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The Canadian Committee on Labour History studies and promotes the history of working people in Canada.

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Union leaders in Quebec denounce proposed labour law they say will unleash chaos

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Union leaders in Quebec denounce proposed labour law they say will unleash chaos
Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet tabled a bill that proposes dividing union dues into mandatory and optional ones.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Remembering labour leader and activist Bill Chedore

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Remembering labour leader and activist Bill Chedore
It is with deep sadness that I must convey the news of the passing of Bill Chedore, former 1st National
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November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Who Was Eugene Debs?

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Who Was Eugene Debs?
Zohran Mamdani’s quoting of Eugene Debs in his recent victory speech (for mayor of New York City) should awaken interest in the man who gained a name for himself as “Mr. Socialism.” For seventeen year...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction

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Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction
Canadian autoworkers have faced many crises over the years, but the present threat is distinct. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, has warned that “If we don’t push back hard against him [US President D...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Trans And Non-Binary Workers Are Worse Off Than Cis Peers

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Trans And Non-Binary Workers Are Worse Off Than Cis Peers
They face inferior socioeconomic outcomes, including higher poverty rates and lower wages
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November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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First Amendment in Flux: When Free Speech Protections Came Up Against the Red Scare

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First Amendment in Flux: When Free Speech Protections Came Up Against the Red Scare
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November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Detroit Institute of Arts Workers Form a Union, Shedding Light on Labor Power in the Art World

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Detroit Institute of Arts Workers Form a Union, Shedding Light on Labor Power in the Art World
Another beacon has been raised in the art world as the workers of the Detroit Institute of Arts have announced their formation of a union: Detroit Institute of Arts Cultural Workers United. The news c...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Settler colonialism: What’s in a name?

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Settler colonialism: What’s in a name?
Once a radical breakthrough, settler colonial theory now dominates Canadian scholarship. In his review of On Settler Colonialism in Canada, Bryan D. Palmer welcomes its moral clarity but warns that it...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Job alert: two-year labor history postdoc at Brown University

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November 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Organizing for a Breakout

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Organizing for a Breakout
There is a military axiom that if your positions are encircled by far superior forces, you will inevitably be annihilated, unless you break out. I have been a member of our labor movement and left win...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Labour’s Climate Fight Requires Public Ownership

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Labour’s Climate Fight Requires Public Ownership
Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in New York’s Democratic Party primary for mayor in June 2025 and victory in the general election on November 4th has provided a dose of hope to a Left seeking a path...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Unifor workers threaten to occupy GM plant in Ingersoll if company removes any equipment

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Unifor workers threaten to occupy GM plant in Ingersoll if company removes any equipment
GM announced last month that it was pausing production of an electric cargo van at the GM CAMI Assembly plant.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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La FTQ, une longue histoire d’engagement social www.ledevoir.com/actualites/s... via @ledevoir.com @cclh.bsky.social @cndhistassoc.bsky.social @histoireengagee.ca
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November 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Postes Canada et ses postiers s’entendent après plus de deux ans de négociations www.ledevoir.com/actualites/9... via @ledevoir.com / @cclh.bsky.social @ottawalabour.bsky.social
Postes Canada et ses postiers s’entendent après plus de deux ans de négociations
D’ici la précision des détails, les activités de grève et de lockout sont suspendues.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Attend the next IALHI Brown Bag Lunch on 26 November, 2–3 pm (CET). The topic will be “Labour’s Memory”

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November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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The Specter of War in Labor History

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The Specter of War in Labor History | LAWCHA
The new issue of of Labor is now available. The entire Up For Debate forum section of the issue will be available for free until January 26, 2026. The
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November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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“Scrap Iron Becomes Bullets”: When Dockers Fought Fascism with Direct Action

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"Scrap Iron Becomes Bullets": When Dockers Fought Fascism with Direct Action | LAWCHA
To protest the ongoing genocide in Gaza, dockworkers in Genoa, Italy attempted to convince their fellow workers in ports across Europe and North Africa to
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November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

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Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today
At the end of last August, President Donald Trump asserted that average wages for U.S. workers had risen by $546 during the first six months since he returned to office in January 2025. As with virtua...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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“White-Hot to Whitewall: Steel Archives Reimagined” virtually on November 21 at 1:00pm EST. Please register to attend:

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November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Based on the firsthand stories of dozens of women leaders in the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), Women United examines what workplaces were like for women, how they became involved in the union, and the challenges women faced, sometimes at great personal cost:

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Women United
Stories of Women’s Struggles for Equality in the Canadian Auto Workers Union.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Labor Movement Cheers As House Members Force Vote To Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights

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Labor Movement Cheers As House Members Force Vote To Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights
Two Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Monday added their names to a discharge petition that will now force a vote on legislation to restore the collective bargaining rights of hundreds...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Social Strikes: Goals and Tactics

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Social Strikes: Goals and Tactics
Sometimes there is so much rage at a tyrannical government that millions of people are willing to participate in general strikes and popular nonviolent uprisings – what I have called “social strikes” ...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Canadian universities must do more to ensure their branded clothing isn’t made in sweatshops

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Canadian universities must do more to ensure their branded clothing isn’t made in sweatshops
Canadian universities must take action to ensure decent work for garment factory workers who make their students’ hoodies. They can do this by affiliating with the Worker Rights Consortium.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Labor Unions Need To Activate Their Members To Defeat Trump

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Labor Unions Need To Activate Their Members To Defeat Trump
I'm a fourth-generation union glazier. I remember being a kid sitting around the dinner table when my dad was on strike, thanking God for the Painters union (IUPAT) even when times were hard. The hist...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM