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Convoy: Union Leaders Wake Up!

February 7, 2022 Martin LeBrun, Brielle Smith

For over ten days central Ottawa has been blocked by the so-called “Freedom Convoy,” a nationwide protest calling for an end to all federal and provincial COVID measures. Some have gone further and called for the removal of the elected government. It has totally dominated Canadian news all this time. Contrast this to the lack […]

Unionized Hotel Workers Win Battle in Fight for their Livelihoods

March 17, 2021 Brielle Smith, Sam Gates, Ray Goerke, Mason Kerr

Members of Unite Here Local 40 have won an important victory. Over 500 laid-off workers at the Hyatt, Pinnacle, and Westin hotels have finally secured the “right to recall,” that is, to be rehired at their previous pay rate with the same accrued benefits. The workers’ contracts previously guaranteed temporarily laid-off employees their jobs back […]