Chantal Mancini, PhD

We encourage the #Niagara community to join us on March 7 at our labour social event, co-sponsored by CUPE.

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In New York City, 15,000 Nurses Are Still on Strike Fifteen thousand nurses across 10 campuses in New York City’s three biggest hospital systems are on an open-ended strike. Nurses say employers are trying to undermine safe-staffing protections and demanding concessions on nurses’ own health care benefits.

Fifteen thousand nurses across 10 campuses in New York City’s three biggest hospital systems are on an open-ended strike.

Nurses say employers are trying to undermine safe-staffing protections and demanding concessions on nurses’ own health care benefits.

Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues Canada does a poor job of gathering labour relations information. In a period of rising inequality and renewed workplace conflict, stakeholders need better data.

At a time when official statistics are under political pressure elsewhere, Canada has an opportunity & a responsibility to strengthen its own commitment to open, reliable labour relations data. Adam King & I explain why:

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#cdnpoli #canlab

Doug Ford's government uses a lot of "D" words to justify their actions. But they're undermining the most important “D” word of them all - democracy. #onpoli #ontpoli

(Totally forgot to post this yesterday when it was published, but here's a gift link to my latest in The Spec: tinyurl.com/533jm9rm)

Canada Needs Better Labour Relations Data - Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies CAWLS is calling on the federal government to immediately restore public access to data tracking work stoppages and labour relations

Canada needs better labour relations data. Read the CAWLS/ACETS open letter on the need to restore public access to data tracking work stoppages — and for stronger collection of labour relations statistics.

cawls.ca/en/canada-ne...

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At a museum for the art of work, these are its masterpieces | CBC Arts The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in Hamilton celebrates 30 years of telling working-class stories with an exhibition of ‘treasures’ from its collection.

Fantastic article on #HamOnt’s Workers Arts and Heritage Centre. Proud to be a board member. #canlab www.cbc.ca/arts/at-a-mu...

Cyprus might face teacher shortage as profession loses appeal, union warns POED general secretary says rising discipline problems, workload stress and low prestige driving teachers away from Cyprus classrooms.

CYPRUS: Country might face teacher shortage as profession loses appeal, union warns in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/cyprus...

Alberta used notwithstanding clause to avoid costly arbitration with teachers, infrastructure minister says Alberta infrastructure minister says the province invoked the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back was due to cost.

Alberta used notwithstanding clause to avoid costly arbitration with teachers, infrastructure minister confirms

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The annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies is taking place Jun 3-5, 2026 in Winnipeg. Check out the call for papers here:

cawls.ca/en/2026-annu...

#canlab #LabourStudies

Bangladesh: 'Massive victory' as mass criminal cases filed against 48,000 garment workers are dropped - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

BANGLADESH: 'Massive victory' as mass criminal cases filed against 48,000 garment workers are dropped www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-ne...

Here’s how unions that backed Doug Ford scored on funding applications Almost half of the 17 unions that endorsed Premier Doug Ford for re-election got nearly $40 million from the controversial Skills Development Fund despite low-ranked applications, according to secret ...

Almost half of the 17 unions that endorsed Ford's re-election got nearly $40 million from the province's Skills Development Fund despite low-ranked applications.

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

#canlab #onpoli

Ford cuts billions from education then accuses boards of mismanagement for not being able to absorb those cuts. Then uses that as a pretext to take over school boards.
Crisis created and exploited.

Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.

Smith went wholly unchallenged when she used the notwithstanding clause to strip teachers of bargaining rights.

It’s empowered her to use it to strip the rights of trans people.

Think she won’t continue to come for other rights? Think again. #abed #canpoli #canlab

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The site for school transportation—HWSTS—is down as well. Couldn’t read about what I already expect: no school bus for my kid, again.

Alberta Forcing Teachers Back To Work Is A Historic Loss Premier Danielle Smith has used the ‘notwithstanding clause’ to shield the strike-breaking bill from a court challenge.

The postwar ‘compromise’ between workers and unions on one side, and employers and governments on the other, is on life support.” #canlab

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Striking Alberta teachers to be forced back to work through notwithstanding clause | CBC News Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill on Monday to force striking teachers back to work as early as Wednesday.

Now that Smith's UCP has passed a law ordering Alberta teachers back to work, we'll see if the teachers exercise the "Air Canada option" and defy that law. Should be an interesting day tomorrow...

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A young oak tree with red autumn leaves.

Our beautiful chinkapin oak, acquired last year from the free tree giveaway by the @cityofhamilton.bsky.social and @hamiltonnature.org. Spectacular autumn colours. #HamOnt

Alberta teachers are now on strike. Here's what that means for Calgary students, parents, school support staff — CBC News Alberta teachers officially went on strike Monday, with more than 730,000 students across the province set to be affected. Financial and educational supports are available during the labour dispute, w...

Solidarity with Alberta teachers.
The UCP can have all the supports in place they want; learning requires teachers. #abed #canlab

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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

As someone who has been a teacher for 30 years: call the teacher and have a conversation. Teachers are workers too, though we face more public vitriol than most—for too many reasons to list here.

Don’t hold your breath for that letter. Experts say Canada Post strike could be a long one Experts say neither Ottawa nor the Crown corporation appear to be in any hurry to end the walkout as CUPW's power appears to have dwindled after last week's bombshell restructuring

Don’t hold your breath for that letter. Experts say #CanadaPost strike could be a long one.

www.thestar.com/business/don...

#canlab #cdnpoli

Solidarity with Alberta teachers. #canlab

Great fodder for teaching logical fallacies in my senior philosophy class.

I honestly wish I had to go digging rather than have a daily plethora of examples at my fingertips.

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%

Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%

Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.

As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

Does your kitty basically hate everyone? If so, we might have the same one lolllll

Yes, it is indeed a travesty.

Fantastic analysis of the strike by Air Canada flight attendants. #canlab

A few thoughts on the overwhelming tentative agreement rejection at #AirCanada. 🧵 #canlab

1. The union oversold the tentative agreement by declaring the end of unpaid work. That framing seems to have rubbed some members the wrong way.

Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer, union says Air Canada flight attendants have rejected the employer’s wage offer.

Wow. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... #canlab

Two of BC’s Public Sector Unions Just Went On Strike As Public Servants Push Back Against Rising Costs of Living Wages that don't keep pace with inflation and outsourcing contract work are at the centre of two public sector strikes in British Columbia

Two of BC’s public sector unions just went on strike as public servants push back against rising costs of living

Wages that don’t keep pace with inflation and outsourcing contract work are at the centre of two public sector strikes in British Columbia