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SOLIDARITY, UNCERTAINTY AND HOPE AS HARVESTING FREEDOM REACHES OTTAWA
By CJ Chanco
“Expel the barbarians!” a lone man shouts as a group of picketers turn a corner around Laurier Avenue.
“Hey, hey, hey white supremacists out now,” they yell back. Slowly the ranks of the protesters grow, as passers-by look on in curiosity and representatives from a number of national union offices join them.
This scene captured the tensions behind the month long Harvesting Freedom caravan. Farmworkers and their supporters from across Ontario have travelled 1500 kilometres, from Leamington and Windsor to Ottawa. Some communities welcomed them with open arms, while others have been lukewarm and even openly hostile. Read more!
THE MCINTYRE POWDER PROJECT: AN INTERVIEW WITH JANICE MARTELL
By Matt Corbeil
Elliot Lake is a city with a history.
Home to one of the world’s largest deposits of uranium, the city grew in tandem with the US military’s nuclear weapons stockpile. But if the purpose of the stockpile was to keep the “free world” safe from the threat of global communism, little thought was given to the safety of the people who worked in the mines. Read more!
HIGH PRICES, LOW WAGES: IN CINEPLEX THEATRES NOW
By Doug Nesbitt
Cineplex announced this week that ticket prices are going up and they’re blaming minimum wage increases.
The media has been giving this story a lot of coverage, but most reports read like a press release from Cineplex. The CBC’s coverage, for instance, repeats the company’s line without doing basic research, talking to workers, or even fact-checking the claims of Cineplex. Read more!
ALBERTA'S NDP ICES LABOUR IN COLD LAKE
By Rob Barnetson
Last week, workers represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) at the Points West Living (PWL) senior centre in Cold Lake were set to strike. The employer had also served lockout notice.
PWL is one of the most profitable and fastest growing seniors care providers in Alberta. PWL receives public funding to provide seniors’ care. Worker pay is poor so turnover is high. Read more!
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