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CHARTING CORPORATE CONNECTIONS IN THE NEW LIBERAL CABINET
Last week, there was widespread swooning over the newly appointed Trudeau cabinet, an amount of public adoration rather unsettling for those of us that remember the ugly days past of Liberal austerity. In addition to Liberal supporters, many progressives applauded Trudeau for appointing a diverse cabinet and practicing gender parity. While straight from the handbook of NDP Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, the gender parity move got Trudeau much public attention and praise.
Trudeau is well positioned to practice populism. He has the easy yet rewarding opportunity to repeal various pieces of legislation that, under Harper, have ranged from psychotic to malicious. In a press release from the Canadian Labour Congress, Trudeau’s commitments to repealing anti-labour bills C-377 and C-525 are outlined. Read more!
THE FRUITS OF UNPAID LABOUR
By Natalie Childs
When I decided that I wanted to be a farmer, organic farms were the obvious place to look for work. Conventional farming aspires to produce the cheapest possible food for a globalized system, which I believe severely undermines the health of the soil, the health of farmers and eaters, and the resilience of communities. I felt that small-scale organic farms were working towards a more just and sustainable food system, undoing (or challenging) the conventional farm system. Overall, I still believe this to be true, and I’m proud to be a part of the steady rise in young organic farmers in Canada.
In one crucial respect, however, the organic movement is failing its commitment to creating a more resilient food system: its regressive approach to labour. Read more!
HOW TO AVOID GETTING "UBERED:" INSIDE THE OTTAWA TAXI LOCKOUT
By Joel Harden
Last Friday my cell phone rang as I fed our kids breakfast. An Ottawa airport taxi activist was on the other line, among the many I’ve met during their labour dispute with Coventry Connections which has now lasted over three months.
“Joel”, he said, “forget about the solidarity demo we announced for 10am today. That was a diversion.”
“I’m calling you from the dispatch offices of Coventry Connections. We’re rallying outside the entrances — get here as soon as possible.”
Well, that was the end of breakfast. I grabbed our rental van, our union crew at Carleton University, and sped to the scene.
What I saw was inspiring. Read more!
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT NIPISSING UNIVERSITY?
By Susan Srigley, NUFA President
On Nov. 2, full-time faculty at Nipissing University, represented by the Nipissing University Faculty Association in North Bay, Bracebridge, and Brantford walked off the job after months of negotiations and failed provincial conciliation. The issues remaining on the table are: governance, job security, faculty complement and compensation.
North Bay, a city of 50,000, has quite a different make-up from its northern neighbours, most of which have a strong union presence and are resource and mining-based economies.
North Bay, on the other hand, has a more diversified economy where the biggest employers are the hospital, the university, and the province. Read more!
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