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The labour movement is back, baby! Or is it?
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Since the last covid lockdowns ended in 2021, barely a month has passed without major job actions—union drives at huge companies, or massive strikes in the public or private sectors—making headlines. If you look at the numbers, we're seeing the kind of labour push we haven't seen in decades. From Hollywood's writers and actors, Canada's federal government workers, Ontario's education support staff and BC's port workers, employees from all over are fighting for what they see as long overdue gains.Why is now the time, and will this moment last? Is this the return of a militant workforce ready to withhold their labour? A true generational shift? Or a brief moment that will be met with ferocity from employers trying to regain the upper hand?GUEST: Dr. Stephanie Ross, associate professor in the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University
Released:
Jul 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
What does the future of office work look like?: Employees are returning to offices this spring. Some, just for a day or two per week. Some are back in their desks full-time. But without any kind of standard, how will office employment ever find a new normal? What rights do workers have when told they must come back in person? How has the possibility (or not) of remote work changed recruiting? Is there anything to be gained from a return to office work in terms of productivity, or is it just a case of millions of dollars in expensive real estate sitting empty? And what comes next? GUEST: Vanmala Subramaniam, Future of Work reporter, The Globe and Mail by The Big Story