"Unionism is a movement of hope, not of despair."
Elaine Bernard - Harvard Labor and Worklife Program
"Imagine There’s No Labour Board"
STRIKE! THE MUSICAL
Danny Schur and The Winnipeg General Strike
By Lynn Carlile
The Winnipeg General Strike lasted from May 15 to June 26, 1919. In a show of unprecedented solidarity, over 30,000 workers in Winnipeg (only 12,000 of whom were actually unionized) struck for better wages and collective bargaining. Ninety years later, a wildly popular production called Strike! The Musical, is being shown in Canada.
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TALKING ABOUT ORGANIZING:
A SERIES
LESSONS LEARNED
Organizing at Queen's University
By Andrew Stevens & Krystle Maki
Queen's is one of the last universities in Ontario to not have a union for its teachings assistants and teaching fellows. During our union drive, our opponents used this fact to promote the idea that we're "different" and didn't need union representation. This was one of our biggest challenges in the drive.
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CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY
A Review of Michael Moore's Film
By Jim Stanford
Just saying "capitalism" out loud makes one sound like some kind of dangerous radical, and along comes Michael Moore. He's dangerous not so much because of his prescriptions for social change, but for his extraordinary talent for communicating, inspiring and entertaining.
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