Labour Reporting

Published March 26, 2020

Reporting on labour issues in Canada’s 21st century workplace

Foodora Workers Just Won The Right to Unionize And It Might Disrupt the Gig Economy’s Business Model

Published February 26, 2020 News Brief

Management-side lawyers are warning it could ‘erode the foundational basis of the gig economy’

Mountain Equipment Co-Op Sent This Memo to Workers. Experts Call It a Union Busting Tactic.

Published November 26, 2019 Analysis

Workers should not be intimidated by warnings about their job security during a union drive, labour experts explain

Alberta School Bus Company Says It Used a Secret Scorecard to Track Drivers Who Support Unions

Published August 27, 2019 Exclusive

School bus company said it thwarted a union drive by secretly ranking drivers on a scale of one to four for pro-union sentiment

A&W Tells Anti-Union Conference It Keeps a Secret ‘Watch List’ To Make Sure Workers Don’t Unionize

Published August 13, 2019 Exclusive

Fast food giants tell anti-union conference they monitor ‘high risk’ restaurants fearing the spread of unions in the service sector

Manitoba’s Pallister Government Empowered Employers To Scare Workers Out Of Unionizing

Published July 31, 2019 Analysis

Pallister’s removal of card check incentivizes union busting tactics, advocates say