From a string of regressive labour law reforms at the provincial and federal levels, to factory closures and the formation of Unifor, 2013 has been eventful for workers and organized labour. Check out some of the Rankandfile.ca highlights from the past year.
Be sure to follow our upcoming series on labour and the environment, a rank-and-file perspective on work and discontent in Canada’s banking system, and interviews on the (union) politics of pensions.
In 2014, we’ll be looking for new writers and new perspectives. Want to pitch an idea and develop a series of stories and podcasts? Get a hold of us at editors@rankandfile.ca.
Rankandfile.ca in Review
WHY SHOULD THE LABOUR MOVEMENT SUPPORT IDLE NO MORE?
RANK AND FILE POWER AND UNION REFORMS
KEN CORAN: ANATOMY OF A SELLOUT
STRIKING PORTER WORKERS STAGE BLOCKADE
MIRED IN SCANDAL, THE FEDERAL CONSERVATIVES RAMP UP THEIR ANTI-UNION CAMPAIGN
SASKATCHEWAN: A BEACHHEAD OF LABOUR LAW REFORM?
THE COSTS OF FINANCIALIZATION: LAC-MÉGANTIC
NOVA SCOTIA’S NDP REVOKES PARAMEDICS’ RIGHT-TO-STRIKE
BILL C-377 HEADS TO THE SENATE
ANTI-UNION POLL NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION
THE BATTLE AT CANADA POST AND THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICES
MLSE IS OFFSIDE AT THE AIR CANADA CENTRE
HEINZ LEAMINGTON: RIPE FOR A COOPERATIVE
A TALE OF TWO FACTORIES – HEINZ AND BOEING
SUICIDE – THE LAST STRAW AT HALIFAX SHIPYARD
STOP LINE 9 SHOULD BE LABOUR’S DEMAND
ON THE LINE WITH RICHTREE MARKET WORKERS
RANK AND FILE PODCAST WITH NORA LORETO
FROM THE UFCW 401 PICKET LINES
A POSTAL WORKER WARNS OF CANADA POST PRIVATIZATION
PRIME YOUR MIND FOR RESISTANCE TO THE ‘RIGHT TO WORK’ LIE
P3S & LAYOFFS: KINGSTON WORKERS EXPOSE LIBERAL HEALTHCARE CUTS
THE CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRIKE: A READER
THE UNIFOR CONVENTION: A SHORT PRIMER
RANK AND FILE PODCAST WITH SHAY ENXUGA
JAMAICA: A LEADER IN PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
QUEER STRUGGLES ARE CLASS STRUGGLES
RANK AND FILE PODCAST WITH KYLE BUOTT
TORONTO PLAZA HOTEL STRIKE: A FIRST HAND REPORT!