In our fifth episode of this season of Courage My Friends, we revisit the George Brown College Labour Fair. This year, the theme of the fair is: The other P3s: pandemic, privatization, precarity,,, and planet!! In this episode, we share the panel discussion on ‘Gig Workers and Precarity in the 21st Century.’ Moderator Jon Weier is joined by panelists Simran Dhunna and Jobanjeet Kaur of the Naujawan Support Network and Jennifer Scott from Gig Workers United. The groups discusses the tribulations faced by those working in precarious and gig jobs, increasingly exploitative employment structures ..read more

It’s ironic how, despite complaints from the left about the Alberta NDP’s undeniable shift to the right, it was the party’s sole left-wing policy concession that appears to have sunk its chance to win the election. This could have been meant as a gesture to placate the party’s traditional left or just a moment of careless inattention. Whatever it was, it had a fateful impact. Don’t take my word for it – there are plenty of people who think I’m wrong to have argued the unforced error that contributed the most to the NDP snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in the May 29 election was its f ..read more

In today’s diverse and interconnected world, fostering inclusion has become a critical goal for organizations. Creating a truly inclusive workplace requires the concerted efforts of all folks within an organization, and the individuals in Human Resources (HR) administration play a pivotal role in breaking down barriers to achieve this goal. By proactively addressing and eliminating barriers, HR administrators can create an environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. Let’s explore the key barriers to inclusion and how HR administration can effectively remove them t ..read more

Robert Kennedy Jr. is seeking the Democratic nomination for United States president. He founded the global Waterkeeper movement, starting from his work as an environmental lawyer to protect the Hudson River in New York.   Kennedy describes how he used to find frogs, salamanders, and turtles near his McLean, Virginia home in the 1950s and early 1960s when his father worked for the federal government in Washington, D.C. After a highway was built and destroyed that area, he and one of his brothers threw rocks at the cars passing by. They were caught and disciplined. Kennedy says McLean ..read more

There is sure a lot of sound and fury going on, but is the ‘Chinese meddling in our elections’ scandal really worth all the airtime it is devouring? Going out on a limb, I would argue that we have plenty of channels for spotlighting any wrongdoing (including public hearings, already announced) and for punishing any wrongdoers, including expelling foreign diplomats (already done). But that hasn’t stopped Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre from making over-the-top accusations that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau collaborated with a hostile foreign power against the interests of Canadians. Poili ..read more

In this clip, Chuka Ejeckam explains: At a time in history when right-wing extremism is on the rise, the labour movement in Canada needs to be doing more to confront hate and bigotry both in our neighbourhoods and beyond our borders. Chuka Ejeckam is a writer and policy researcher. His work focuses on inequity and inequality, drug policy, structural racism, and labour. He is also a columnist for rabble. This is a clip from rabble’s most recent live politics panel: Off the Hill: Labour in high gear for action and change. The panel featured guests MP Alexandre Boulerice, OSBCU – CSCSO president ..read more

Ontario workers will be participating in more than 30 rallies across the province to tell premier Doug Ford that enough is enough. The day of action will take place on June 3 and is being hosted by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).  “Despite running on the slogan ‘working for workers,’ Doug Ford has used the first year of his government’s second term to ramp up privatization and ignore the real issues facing working people,” wrote Patty Coates, OFL president, in an email to rabble.ca.  OFL wrote in  a statement that they are tired of the rich getting richer while workers ..read more

The UN Declaration of Human Rights declares that labour rights are human rights. It is backed up by a declaration by the International Labour Organization which says that labour is not a commodity. Comments by the Chair of the ILO’s Workers’ Group, Catelene Passchier. Canadian unions are represented at the ILO by the Canadian Labour Congress. The post Labour is not a good to be bought and sold appeared first on rabble.ca ..read more

This week on rabble radio, rabble editor Nick Seebruch sits down with Alberta political analyst Dave Cournoyer to review the recent provincial election in Alberta, and the newly re-elected Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith.  READ MORE: Smith’s UCP ekes out a win in Calgary, secures majority Smith and Alberta New Democrat Leader Rachel Notley were neck and neck for most of this election; but even after scandal after scandal, and despite losing some seats, Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party was able to amass enough support to overtake Notley and the New Democrats.  READ MORE ..read more

The House of Representatives passed the so-called “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023” on Wednesday night, raising the debt ceiling through January, 2025 and pushing the next potential battle over federal borrowing past the next presidential election. The Senate is now considering the bill, which includes numerous provisions completely unrelated to the debt ceiling. One of these “poison pills,” buried on pages 95 to 98 of the 100-page, must-pass legislation, fast-tracks the approval and construction of the controversial, 300-plus-mile-long fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) through Wes ..read more