November/December 2023

The Labour Issue

In our annual Labour Issue, contributors write about work, unions, and the labour movement. Inside you'll find an investigation into the subminimum wage workers behind the newest AI technologies; a look inside baristas' fight to win a collective agreement with coffee giant Starbucks; an article on migrant workers push to unionize in the Yukon; B.C. labour advocates struggle for protections from extreme weather for front-line food-service workers; the dreams of disabled care receivers and migrant care givers on the future of home care; and more.

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Inside This Issue

Labour against Big Tech

by Sophie Jin Oct 25, 2023 4 min read
“Do it for yourself, your people, and your land”

by Alex Birrell Oct 24, 2023 11 min read
How to start a worker-owned restaurant

by Geoffrey Picketts Oct 25, 2023 7 min read
Inflation, bargaining, and worker power

by Gerard Di Trolio Oct 26, 2023 9 min read
The battle to bargain with Starbucks

by Adam D.K. King Oct 25, 2023 13 min read
The workers AI hides

by Véronique Sioufi Oct 26, 2023 13 min read
Migrant workers’ fight to unionize in the Yukon

by Paige Galette Nov 6, 2023 7 min read
B.C.’s forgotten front-line workers

by Phoebe Fuller Oct 25, 2023 11 min read
Dreaming of home care futures

by Megan Linton, Mary Jean Hande, and Ethel Tungohan Oct 25, 2023 11 min read
Media by and for workers: a reading list

by Cole Rockarts Oct 25, 2023 5 min read
Smash the machines

by Paris Marx Oct 25, 2023 5 min read