In the third episode of our podcast, host Rhiannon speaks to Katia Roscov, an early childhood educator, about reproductive labor, such as housework and child care. They note that sometimes it is paid and sometimes […]
20 years ago nurses in Saskatchewan wildcatted. Could the same happen today?
In April 1999, 8,000 nurses in Saskatchewan engaged in a ten-day illegal strike. Marianne Garneau interviewed the president of the union and chair of the bargaining committee at the time, about how the strike was built, and whether they could see such a thing happening today.
Saskatoon Co-op Strike Ends with Two-Tier Contract
After a six-month strike that saw workers walking picket lines in extremely cold temperatures, UFCW Local 1400 has reached an agreement with the Saskatoon Co-op. The deal includes the introduction of a two-tier wage system […]
How West Virginia teachers defied the state—and their unions
Michael M describes his experience helping organize the West Virginia teacher strikes in 2018 and 2019, as a teacher and member of the West Virginia United caucus, and of the IWW.
Socialist Leaders Won’t Save Unions
Marianne Garneau interviews Nick Driedger about the “rank-and-file strategy.”
Why Do Coops Hate Unions?
Marianne Garneau spoke to workers in over a dozen grocery cooperatives across the U.S. and Canada to produce this report on coops’ exploitation of workers and history of union-busting.