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“A kind of super-stress”: The Experiences of a Temporary Agency Worker in...
by Yumna Siddiqi Immigrant workers are the first to experience the shift in the labour market towards an increase in temporary work, and the reduction of permanent jobs with benefits and legally...
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Strike on the Horizon at UofT
By Nathaniel Jote and Liam Fox Tensions are running high at the University of Toronto between administrators and CUPE 3902, the union which represents 7000 T.A.s and sessional lecturers on three UofT...
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by Nathaniel Jote and Liam Fox The University of Toronto and CUPE 3902, which represents student and contract teaching staff on campus, are currently negotiating new collective bargaining agreements....
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Labour strikes across Toronto universities
by Liam Fox CUPE 3902 Unit 1 represents more than 6000 teaching assistants, part-time lecturers, lab demonstrators, graders, and invigilators employed at the University of Toronto. In the early hours...
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Fighting Against Looming Deportation Law for TFWs
On Wednesday March 4, the constituency office of Finance Minister Joe Oliver was picketed as part of the beginning of a nationwide “Campaign Against the 4 Year Limit on Migrant Workers.” Organised by...
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Temp Agencies are Parasites in Our Communities
By: Michael Romandel In Toronto, one of the main ways that working class people find work when they find themselves out of a job and need to pay bills is through various temporary agencies. These...
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Brown Faces in White Places: The Imperialist’s Multicultural State
By: Nooria Alam It has been over five months since the victory of Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau in the Canadian federal elections, ending Stephen Harper’s nine-year rule of tyranny in Parliament....
View ArticleWorker’s Profiles: Below the Minimum Wage
By Sara Jaffri and Harshita Singh An endless supply of alcohol, good music, pool tables, and friendly strangers – these elements seem like a recipe for a fun time. For those of us who frequent bars and...
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Swissport workers enter new deal with ‘mixed feelings’
by Sara Jaffri Workers employed with Swissport International Ltd. at Pearson International Airport are entering into a new three-year contract with the company after concluding a tough 11-week long...
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Victory for Striking Ontario Food Terminal Workers
by Sahar Ashraf A two-week long strike has led to victory for the employees of Ippolito Produce Ltd at the Ontario Food Terminal, who unionized with Teamsters Local 419 to fight for fair wages, paid...
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