George Clooney said in a recent interview: “It’s been a crappy year. It has. But we’re gonna get through it. I believe that with my whole heart. If I didn’t believe that I don’t know how we’d raise kids in this world. We’re gonna get through these things and my hope and my belief is that we will come out better.” We too must hope and believe that tomorrow will be the dawn of a
Unions see opportunity as new generation of organizers emerge amid pandemic
by Anita Balakrishnan, The Canadian Press
Posted Dec 23, 2020 2:00 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 23, 2020 at 2:14 pm EDT
While “unprecedented” has been the go-to term to describe the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the wave of labour upheaval currently moving across the country is the latest turn in a familiar cycle.
Times of crisis have always been linked to labour unrest, says Dimitry Anastakis, who teaches business history at the University of Toronto’s department of history and Rotman School of Management. Labour activity followed both the First and Second World Wars as well as the Great Depression. Anastakis points out the largest strike in Canadian history the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 came amid an influenza pandemic.
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While unprecedented has been the go-to term to describe the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the wave of labour upheaval currently moving across the country is the latest turn in a familiar cycle.
Workers leave the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont. on the final day of production on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. One of the biggest signs that the labour movement has its wind at its back is the revitalization of General Motors’ plant in Oshawa, Ont. during negotiations with Unifor.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
While unprecedented has been the go-to term to describe the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the wave of labour upheaval currently moving across the country is the latest turn in a familiar cycle.
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