Canadian Labour articles

Recent articles from Canadian Labour

Getting the message out. (includes related article on media tips for unionists)
March 22, 1989... Got your attention? Good. That's the whole reason for a news story lead like that. But for unions, the fact that the sensational is what sells, it's not so good. In fact, it can be a real problem. Many people already view unions as...

The morning after. (Canadian Labour Congress)
March 22, 1989... Out of the shattered hopes and stolen dreams of a general election has emerged a new tough-minded Canadian Labour Congress economic battle plan. With the smell of corporate betrayal hanging heavy over the Canadian economic landscape and...

Preamble to the CLC action program document: a working future: Canada's challenge. (Canadian Labour Congress)
March 22, 1989... The labour movement's opposition to the Canada-US. Free Trade Agreement continues. Our campaign against the FTA was based on an explicit rejection of the broader business agenda which lies behind the deal. It was never based on a narrow notion...

It just can't go on forever. (mill workers strike in Alberta)
March 22, 1989... Slave Lake, Alberta, is rapidly gaining prominence as the location for one of the most classic cases of union busting in Canada. Located 251 kilometers northwest of Edmonton, in the heart of the "oil patch", the 5000 residents of this...

The deficit choice.
March 22, 1989... To quote University of Toronto Economist, Mel Watkins, "the deficit is like an ulcer; it's painful but it's not terminal." Given the choices that are available to Minister of Finance Michael Wilson, Canadians will suffer far more pain if...

Payroll deduction: one campaign.
March 22, 1989... Where does it all stop? There is nothing to prevent groups, such as international charities, women's groups, arts and cultural groups, from becoming federated and attempting to access payroll deduction in the workplace. But how many...