Labour - Unions

25/06/25
Author: 
Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch.
Members of USB march against militarism and for Palestine. USB / X.

Jun. 22, 2025

Workers in Italy are going on general strike to oppose armament and war.

As European leaders prepare to pledge record military spending at NATO summit.

24/06/25
Author: 
The Breach
Carney CEO of Canada

6-minute video summarizes an unfolding nightmare for many Canadians and immigrants/refugees. Relief at keeping Poilievre from becoming PM is revealed as an illusion.

    -- Gene McGuckin

Jun. 19, 2025

Mark Carney’s first 100 days a blitz of pro-corporate, Trump-friendly moves

 

Carney has seized on Trump’s tariff crisis to push through a pro-corporate agenda that attacks Indigenous peoples, workers, and the environment

Now, it’s up to social movements to respond as quickly.

22/06/25
Author: 
André Turcotte
Temporary foreign workers from Mexico plant strawberries on a farm in Mirabel, Que., Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press.

DeepDives is a bi-weekly essay series exploring key issues related to the economy. The goal of the series is to provide Hub readers with original analysis of the economic trends and ideas that are shaping this high-stakes moment for Canadian productivity, prosperity, and economic well-being. The series features the writing of leading academics, area experts, and policy practitioners. The DeepDives series is made possible thanks to the ongoing support of the Centre for Civic Engagement.

11/06/25
Author: 
Isaac Phan Nay
Vancity’s BCGEU members are mulling a strike over wages and pensions. Photo for The Tyee by Isaac Phan Nay.

June 11, 2025

Why Vancity Members Said No to a Board Raise

Difficult union negotiations and employee layoffs have led to growing tensions.

30/05/25
Author: 
Tova Gaster
Tova Gaster/The Energy Mix

May 26, 2025

In 2021, the heat dome over British Columbia killed 619 people, marking the deadliest climate disaster in Canadian history. As the province baked—temperatures surpassed 35°C—many workers in restaurants, farms, and other high-exposure jobs still had to clock in. Four years later, workers are still pushing for legal protections from extreme heat.

16/05/25
Author: 
Unifor
Burnaby  oil refinery

May 9, 2025

BURNABY—Unifor is raising serious concerns about the sale of one of British Columbia’s last remaining oil refineries to American energy giant Sunoco. The refinery is part of a larger list of assets across Canada being sold from Parkland to Sunoco.

“This is not the time to hand over control of critical energy infrastructure to a foreign multinational, especially in the middle of a trade war,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “Unifor is sounding the alarm because energy security is national security, and we cannot afford to gamble with it.”

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