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Friday, November 7, 2014

Friday Tunes: My Cubicle

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Following up on my post about doing nothing at work on Wednesday, I present to you My Cubicle. I particularly enjoy the fellow assaulting t...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The phenomenon of "do nothing" jobs

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The Atlantic has recently published an interesting article called “ The Art of Not Working at Work ” which begins with the story of a German...
Saturday, November 1, 2014

A new farm worker video

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The movement to gain basic safety rights for farm workers in Alberta has been slowly gaining momentum. The latest piece I ran across is this...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Friday Tunes: Allentown

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Too many meetings this week to make a substantive post but here is an interesting (and disillusioned) working-class perspective on the deind...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Friday tunes: Dolly Parton's 9 to 5

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For a bit of Friday inspiration, I present Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5”, one of the catchiest songs about class and employment in America, altho...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Research on claims suppression, employment standards enforcement and minority unionism

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The Journal of industrial Relations has just released a strong new issue. The articles include the role of unions in employment standards ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Another lousy employer "study" about the "labour shortage"

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The Alberta Chambers of Commerce (the umbrella group for the local Chambers) has recently released a study: Alberta businesses share their ...