Canadian Labour Movements

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When we started strike action, this employer disgracefully canceled benefits and maternity leave top-up for our most marginalized members. We took action and publicly demanded that they rescind their decision, and we succeeded. This week, the employer backtracked on their decision, reinstating maternity leave top-ups for members on strike.

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"the idea of unions is based on collective power to ensure just outcomes for workers in the face of the financial might of bosses: the powerless versus the powerful, working together to tilt the scales of justice in their favor. While Israel may have successfully hijacked the narrative to cast itself as the victim for decades, that story is unraveling as younger Americans—including union members and leaders—are viewing Palestinians as dispossessed victims of a well-armed apartheid state."

Blowing up US labor protections

Back home in the United States, Musk and his companies are facing growing scrutiny over their labor practices, and the billionaire isn’t known to take kindly to any agency that tries to hold him accountable for his actions. Last year, a group of SpaceX employees were fired after writing an open letter calling out the harm Musk’s antics were causing to the company. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently found the company illegally violated its employees’ right to collectively fight to improve their workplace.

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