November/December 2012

This issue of Briarpatch is about work. Our cover story takes a critical look at the growth of unpaid internships, which are fast becoming an obligatory rung on today’s shaky career ladder. First-time contributor Andrew Stevens looks at the threat of “right-to-work” legislation in Saskatchewan, once the home of Canada’s most progressive labour laws, and return contributor Dave Bleakney pulls no punches in evaluating the current paralysis of the labour movement.

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Inside This Issue

Letter from the editor

by Rebecca Granovsky-Larsen Nov 12, 2012 2 min read
Trespassers on their own land?

by Sandra Cuffe Nov 11, 2012 6 min read
Interns unite!

by Greig de Peuter, Nicole Cohen, and Enda Brophy Nov 9, 2012 11 min read
A crisis in migrant health

by David P. Ball Nov 8, 2012 7 min read
Women take on the trades

by Rhea Rollmann Nov 7, 2012 9 min read
Conventions of labour

by Dave Bleakney Nov 6, 2012 9 min read
Left behind

by Megan Kinch Nov 5, 2012 7 min read
Constructed categories

by Syed Hussan and Nate Prier Nov 4, 2012 7 min read
‘Right-to-Work’ legislation provides no rights and no work

by Andrew Stevens Nov 3, 2012 8 min read
Revitalizing the Canadian labour movement

by Brad Walchuk Nov 2, 2012 3 min read
Tragic yet hopeful tales of inner struggle and solidarity

by Yutaka Dirks Oct 31, 2012 3 min read
Unions need to get to school, and soon

by Ben Sichel Oct 1, 2012 4 min read