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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Liberal labour reforms may be presented as a way to manage difficult disputes. But if Ottawa intervenes whenever a strike has major economic consequences, workers’ bargaining power will be weakened precisely when it matters most. theconversation.com/canadas-prop... #canlab #cdnpoli

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Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes

Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“National interest” cannot become a catch-all excuse to override workers’ bargaining power whenever a lawful strike has economic consequences. That pressure is precisely what strikes are meant to create. theconversation.com/canadas-prop... #cdnpoli #canlab

theconversation.com

Canada’s proposed labour reforms could shift power away from workers in major disputes

Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Making History: Workers, Conflict, and Collective Action CAWLS is holding its 2027 annual meeting Jun 2-4 at Brock University in Canada's Niagara Region. Check out the Call for Proposals here: cawls.ca/en/2027-annu... #canlab #LabourStudies

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"Trump’s trade war is plainly an attack on Canadian workers. But it does not follow that workers should sign up uncritically for Carney’s revived 'Team Canada'," argues Adam King in @readthemaple.com. www.readthemaple.com/trump-and-ca... #canlab #cdnpoli

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Trump And Carney Are Enemies Of Canadian Workers

The labour movement needs a response to Trump based on working class solidarity, not nationalism

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"The union is fighting to save the auto industry in Canada. Securing the pattern agreement won't mean much if the federal government sacrifices the auto industry in trade war with Trump," @profsavage.bsky.social said. www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #canlab #cdnpoli

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Stellantis and Unifor begin negotiating new contract amid concerns over Brampton plant, auto tariffs | CBC News

The negotiations are the last round of bargaining between the Big Three carmakers — Stellantis, Ford and GM — and Unifor, which represents autoworkers at each. And with the backdrop of American tariff...

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We are excited to welcome @cawls-acets.bsky.social members to #BrockU next year. Planning for the conference is underway and the call for proposals is open: cawls.ca/en/2027-annu...

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"Last summer, Air Canada flight attendants forced the issue [of unpaid work] onto the national agenda. This summer, WestJet flight attendants have pushed it a step further." - Adam King WestJet Flight Attendants Have Won A Major Settlement www.readthemaple.com/westjet-flig... #canlab

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WestJet Flight Attendants Have Won A Major Settlement

The workers made substantial progress toward their goals, and will now vote on a potential deal

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

When strikes are framed by corporate media mainly as disruptions to consumers, workers’ legitimate grievances and the employer’s role in causing the dispute tend to fade from view. readthemaple.com/media-featur... #canlab

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Media Featured 2 Times More Passengers Than Workers In WestJet Stories

TV broadcasts and articles cited passengers’ grievances a total of 44 times, while flight attendants’ grievances were cited only 20 times

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"Amazon’s campaign to prevent a first collective agreement at its only unionized Canadian warehouse just suffered another legal defeat." www.readthemaple.com/b-c-workers-...

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B.C. Workers Just Defeated Amazon In Court Again

The Labour Board ruled the company, not the union, was responsible for the breakdown in contract negotiations.

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

WestJet flight attendants on strike: “If Ottawa steps in, the question is whether WestJet attendants will accept it quietly. Given what happened at Air Canada, that would be a risky assumption,” says @profsavage.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab #cdnpoli

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WestJet flight attendants go on strike, grounding more than 300 flights on long weekend

Marathon negotiations continued through the weekend, but neither side made significant inroads on the core issue of compensation

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Trade war fears temper compensation demands as Unifor members at Ford Canada ratify three-year deal. www.thestar.com/business/for... #canlab

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Ford Canada workers ratify three-year Unifor deal as trade war fears temper wage demands

Three per cent annual raises and $1.2-billion investment secured as union eyes GM, Stellantis talks.

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Manitoba Is Facing An ‘Epidemic’ Of Workplace Violence. A new Manitoba Federation of Labour report finds violence workplace injuries tripled from 2015 to 2025. www.readthemaple.com/manitoba-is-... #mbpoli #canlab

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Manitoba Is Facing An ‘Epidemic’ Of Workplace Violence

A new Manitoba Federation of Labour report finds violence workplace injuries tripled from 2015 to 2025.

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Herman Rosenfeld has released a collection of essays on class politics and Canadian labour drawing on his background as a shop floor worker at General Motors and in the education department of the Canadian Auto Workers (now Unifor) socialistproject.ca/pamphlets/ou... #canlab #cdnpoli

socialistproject.ca

Out of the Impasse?

Debating Class Politics and Canadian Unions This collection of Herman Rosenfeld’s writings provides a vital record of socialist analysis rooted in the lived experiences of Canadian labour. Drawing on ...

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#BrockU labour studies professor Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social told the Globe that flight attendants have made unpaid work a defining issue, by “turning what had been a dirty secret of the industry into a widely understood form of wage theft.” www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... #canlab

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WestJet flight attendants vote to strike over ground pay

Attendants could walk off the job as early as Aug. 2, setting up potential delays and cancellations ahead of the long weekend

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Barry Eidlin @eidlin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Proud to be part of this initiative bringing together 70 labour scholars from across Canada criticizing recent governmental attacks on unions. Published today in @theglobeandmail.com and @lapresse.ca #canlab #cdnpoli 1/

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Fernwood Publishing is now soliciting manuscripts for its new Work and Labour Series. For more information visit: fernwoodpublishing.ca/news/new-wor...

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Andrew Stevens @astevens81.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I really enjoyed this interview with the IBEW's (Local 2067) Ken Hoste. We talked about coal, the just transition, and worker involvement in energy planning. www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-rank-file-radio-337194890/episode/saskatchewan-teachers-fight-the-right-wing-338030668/

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Saskatchewan Teachers Fight the Right Wing Assault on Trans Kids - Rank & File Radio | iHeart

<p>In 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan passed Bill 137 which requires parental consent before a child under age 16 can use a different gender-related name or pronoun. The policy also implemented r...

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

CAWLS annual conference call for proposals - Making History: Workers, Conflict, and Collective Action Brock University, St. Catharines ON, Jun 2-4, 2027 cawls.ca/en/2027-annu...

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

PhD grads and supervisors: consider applying for the CSN/REC Best PhD Dissertation Award. A great opportunity to showcase outstanding scholarship in the field. Details and eligibility here: csn-rec.ca/prizes-award...

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Best PhD Dissertation in Canadian Studies (2026)

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The fantastic journal that I co-edit, Labour/Le Travail, published by @cclh.bsky.social and partners with @cawls-acets.bsky.social has a new AI policy. Happy to hear your thoughts!

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AI Policy | Labour / Le Travail

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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A new special edition of the CAUT Journal guest co-edited by @profsavage.bsky.social & Susan Spronk all about organizing for power in Canada’s university sector is now online! Read it at journal.caut.ca

Illustration of blank book spines facing out on two shelves with one open book in the middle of the lower shelf. Text that reads "New special issue. Organizing for power in Canada's university sector: lessons for academic staff associations. Read at journal.caut.ca"

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Cedric de Leon is the recipient of the 2025 Leo Panitch Book prize for Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity. Learn more about the book here: www.ucpress.edu/books/freedo... #LabourStudies

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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

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Simon Black, Elaine Duncan, Shirley Pryce | Domestic workers deserve dignity and respect

Countries around the globe are facing care crises, a dire situation of growing gaps between care needs and societies’ capacities to meet these needs. Jamaica is no exception: from underinvestment in c...

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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...

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

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

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

As a reminder, nominations and submissions for the New Voices in Labour Studies Best Paper Prize are due by Friday, July 3 at 5pm. Eligibility criteria can be found here: cawls.ca/wp-content/u...

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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

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What you need to know as Ontario teachers negotiate their contracts

YouTube video by CBC News Toronto

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Another great piece on protecting the right of workers to strike from @cawls-acets.bsky.social's Adam King.

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Ottawa Is Plotting New Ways To Contain Worker Power

The consultation on Labour Code changes is an attempt to reduce labour disruption at the behest of employers.

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Barry Eidlin @eidlin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It was great to reconnect with @prof-deleon.bsky.social at the @cawls-acets.bsky.social meeting in Winnipeg. Not only did we get to catch up & strategize together, but he got to pick up his hardware for the Leo Panitch Book Prize, & deliver the keynote. A true friend, colleague, and comrade ✊❤️

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Brock Labour Studies @brocklabour.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

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

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Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies (CAWLS) @cawls-acets.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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

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