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FIGHTING FORD
By David Bush
On Saturday, Ontario’s PC Party picked Doug Ford as their new leader. After revelations of sexual misconduct by Patrick Brown led him to resign in January, the party scrambled to find a new leader heading into the June 7 election.
The brief, but contentious, leadership contest exposed fractures within the Tory party. Caroline Mulroney and Christine Elliott represented a softer version of Tory politics, downplaying social conservative rhetoric and muting their critiques of workers’ rights. Read more!
STOPPING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
By Camille Colatosti and Elissa Karg
It’s hard enough to confront workplace sexual harassment when it’s coming from management. But what about harassment between co-workers?
It’s a more difficult issue—but one that has to be addressed if the union is worth its salt.
The most important step is confronting co-worker harassment head-on, even if some argue that the union should not “choose sides.” Read more!
JOBS DATA DOESN'T SAY MUCH ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE (YET) BUT LOTS ABOUT GROWING INEQUALITY
By Michal Rozworski
We’ve had two months of jobs data in Canada since Ontario increased it’s minimum wage from $11.60 to $14 on January 1, 2017. When January’s Labour Force Survey numbers came out and showed some of the biggest month-over-month losses in years, there was a slew of predictable, reflexive commentary blaming Ontario’s minimum wage hike. Read more!
TRUMP'S TARIFFS SHOW WE SHOULD DITCH NAFTA
By Elizabeth Rowley
After the 7th round of bargaining on NAFTA concluded March 5 with agreement on just 6 of 30 chapters, it comes as no surprise that US President Trump has upped the ante with threats of 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and 10% on aluminum. Trump thinks this will force Canada to agree to its demands on NAFTA. Read more!
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