Looking forward to hosting the 2027 annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies at #BrockU.

This @pressprogress.ca piece on the ongoing BC nurses’ strike offers a rare glimpse into internal union divisions. pressprogress.ca/im-not-optim... #canlab #bcpoli

I mentioned this in yesterday's column and full credit, it was @catelli.bsky.social who taught this to me. www.tvo.org/article/anal...

But given the scope and scale of the challenge, (re)turning to variants of the worker-led approaches that built the modern labour movement has to be part of the conversation. You might disagree with Eric’s argument, but you have to engage with it. 2/end

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social Home care employer accused of unionbusting Bayshore Home Care allegedly refuses to do more than just surface bargaining and has been offering higher wages to non-unionized workers. albertaworker.ca/news/home-ca...

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai workers are preparing to go on strike over the use of robots in their factories mezha.ua/en/news/prac...

ICYMI: @kimkelly.bsky.social on labor reporting, solidarity, AI, and the gig economy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Adam King & Niall Harney are the recipients of the 2025 New Voices in Labour Studies award for their paper “The Prospects and Challenges of a Sectoral Bargaining Framework for Manitoba” Check out some of their research on sectoral bargaining here: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Check out Simon Black's op-ed on domestic workers co-authored with the President and the Secretary General of the Jamaica Household Workers’ Union, Elaine Duncan, and Shirley Pryce, in the @jamaicagleaner.bsky.social. jamaica-gleaner.com/article/focu... #DomesticWorkersDay

LABR 1P96 Labour Behind the Label: ever wonder who makes your t‑shirt, your morning coffee, or your smart phone—and under what conditions? This course explores the global labour processes behind everyday items, connecting workers, supply chains, and consumer brands. #LabourStudies #BrockU

Fear and uncertainty are powerful weapons at the bargaining table because they narrow workers’ room to manoeuvre and they make employers’ threats sound more credible than they might otherwise be. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab

Jane Komori is the recipient of the 2025 Work & Labour Studies Best Article Prize for “It Could Not Be an Ordinary Labour Union”: Race, Class, Exclusion, and the Japanese Camp and Mill Workers Union, 1920–1941" Read her contribution here: lltjournal.ca/index.php/ll... #LabourStudies #canlab

#OtD 22 Jun 1945 tens of thousands of workers in Nigeria defied the unions and walked out on a general strike demanding a minimum wage and increased cost of living payment. Lasting 45 days, the workers were later given the increase stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9494...

Canadian auto workers are about to enter an incredibly difficult round of bargaining. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #canlab

Explore the past, present, and future of Canada’s union movement in LABR 1P95 at #BrockU. Topics include collective bargaining, labour history, and the role and impact of unions in society.

According to the BCGEU, Thomson Reuter’s contracts with ICE currently total more than US$40 million. “The union expects Thomson Reuters will continue to provide services to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.” @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...

New podcast bonus episode! Extra information about the @IWW Starbucks Workers Union with Daniel Gross, who helped organise hundreds of Starbucks workers in the early 2000s. Listen today by joining us on Patreon and supporting our work: www.patreon.com/posts/e123-1...

Nearly 1,000 non-tenured faculty at NYU walked off the job for two days this spring. Peter Cole reports that they returned with a strong first contract: minimum $14,000 raises, annual increases and long-term employment guarantees.

Whether you’re working part-time or on track for your first career, LABR 1P94 gives you tools to recognize problems and assert your rights work. #BrockU

The Ontario government and the province's teacher unions are about to enter a round of collective bargaining. Here's what you need to know as negotiations get underway, featuring commentary by @profsavage.bsky.social & @stephross.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/shorts/DNgrK... #onted #canlab #onpoli

138 million children in child labour: ILO calls for urgent action bit.ly/3Seh6xP

Calandra's “labour peace” narrative sounds more like selective amnesia. His government has clashed with every major education union. A united front from education union is key to countering Ford's usual divide-and-conquer strategy. #onpoli #canlab www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Big first-contract win for Mississauga Walmart workers, but to truly transform conditions longterm, unions will have to scale up, organize across multiple sites, and build real sectoral leverage. www.mississauga.com/news/mississ... #canlab

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the University of Manitoba for this year's annual conference! Mark your calendars for next year's conference to be held Jun 2-4, 2027 at Brock University in Ontario's Niagara Region. #canlab #LabourStudies

Study AI, automation, gig work and more in LABR 1P97: The Future of Work at #BrockU — open to all students and counts toward elective or Social Science context credit.

Congratulations to #BrockU labour studies professor Jordan House who was elected President of the Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies at the organization’s 12th annual conference earlier this week. @cawls-acets.bsky.social

Registration at #BrockU opens soon. Choose from 4 different labour studies courses to fulfill elective or context degree requirements. brocku.ca/social-scien...

“Workers in fragmented, feminized and historically underpaid sectors are increasingly recognizing their collective power. … they are identifying austerity as a political choice and organizing accordingly.” www.readthemaple.com/ontarios-soc... #onpoli

Postal workers overwhelmingly ratify tentative agreement with Canada Post. #canlab

Helpful analysis by Adam King and Niall Harney on the need for sectoral bargaining. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #canlab #mbpoli

This Day in Labor History: May 29, 1941. Cartoonists at Disney went on strike. This ultimately successful strike was a critical point in the organizing of Hollywood and also marked the end of Disney’s run as an innovative artistic force, so bitter did it make Walt Disney!

My new CAUT Journal piece maps recent collective bargaining and strike innovations across Canada’s university sector. journal.caut.ca/index.php/ca... #canlab #cdnpse

Prof. Paul Gray will be presenting at the Technology, Labour and Industry 5.0: What Kind of Future(s) for Work and its Legal Regulation? conference tomorrow at Queens University His presentation is a critical look at Ontario’s Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act law.queensu.ca/events/techn...

Canada's biggest labour body has voted to cut ties with its Israeli counterpart. How Palestine activists eked out a win at the Canadian Labour Congress: pressprogress.ca/clc-histadru...

Special organizing themed edition of CAUT Journal features contributions from #BrockU labour studies faculty Jordan House, Paul Gray & @profsavage.bsky.social.

"close Delaney Hall and free every person in there" is the demand, so direct that (in my experience) some people may miss it rather than accept it

A new organizing-themed issue of CAUT journal is out, co-edited by Susan Spronk and me, highlighting how academic staff associations are responding to austerity and restructuring through collective bargaining and strike innovations. journal.caut.ca/index.php/ca... #canlab #cdnpse

Passing the structure test: Jane McAlevey’s vision for higher education workers #BrockU labour studies profs Jordan House and Paul Gray assess the utility of Jane McAlevey’s organizing model for higher education workers amidst ongoing crises in the sector. journal.caut.ca/index.php/ca... #canlab

Ontario’s Bill 124 may be gone, but its ripple effects are on full display as thousands of @opseusefpo.bsky.social community and social service workers are now on strike, demanding fair wages and increased funding. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #canlab #onpoli

Workers at Community Living London are preparing to strike as part of a province-wide labour action demanding fair wages, improved working conditions, and increased funding for community and social services.

Sure, political staff are different from traditional public servants due to the nature of their work, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t employees. Collective bargaining isn’t a threat; it’s a basic safeguard for all workers. www.thestar.com/news/gta/sex... #canlab #topoli

The reflex to treat strikes as a public policy ‘problem’ instead of a democratic tool to rebalance power shows how Carney sees unions: disruptions to contain, not organizations workers rely on for fair wages, safety, and a voice. www.thestar.com/politics/fed... #canlab #cdnpoli

When Shawn Fain was elected UAW president in 2023, hopes were high that he could reshape America’s most important industrial union. His successes have been undeniable, but they haven’t come without internal conflicts.

There's still time to register for Summer courses at Brock University. Check out what the Department of Labour Studies has to offer. 🌞🎓 #BrockU #LabourStudies #canlab

🚨Job Alert🚨 We’re hiring instructors for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 courses. Courses are either in-person or online asynchronous. Deadline for applications is 11:59pm EST, May 30, 2026. Click the link below for more information and to apply. #canlab brocku.ca/social-scien...

A recent KPMG survey of 306 Canadian executives found that two-thirds of respondents said their organization was making progress toward becoming a fully integrated AI-human workforce. #AI #canlab

15-05-1919 CANADA: A general strike in a major city brings thousands of workers out in support of labour rights and social change. Winnipeg comes to a standstill in an urban rebellion that exposes the unresolved class conflicts of capitalist democracy in Canada. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipe...

14-05-1940 CANADA: Emma Goldman, the veteran feminist, labour and anarchist organizer, dies in Toronto, Ontario. A memorial service is held at the Labour Lyceum on Spadina Avenue. She is buried with the Haymarket martyrs in Chicago. activehistory.ca/blog/2023/05...

Interested in how unions are contesting the harmful impacts of automating algorithms and AI on the job quality of workers? Interested in how these impacts are contested within different aspects of the labor process? Check out this article I co-authored with Jeonghun Kim. doi.org/10.1177/0730...