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Pages tagged "labour day"


Ed Broadbent's Message for Labour Day

Posted on News & Blogs by Ed Broadbent · September 07, 2021 7:50 AM

Today is Labour Day. 

This year workers were in our headlines much of the time for their service on the frontlines of the pandemic. To me though, the work they did together to call for safer workplaces with decent wages deserves just as much praise. Two examples come to mind.

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Labour Day message from Ed Broadbent

Posted on News & Blogs by Ed Broadbent · September 07, 2020 8:50 AM

While we can’t celebrate Labour Day with our usual parades and gatherings, I invite you to take a moment today to celebrate what organized labour has helped us achieve.

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On inequality, wages and bargaining power matter

Posted on News & Blogs by Ellen Russell and Mathieu Dufour · September 07, 2015 8:30 AM

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The current federal election is being fought against a backdrop of deepening inequality and the social problems that accompany it.  Promises to “make things better” will no doubt be uttered throughout the campaign.  

As we mark another labour day, it is important to remain discerning of the policies on offer.  

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Progressives and the future of the labour movement

Posted on News & Blogs by Andrew Jackson · August 29, 2014 6:50 AM

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Labour day is an appropriate time to reflect on the accomplishments of the labour movement -- and the challenges that lie ahead.

There is increased recognition that strong unions were a key pillar of the period of shared prosperity, which lasted for some 30 years from the 1950s through the 1970s. Unions negotiated wage and benefit increases in line with growing productivity, and these gains gradually spread to non-union workplaces.

Unions made Canada a much more equal society by raising the wages of formerly low-paid workers; by narrowing pay differences, including between women and men; and by successfully advocating for the expansion of social programs and public services.

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