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FROM B.C. TO ONTARIO: FIGHTING FOR TIPS
By Daniel Tseghay
“We hear the stories of bussers waiting for the tip out at the end of the month to pay their rent, and of servers buying groceries with their tips,” says Eric Nordal, project coordinator with Retail Action Network (RAN). “That’s how people are surviving off of this income. It’s not just the icing on the cake at the end of the month. It’s a very important part of people’s income.”
That’s why at the end of April, RAN, a network of retail restaurant workers and labour activists in British Columbia that fight for higher wages, improved conditions, and workplace justice for workers in the service industry, welcomed provincial legislation protecting tips. The proposed BC legislation mirrors legislation passed in Ontario in 2015. Read more!
NURSES FIGHT MANITOBA'S HEALTH CARE CRISIS
Around 400 Nurses and healthcare workers filled the front steps of the Manitoba legislature on May 1, 2019 to protest government cuts to public services, citing forced overtime and burnout among healthcare workers.
In addition to these health care changes, Brian Pallister is attacking the structure of unions themselves.
Bill 29 is a forced reorganization of health care bargaining units according to different classes of workers, like Professional-Technical/EMS workers, Facility Support workers, Community Support workers, Nurses, Doctors, Medical Residents, Physician Assistants and Clinical Assistants. Read more!
BOOK REVIEW: RED STATE REVOLT
By Gerard Di Trolio
There has been a modest but not insignificant revival of the strike in the United States. After all, it is the ultimate weapon of workers and its decline alongside that of the American labour movement has had a disastrous impact on economic inequality and working conditions.
Teacher strikes have been a major part of this revival. The successful Chicago Teachers Strike of 2012 electrified the American labour movement and inspired new ways of building community-labour alliances.
Chicago is of course is a city with a large union presence and in is in a state with no right-to-work laws. Read more!
HUMAN RIGHTS SUPPORT WORKERS FIGHT BACK AGAINST PROVINCIAL CUTS
By Jesse McLaren
“Our thing is that, as front line work is being cut, overall it affects the people of Ontario being served. I mean, what are they to do? If they’re being discriminated [against] in a human rights matter, what do they do? It’s not just impacting our front line people, it’s impacting the people of Ontario. That’s why our slogan is Human Rights Matter because it should matter. It should matter to all Ontarians, to all people.” Angela Huynh-Chew, Legal Case Coordinator at the Ontario Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC), in an interview with Rankandfile.ca Read more!
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