gender-related name or pronoun. The policy also implemented r...
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CAWLS annual conference call for proposals - Making History: Workers, Conflict, and Collective Action Brock University, St. Catharines ON, Jun 2-4, 2027 cawls.ca/en/2027-annu...
What Canada needs is stronger unions, not more restraints cawls.ca/en/what-cana... #canlab #cdnpoli
What Canada Needs Is Stronger Unions, Not More Restraints - Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies
What Canada Needs Is Stronger Unions, Not More Restraints
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Nous avons besoin de syndicats plus forts, pas de plus de restrictions www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...
Nous avons besoin de syndicats plus forts, pas de plus de restrictions
Des spécialistes canadiens en études du travail dénoncent les récentes attaques au droit de grève ainsi que les restrictions imposées aux syndicats sous couvert d’améliorer leur transparence financièr...
lapresse.ca
Canada needs stronger unions, not more labour bashing from governments www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com... #canlab #cdnpoli
Opinion: Canada needs stronger unions, not more labour bashing from governments
Anti-union discourse and policies have increased when workers need strong unions most
theglobeandmail.com
My latest! Canada backs gig worker rights globally while restricting the right to strike at home theconversation.com/canada-backs... #canlab
Canada backs gig worker rights globally while restricting the right to strike at home
Canada supports the first international treaty protecting platform workers. The same government is weighing a proposal that could make it difficult to legally strike in the rail and marine sectors.
theconversation.com
PhD grads and supervisors: consider applying for the CSN/REC Best PhD Dissertation Award. A great opportunity to showcase outstanding scholarship in the field. Details and eligibility here: csn-rec.ca/prizes-award...
Best PhD Dissertation in Canadian Studies (2026)
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The fantastic journal that I co-edit, Labour/Le Travail, published by @cclh.bsky.social and partners with @cawls-acets.bsky.social has a new AI policy. Happy to hear your thoughts!
AI Policy | Labour / Le Travail
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A new special edition of the CAUT Journal guest co-edited by @profsavage.bsky.social & Susan Spronk all about organizing for power in Canada’s university sector is now online! Read it at journal.caut.ca
Commentary from @stephross.bsky.social & @profsmithsask.bsky.social featured in this article on the Carney government's relationship with organized labour. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #cdnpoli #canlab
Fifteen months into his tenure as Prime Minister, Carney is drawing the ire of union heads
The PMO displays a stark lack of interest in worker issues, labour sector leaders say
theglobeandmail.com
Cedric de Leon is the recipient of the 2025 Leo Panitch Book prize for Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity. Learn more about the book here: www.ucpress.edu/books/freedo... #LabourStudies
Check out Simon Black's op-ed on domestic workers co-authored with the President and the Secretary General of the Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Elaine Duncan, and Shirley Pryce, in the @jamaicagleaner.bsky.social. jamaica-gleaner.com/article/focu... #DomesticWorkersDay
Simon Black, Elaine Duncan, Shirley Pryce | Domestic workers deserve dignity and respect
Countries around the globe are facing care crises, a dire situation of growing gaps between care needs and societies’ capacities to meet these needs. Jamaica is no exception: from underinvestment in c...
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Adam King & Niall Harney are the recipients of the 2025 New Voices in Labour Studies award for their paper “The Prospects and Challenges of a Sectoral Bargaining Framework for Manitoba” Check out some of their research on sectoral bargaining here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Jane Komori is the recipient of the 2025 Work & Labour Studies Best Article Prize for “It Could Not Be an Ordinary Labour Union”: Race, Class, Exclusion, and the Japanese Camp and Mill Workers Union, 1920–1941" Read her contribution here: lltjournal.ca/index.php/ll... #LabourStudies #canlab
As a reminder, nominations and submissions for the New Voices in Labour Studies Best Paper Prize are due by Friday, July 3 at 5pm. Eligibility criteria can be found here: cawls.ca/wp-content/u...
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The Ontario government and the province's teacher unions are about to enter a round of collective bargaining. Here's what you need to know as negotiations get underway, featuring commentary by @profsavage.bsky.social & @stephross.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/shorts/DNgrK... #onted #canlab #onpoli
What you need to know as Ontario teachers negotiate their contracts
YouTube video by CBC News Toronto
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Another great piece on protecting the right of workers to strike from @cawls-acets.bsky.social's Adam King.
Ottawa Is Plotting New Ways To Contain Worker Power
The consultation on Labour Code changes is an attempt to reduce labour disruption at the behest of employers.
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