Building Canada’s Trades Future with Lee Caprio
Lee Caprio of IBEW Local 353 explains how unions build sustainable careers—not just jobs—for thousands of workers.
Empowering Workers
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Activists Make History: Holding the Line with Wesley Lesosky, CUPE Air Canada Component President
Peggy Nash chats with Air Canada flight attendants union leader Wesley Lesosky about the recent strike and the fight for fair pay in the airline industry.
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Ontario’s Costly Nuclear Folly
The province has pushed nuclear onto the fast-track while demoting clean, cost-effective and safe renewables to the sidelines.
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From Stagnation to Inclusive Growth: How Income Inequality and Distributional Imbalances Stall Economic Growth in Canada
Rebuilding labour’s bargaining power, restoring the wage–productivity link, and redirecting investment toward long-term public goals are essential to improving Canada’s economic performance.
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The Democratic Politics of Industrial Policy and Defining Canadian Abundance
The return of industrial policy has come with a resurgence in critical attention to the meaning of state capacity, not just as a barometer of state success but even as a barometer of state legitimacy.
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The Rising Tide of Canadian Labour with JP Hornick
JP Hornick explains what’s behind generation-defining wins and the “sea change” in Canadian labour across the public and private sectors.
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Canada’s Tax Haven Dilemma with Jared Walker
Jared Walker argues that the revenues generated from tackling Canada’s tax haven problem means Carney’s Cuts to public services are an unnecessary choice.
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Tenant Rights and Union Power with Sharlene Henry
This Toronto-based organizer connects labour and tenant struggles, and explains why union solidarity is central to winning affordable housing.
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Carney’s Cuts with Angella MacEwen
Angella MacEwen explains what is at stake with Mark Carney’s chosen course of “cuts, cuts, and more cuts.”
