November 2008

Workplace activism

In this special focus on workplace activism, Briarpatch looks at unions’ increasing use of social networking tools, assesses the prospects for the Canadian labour movement heading into a recession, travels with solidarity activists to Colombia and Haiti, asks why CanWest can’t take a joke, and more.

Inside This Issue

A SLAPP in the face for free speech

by Robert Jensen Nov 1, 2008 4 min read
Haiti and the Canadian labour movement

by Roger Annis Nov 1, 2008 5 min read
Northern exclusion

by Kate Press Nov 1, 2008 6 min read
Canada does Colombia

by Nov 1, 2008 7 min read
Union organizing 2.0

by Carmelle Wolfson Nov 1, 2008 8 min read
Adventures in coordinated bargaining

by Erinn White and Dayn Gray Nov 1, 2008 9 min read
Too little too late?

by John Peters Nov 1, 2008 14 min read
Liliany Obando

by Roger Langen Nov 1, 2008 3 min read
The butterfly in the classroom

by Roger Langen Nov 1, 2008 11 min read
Economics for everyone

by Nick Bonokoski Nov 1, 2008 3 min read