November 2007
Precarious work
The concept of precarity has emerged in recent years as a useful description of daily life under neo-liberal globalization, as well as a potential banner for uniting various movements in the fight against it. This issue of Briarpatch dives into the shallow end of the labour pool to investigate the increasingly precarious nature of work in Canada, and highlights a number of sites of struggle where workers are beginning to challenge this growing precarity.
Inside This Issue
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The Deserter’s Tale: The story of an ordinary soldier who walked away from the war in Iraq
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Workplaces that Work: A Guide to Conflict Management in Union and Non-Union Work Environments
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Seizing the advantage
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‘Each day of our lives is dedicated to surviving’
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Out of their labours
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Building ‘The World’s Most Flexible Workforce’
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Working for a ban
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Bikes without borders
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Letter from the editor
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Voices from the front lines
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Free trade’s refugees
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Enough to live on
