Larry Savage
@profsavage.bsky.social
Labour Studies Professor at Brock University | Teach & research collective bargaining, unions & labour politics | brocku.ca/lsavage
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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74% ratification vote signals that autoworkers at Ford didn’t embrace the tentative agreement so much as they made a strategic calculation to lock in some stability in an uncertain environment. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab
Ford workers ratify deal bringing 9% raise over three years as auto sector faces uncertainty
Union will now try to apply the Ford gains in the next round of bargaining with Stellantis NV or General Motors
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As Ford workers vote on deal that brings 9% raise over three-years, @stufts.bsky.social & @profsavage.bsky.social weigh in on the tentative agreement. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab
Ford workers vote on deal that brings 9% raise over three-years amid trade doubts
Agreement covering more than 5,000 Unifor members includes annual wage increases, bonuses and pension-plan improvements
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Herman Rosenfeld on class politics and Canadian unions. 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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#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
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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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WestJet flight attendants vote 99.4% in favour of a strike over ground pay. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #cdnpoli
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
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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.
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Looking forward to hosting the 2027 annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies at #BrockU.
Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS)@cawls-acets.bsky.social · 4w agoCAWLS 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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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...
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
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This @pressprogress.ca piece on the ongoing BC nurses’ strike offers a rare glimpse into internal union divisions. pressprogress.ca/im-not-optim... #canlab #bcpoli
‘I’m Not Optimistic’: First Canadian Nursing Strike in Nearly Three Decades Under Way in BC
After first week of job action, union considers expanding picket lines to more hospitals
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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...
LABR 1P96 Labour Behind the Label: ever wonder who makes your t‑shirt, your morning coffee, or your smart phone—and under what conditions? This course explores the global labour processes behind everyday items, connecting workers, supply chains, and consumer brands. #LabourStudies #BrockU
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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Fear and uncertainty are powerful weapons at the bargaining table because they narrow workers’ room to manoeuvre and they make employers’ threats sound more credible than they might otherwise be. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab
Unifor sets July 10 deadline for tentative agreement with Ford as auto talks kick off
Union says members can’t delay striking a deal while fate of USMCA negotiations is unknown
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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
The Canadian government is eyeing changes to the Canada Labour Code that could widen the definition of “essential services” to include work that’s important to the “well-being of the population.” “These workers are essential to corporate profits, not human life” said Teamsters’ Christopher Monette
PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 2mo agoMark Carney’s government is rushing through major changes to Canada’s labour laws. Unions say workers should be alarmed. Unions are warning Carney’s government is planning to place limits on the right to strike and deliver other items on “Corporate Canada’s wish list”
Canadian auto workers are about to enter an incredibly difficult round of bargaining. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #canlab
Detroit automakers, union set to open bargaining against backdrop of tariffs, CUSMA review | CBC News
Unifor, which typically uses pattern bargaining for its auto sector negotiations, will go toe-to-toe with Ford first , just as it did three years ago. Talks with Stellantis and GM are expected to fol...
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Nearly 1,000 non-tenured faculty at NYU walked off the job for two days this spring. Peter Cole reports that they returned with a strong first contract: minimum $14,000 raises, annual increases and long-term employment guarantees.
The NYU Strike Showed How to Reverse the Downward Spiral in Higher Ed
By withholding their labor earlier this year, non-tenured faculty at New York University won major gains—and helped create better learning conditions for their students.
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Whether you’re working part-time or on track for your first career, LABR 1P94 gives you tools to recognize problems and assert your rights work. #BrockU
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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Calandra's “labour peace” narrative sounds more like selective amnesia. His government has clashed with every major education union. A united front from education union is key to countering Ford's usual divide-and-conquer strategy. #onpoli #canlab www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Will Ontario's education unions' 'united front' hold with tense talks ahead? | CBC News
When Paul Calandra stepped to the microphone last week ahead of contract talks with Ontario’s education unions he projected a tone of optimism. A day later, union leaders held a news conference of the...
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Study AI, automation, gig work and more in LABR 1P97: The Future of Work at #BrockU — open to all students and counts toward elective or Social Science context credit.
Big first-contract win for Mississauga Walmart workers, but to truly transform conditions longterm, unions will have to scale up, organize across multiple sites, and build real sectoral leverage. www.mississauga.com/news/mississ... #canlab
Mississauga Walmart workers first to secure union contract in North America
Workers at Walmart Mississauga warehouse secure first collective agreement with raises, “me too” clause, job security for more than 800 employees in Canada.
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