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Larry Savage
@profsavage.bsky.social
Labour Studies Professor at Brock University | Teach & research collective bargaining, unions & labour politics | brocku.ca/lsavage
I did my undergrad with Jen at #BrockU, and 20 years later we found ourselves across from one another at the bargaining table. She was a true professional—always kind and a voice of reason when it mattered. My condolences to her family and friends. brocku.ca/brock-news/2...
Brock mourns passing of dedicated colleague and leader
Brock University is mourning the passing of Jennifer Guarasci (BA ’98), Chief Human Resources Officer and Associate Vice-President of People and Culture, who passed away on Friday, Sept. 25. A Brock g...
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Terry was a former professor of mine and a key player in the unionization of #BrockU faculty and professional librarians in the 90s. brocku.ca/brock-news/2...
On-campus celebration of life to honour Terrance Carroll and Barbara Wake Carroll
Brock University will honour the lives of distinguished scholars and community builders Terrance Carroll and Barbara Wake Carroll during a joint celebration of life on Saturday, Oct. 3. Family, friend...
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Bill C-39 Poses An Existential Risk To Strike Rights www.readthemaple.com/bill-c-39-po... #canlab #cdnpoli
Bill C-39 Poses An Existential Risk To Strike Rights
It will effectively allow the labour minister to decide if workers can strike.
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Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes
Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes
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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"If Ottawa expands its authority to end lawful strikes whenever they significantly affect the economy, it will not “modernize” labour relations as the government has suggested; it will tilt the system further in favour of corporations at the expense of workers."
Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes
Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.
theconversation.com
"...people...want to unionize because they want better working conditions, they want a better salary, they need better benefits,” says report author Rachel Brickner. #canlab @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
Why unionizing in Nova Scotia is so difficult - The Coast | News, events, restaurants, concerts and Burger Week for Halifax, Nova Scotia
Unionization can be a tedious process—especially so in Nova Scotia. Often times, it requires signing membership cards more than once and constant delays in the certification and arbitration process. T...
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If Ottawa expands its authority to end strikes whenever they significantly affect the economy, it will not “modernize” labour relations. It will tilt the system further in favour of corporations, at workers’ expense. — @profsavage.bsky.social theconversation.com/canadas-prop... #cdnpoli #canlab
Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes
Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.
theconversation.com
Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture theconversation.com/canada-says-... #canlab #cdnpoli @gerardditrolio.bsky.social
Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture
The federal government says new labour rules will reduce intervention in strikes, but they could weaken workers’ bargaining power.
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Liberal labour reforms may be presented as a way to manage difficult disputes. But if Ottawa intervenes whenever a strike has major economic consequences, workers’ bargaining power will be weakened precisely when it matters most. theconversation.com/canadas-prop... #canlab #cdnpoli
Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes
Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.
theconversation.com
My week has been wild - how about you? cupe.ca/news/cupe-wi...
CUPE will defy Bill C-39’s unconstitutional limits on the right to strike if passed
The national executive board of Canada’s largest union, CUPE, has passed a unanimous resolution vowing to defy the Liberal government’s Bill C-39 limiting the constitutional right to strike if it is p...
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Invisible cuts to contract academic staff are everyone’s problem www.caut.ca/bulletin/inv... #canlab #cdnpse
Invisible cuts to contract academic staff are everyone’s problem | CAUT
Despite an increase of $17 million to its provincial operating grant for the 2026-2027 academic year, Memorial University of Newfoundland is taking aggressive austerity measures.
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“National interest” cannot become a catch-all excuse to override workers’ bargaining power whenever a lawful strike has economic consequences. That pressure is precisely what strikes are meant to create. theconversation.com/canadas-prop... #cdnpoli #canlab
Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes
Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.
theconversation.com
Labour code changes will threaten workers’ right to strike. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #cdnpoli
Labour code changes will threaten workers’ right to strike, unions say
Proposed changes include creation of special mediator to assess negotiations where parties struggle to reach agreement
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Make no mistake about it, the Carney government's labour reforms neuter the right to strike. A right that’s suspended when it becomes effective isn’t much of a right at all. www.thestar.com/business/uni... #canlab #cdnpoli
Unions hammer Carney government’s revamp of labour rules: ‘This bill neuters the right to strike’
Unions and labour organizations across the country blasted the federal government’s new legislation overhauling labour law Monday, saying it will make strikes in federally regulated sectors all but im...
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Making History: Workers, Conflict, and Collective Action CAWLS is holding its 2027 annual meeting Jun 2-4 at Brock University in Canada's Niagara Region. Check out the Call for Proposals here: cawls.ca/en/2027-annu... #canlab #LabourStudies
"Trump’s trade war is plainly an attack on Canadian workers. But it does not follow that workers should sign up uncritically for Carney’s revived 'Team Canada'," argues Adam King in @readthemaple.com. www.readthemaple.com/trump-and-ca... #canlab #cdnpoli
Trump And Carney Are Enemies Of Canadian Workers
The labour movement needs a response to Trump based on working class solidarity, not nationalism
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"The union is fighting to save the auto industry in Canada. Securing the pattern agreement won't mean much if the federal government sacrifices the auto industry in trade war with Trump," @profsavage.bsky.social said. www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #canlab #cdnpoli
Stellantis and Unifor begin negotiating new contract amid concerns over Brampton plant, auto tariffs | CBC News
The negotiations are the last round of bargaining between the Big Three carmakers — Stellantis, Ford and GM — and Unifor, which represents autoworkers at each. And with the backdrop of American tariff...
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Unifor is fighting a war on 2 fronts: In bargaining, it's pushing Stellantis to maintain 🇨🇦 vehicle production & accept the pattern. Meanwhile, in Ottawa, Unifor is fighting any new trade agreement that would sooner or later kill the 🇨🇦 auto industry. www.thestar.com/business/ste... #canlab #cdnpoli
Stellantis, Unifor begin contract negotiations in final round of auto sector talks
TORONTO - The union representing workers at Stellantis began contract talks with the U.S. automaker today, marking the start of the final round of its bargaining with the Detroit Three.
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#BrockU is hosting the annual @cawls-acets.bsky.social conference next year. Check out the call for proposals here: cawls.ca/en/2027-annu... #labourstudies #canlab @brocklabour.bsky.social
Adam King speaks to Confederation of Canadian Unions about working-class political divisions. ccu-csc.ca/adam-king-sp... #canlab #cdnpoli #labourstudies
Adam King Speaks to Confederation of Canadian Unions about Working Class Political Divisions - Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU)
The Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU) is the nation's largest federation of independent labour unions.
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"Last summer, Air Canada flight attendants forced the issue [of unpaid work] onto the national agenda. This summer, WestJet flight attendants have pushed it a step further." - Adam King WestJet Flight Attendants Have Won A Major Settlement www.readthemaple.com/westjet-flig... #canlab
WestJet Flight Attendants Have Won A Major Settlement
The workers made substantial progress toward their goals, and will now vote on a potential deal
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Last year, Unifor 1285 made its first-ever Ontario PC endorsement, praising Doug Ford’s “strong dedication to protecting our auto industry.” Now Stellantis is considering closing its Brampton plant after moving planned production to 🇺🇸. globalnews.ca/news/1202187... #canlab #onpoli
Stellantis ‘seriously considering’ closing Ontario assembly plant: Unifor | Globalnews.ca
Stellantis is strongly considering closing an assembly plant in Brampton, Ont., according to a statement from Unifor president Lana Payne on Friday.
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When strikes are framed by corporate media mainly as disruptions to consumers, workers’ legitimate grievances and the employer’s role in causing the dispute tend to fade from view. readthemaple.com/media-featur... #canlab
Media Featured 2 Times More Passengers Than Workers In WestJet Stories
TV broadcasts and articles cited passengers’ grievances a total of 44 times, while flight attendants’ grievances were cited only 20 times
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Putting together a collection like Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities takes many years and much stamina, so when a glowing review in the Literary Review of Canada comes along it sure feels good! reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
Poisoned Ivy | A review of “What Could a University be?” and “Knowledge Under Siege” | Literary Review of Canada
Spencer Morrison on “What Could a University Be?” by Robert B. Gibbs and “Knowledge Under Siege,” edited by Marc Spooner and James McNinch.
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WestJet, union reach tentative deal to end strike by flight attendants. www.cbc.ca/news/world/w... #canlab #cdnpoli
WestJet, CUPE reach tentative deal to end flight attendants' strike that left travellers in limbo | CBC News
Calgary-based WestJet and the Canadian Union of Public Employees have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike that has led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights, both sides said early Monday.
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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
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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.
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