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STANDING UP FOR MATERNITY LEAVE: INTERVIEW WITH GILARY MASSA
Gilary Massa was the executive director of communications and outreach at the Ryerson Students’ Union. She is also a member of CUPE 1281. In 2015 she was fired from her job while on maternity leave. Since that time Gilary has filed a Human Right’s complaint and her union has a pending grievance. RankandFile.ca spoke with Gilary about her situation, why it matters for workers and parents and what can be done about it.
Can you describe your job, what you did and how long were you there?
A: I have worked for the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) for almost seven years. The first three years I worked as the equity and campaigns organizer, and then moved on to take on the role of executive director of communications and outreach. Read more!
FEDS' TFW REVIEW LACED WITH FAILURES: PROCESS ERASES THE FACTS
By Daniel Tseghay and Samantha Ponting
Like many others, Jhing came to Canada from the Philippines to work. She came after paying for her own flight, and she expected stable employment through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers’ Program as a live-in caregiver.
She was overcharged by recruiters. After being placed with an employer, her salary was withheld. When she challenged one prospective employer, they told her she wasn’t needed anymore.
Like countless others, Jhing has been exploited by a broken system. Read more!
REFORM UNPAID INTERNSHIPS NOW!
By Dan Darrah
The internship, especially with the rise of the so-called “knowledge economy” since the 1980s, has become an unavoidable part of the college- and university-age experience for many young Canadians. For good reason, too: internships offer students practical on-the-job experience in many of the fields they will one day work in. They offer students a footholds into their industry, with opportunities to network, develop relationships, cultivate skills, and oftentimes end with an important letter of reference and resume material. Read more!
BOOK REVIEW: THE PACKAGE KING
By Gerard Di Trolio
United Parcel Service was founded nearly 108 years ago. In that time, both the American and world economies have gone through massive transformations. And throughout all of these changes, UPS has managed to capitalize on them and become one of the world’s most recognizable corporate brands.
In the new e-book, The Package King: A Rank and File History of United Parcel Service, writer and activist Joe Allen traces UPS’ rise and the activism of its unionized employees.
Allen starts his history by tracing the Seattle beginnings of UPS in 1908. Read more!
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