The 12 annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies is officially underway.
Check out the full programme here:
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“Workers in fragmented, feminized and historically underpaid sectors are increasingly recognizing their collective power.” - @AdamDKKing1 on the Ontario social service worker strike.
NEW: Ontario’s social service workers have had enough of Doug Ford https://t.co/WcNHShf6Dl
According to the most-recent national data, 1,057 workers in Canada died from work-related causes in 2023.
“If we are serious about honouring them, we have to confront the system that produces these outcomes.”
@AdamDKKing1 on National Day of Mourning. https://t.co/wIk5S20enR
NEW: “Canadian unions and workers have nothing to gain from war in the Middle East or anywhere else. Their interests lie with workers in Iran and across the world,” writes @AdamDKKing1 in this call for unions to mobilize against the war in Iran.
https://t.co/92e9t1V7XX
NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes @AdamDKKing1.
https://t.co/ugohMWdaax
At a time when official statistics are under political pressure elsewhere, Canada has an opportunity and a responsibility to strengthen its own commitment to open, reliable labour relations data. @AdamDKKing1 and I explain why:
https://t.co/lxtAiTLdAF
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Canada needs better labour relations data. Read our open letter on the need to restore public access to data tracking work stoppages — and for stronger collection of labour relations statistics.
https://t.co/mzRpe3gKU4
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Can expanding bargaining sector-wide rebuild working-class power?
Join @BrockLabour on November 19th at 7:30pm EST for a free webinar on sectoral bargaining, featuring Dr. @AdamDKKing1 and Dr. Sara Slinn.
Register today 👉https://t.co/KHsraGBT45 #canlab
📢Call for papers: Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises.
The annual conference of the Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies @CAWLS_ACETS takes place June 3-5, 2026 in Winnipeg.
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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
New research from @ccpa shows positive correlation between unionization rates and social well-being, particularly on measures related to the environment, income equality, and public health.
@AdamDKKing1 summarizes the findings for @readthemaple. #canlab
https://t.co/logMY3mc6E
NEW: @AdamDKKing1 breaks down the overwhelming decision by Air Canada flight attendants to reject the wage proposal that ended their recent strike. https://t.co/ySwMTEPu3F
Air Canada flight attendants have a tentative agreement. Assistant professor @AdamDKKing1 was on CBC Radio this morning to talk about it https://t.co/kbNcEa3avv
The same things that make modern flying unbearable for passengers — corner cutting, cost hikes, staffing shortages — define life on the job for flight attendants.
Air Canada attendants have had enough, and they’ve voted to move into strike position.
https://t.co/g9U5ladcaf
We’re offering LABR 3240, ”Becoming an Advocate,” in compressed form during Winter Term Jan. 17-Feb. 7, 2026. This is a great opportunity to learn how to use human rights, health and safety, workers’ compensation and other procedures to help workers. Don’t miss out! Register now!
NEW: Amazon workers in British Columbia have won union certification, marking a major breakthrough. Now they need to secure a contract, writes @AdamDKKing1.
https://t.co/KyHabu7Sxg