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THE WORKING CLASS ROOTS OF #METOO
By Peter Dreier
An unsung shero of the early 20th century, Rose Schneiderman organized women to fight for laws to protect them from sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
Whenever new protest movements emerge, people look to history for lessons from activists and thinkers who came before. We all stand on the shoulders of those who struggled, sacrificed, and organized to push for a more humane society.
#MeToo is one such movement. It has not only raised awareness about the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and assault—particularly of women—but is also an example of what happens when those who are relegated to a second-class citizenship status come together to speak out. Read more!
CO-OP WORKERS STRIKE IN MOOSE JAW AND SASKATOON
On the latest episode of Rank and File Radio – Prairies Edition, we cover the strike of over one thousand Co-op workers in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon, all members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1400. Moose Jaw workers have been on strike for just over a month. A few days ago, Saskatoon workers walked off the job at over 20 locations across the city. While they are striking over two separate collective bargaining agreements, both are fighting similar issues, including a two-tiered wage system that would see some workers earn less than others. Rod Gillies, the director of negotiations for UFCW Local 1400, will provide an update on the latest round of bargaining with co-op, which occurred Friday, November 2. Read more!
THE GOOGLE WALKOUT
By Dan La Botz
Thousands of Google employees throughout the United States and around the world walked off their jobs yesterday, Nov. 1, “to protest sexual harassment, misconduct, lack of transparency, and a workplace that doesn’t work for everyone.” Beginning in Singapore and working its way around the globe the movement closed Google offices from Mountain View, California, in Boulder and New York, as well as in London, Dublin, Zurich and Berlin.
Signs on placards or on the walls read “Don’t Be Evil,” or “Times Up Tech,” One woman wrote, “My outrage won’t fit on this sign.” Nearly everywhere workers held short rallies where women read the movement’s demands. Read more!
THE CONSEQUENCES OF ELIMINATING THE COLLEGE OF TRADES
By Scotty Hertz
I try not to tell people what I do for a living right away because that conversation will immediately turn to the work I’m supposed to stop by and do for them in the evening or on my day off. My absolute favourite demand for service was made during a Labour Day session at my local pub, when an acquaintance saddled up and said “You’re an electrician? Good, I need one fast and cheap! I’m flipping a house! I’ve got beer!”
I always decline these *tantalizing* offers but if they persist I usually play the bureaucratic card until their eyes glaze over. I don’t have a contractors license, a minimum two million dollars liability insurance, a master electricians license Read more!
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