Precarious work

3 Minutes

Canada Labour

AGO strike a fight against precarity, for decent wages

PV April 1, 2024

PV Ontario Bureau Arts workers at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) have been on strike since March 26. Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 535 is fighting for decent wages and against...

2 Minutes

Canada Labour

Art Gallery of Ontario workers strike: “More than just performance art!”

PV March 26, 2024

PV staff Over 400 workers at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) went on strike March 26, as they fight for a contract that provides decent wage increases and job security, particularly against...

1 Minute

Canada Labour

Job agency workers offered pennies, strike for living wage

PV January 24, 2024

Seventy-one workers with job agency Swipe Jobs, members of Unifor Local 222, have been on strike since January 12. They are contracted through the agency to handle food production, labelling, packing and shipping at...

3 Minutes

Canada Labour

Solidarity with striking teaching support staff at SFU!

PV September 25, 2023

PV staff Teaching assistants and sessional lecturers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) are entering the fourth month of strike action against the university. The workers, who are represented by the Teaching Support Staff Union...