The Air Up There!

Once again this week we saw the Harper Conservative government announce it would suspend workers’ rights. Labour Minister Lisa Raitt threatened to legislate Air Canada flight attendants back to work if they chose to exercise their right to strike. And she prevented...

A Fair Minimum Wage for Manitoba

This past summer, I had an opportunity to be a camp counsellor at the annual Canadian Labour Congress Kids Kamp on the shores of Clear Lake. Every year, workers from throughout Manitoba send their children to the week-long camp to learn about the labour movement and...

Warren Buffett: Stop Coddling us Rich Guys

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest people, has done something virtually unheard of – he’s suggested that the richest Americans undertake a greater share of the financial burden and pay more in income taxes. In an opinion piece for the New...