Mac Labour Studies
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McMaster's School of Labour Studies is home to Canada's leading undergraduate & graduate programs studying & researching work, labour and social justice issues
Hamilton, Ontario
Joined September 2016
Join @ToWorkers and @MayworksToronto for the Toronto launch of the Art of Solidarity next Wednesday, Oct 29! 7 pm at @WorkersAC. Featuring Rob Kristofferson, @stephross_mac and Toronto-based contributors to the book. More details here: https://t.co/FmCh0IXO4M
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We are thrilled to be co-sponsoring @Prof_deLeon's visit and talk about his new book Freedom Train about the centrality of multiracial solidarity to labour movements. Join us next week @McMasterU #canlab #hamont #labourmovement #labormovement #racialjustice #socialjustice
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Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises. Labour Studies Program, University of Manitoba. June 3-5, 2026. Panel, roundtable and workshop proposals due Dec 15. Individual paper submissions due Jan 15. Read at https://t.co/zrNRayqi4v
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Flight attendants are "largely women that were willing to take the biggest risk — of fines, jail time and perhaps losing their jobs — to fight for dignity at work, and we owe them a debt.” More analysis of #AirCanadaStrike #UnpaidWorkWontFly #canlab
https://t.co/8WxbFoBhfQ
thetyee.ca
Labour groups are angry over frequent use of power to end walkouts.
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Back-to-work orders erode trust. When gov’t intervenes for employers, unions see rules as stacked & militancy grows—expect more actions outside legal limits as faith in the system fades See my comments on #AirCanadaStrike @cupenat in @TorontoStar #canlab
https://t.co/1NP6jzwUeh
thestar.com
CUPE union president Mark Hancock refuses to obey Ottawa orders as airline cancels all flights through to Tuesday afternoon leaving tens of thousands of travellers stranded.
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The 2026 CAWLS annual conference will be held June 3-5, 2026 in Winnipeg, hosted by the Labour Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. Details and CfP to follow.
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It's an incredible honour for @Prof_Savage and me to receive @CAWLS_ACETS' Leo Panitch Book Prize for the best book in Canadian #LabourStudies in 2025, especially because Leo was our mentor. So grateful to our peers for this recognition #canlab #cdnpoli
https://t.co/6P3QsYrXjg
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Register soon for the 2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies being held at @maclabour at McMaster University May 28-30, 2025. @CAWLS_ACETS members get discounted rates! https://t.co/jORKU0Zcjp
#canlab #labourstudies
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Join @maclabour and @WAHC April 7 for Off The Beaten Path: Mapping Labour and Race in Hamilton. Untold stories of #hamont revealed by our students #canlab #labourstudies #CommunityEngagement Register here, as space is limited https://t.co/3DHawVv5B1
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In collaboration with WAHC, students of McMaster Labour Studies created songs, poems, and other artistic media on story maps to tell suppressed stories of injustice and resilience in Hamilton....
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Join @maclabour and @WAHC April 7 for Off The Beaten Path: Mapping Labour and Race in Hamilton. Untold stories of #hamont revealed by our students #canlab #labourstudies #CommunityEngagement Register here, as space is limited https://t.co/3DHawVv5B1
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In collaboration with WAHC, students of McMaster Labour Studies created songs, poems, and other artistic media on story maps to tell suppressed stories of injustice and resilience in Hamilton....
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Join us TODAY March 19 at 1pm ET for the our 2024-25 webinar series w/ @FauvelMylene on union-community coalition-building and lessons from #Quebec's minimum wage movement. Register here 👉 https://t.co/JcuFTQTqqp
#canlab #unions #coalitions #organizing
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As we approach the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, I share some thoughts here about its immense impact on workers, the labour movement, and the future of worker organizing #canlab #cdnpoli #strikes #labourmovement #labourstudies #organizing
https://t.co/YwlFgueYAM
news.mcmaster.ca
The pandemic disrupted workplaces and labour relations 'like a meteor from space,' and ultimately triggered a wave of strike action that is still gaining speed, Labour expert Stephanie Ross says....
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Some analysis on the #UAW's decision to back Trump's #tariffs and its implications for cross-border union solidarity #canlab #cdnpoli #labourmovement #labormovement
https://t.co/GFnaoLjN44
theglobeandmail.com
The unions’ divergent positions on the tariff issue is a sharp departure from their history of being collectively opposed to free-trade agreements in general
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Join us March 19 for the last instalment in our 2024-25 webinar series w/ @FauvelMylene on union-community coalition-building and lessons from #Quebec's minimum wage movement Scan the QR code or register here 👉 https://t.co/mgLKSX3XMy
#canlab #unions #coalitions #organizing
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Join us March 19 at 1pm ET for the last session in our 2024-25 speaker series feat. @FauvelMylene on Coalition-Building: Rethinking Alliances between Community-based Organizations and Unions Register here: https://t.co/SC4rM6nRVl
#canlab #cdnpoli #coalitions #unions #community
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It was a pleasure & a privilege to speak on dynamics in contemporary unionism at @MacLabour webinar series yesterday Thanks to @stephross_mac, who’s developing the next generation of researchers playing leading roles in organizations representing working people
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Coming up tomorrow -- @maxbaru on independent union organizing. Join 2:30pm ET on Zoom, register below. #canlab #unionorganizing #organizing #labourmovement #labormovement
Join us Feb. 5 @ 2:30pm ET for the latest in our webinar series feat. @maxbaru What independent union movements tell us about today's marketplace of trade union organization To register: https://t.co/SbB6Y8aKlH
#canlab #unionorganizing #labourstudies
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One more day to submit to present at the @CAWLS_ACETS 2025 annual conference to be held at @MacLabour May 28-30. Details below 👇 #canlab #labourstudies #laborstudies #unions #organizing #workingclass
https://t.co/jORKU0YEtR
cawls.ca
The Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS) is an academic association for scholars interested in work, workers, and labour.
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