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Friday, July 28, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: Manic Monday

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This week’s installment of Labour & Pop Culture is “Manic Monday” by the Bangles. Written by Prince, this song chronicles the life of ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

"Culture of denial": Alberta's workers' compensation review

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In early July, the government released the final report of Alberta’s Workers’ Compensation Review Panel. The central message of the revie...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: Electronic Plantation

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This week’s installment of Labour & Pop Culture is “Electronic Plantation” by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine.  ...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Farm fatality highlights gaps in Alberta's new Employment Standard Code

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Power take-off (PTO) from a tractor. Alberta’s Bill 17 amended the Employment Standard Code. These amendments including extending certa...
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Friday, July 14, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: My Hometown

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This week’s installment of Labour & Pop Culture is “My Hometown” by Bruce Springsteen. It is a song inspired by Springsteen’s life in ...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Research: Media representations of Chinese labour mobility

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I recently ran across a book chapter entitled “ Media representations of investment and labour in Alberta’s resourceeconomy ” by Cassiano...
Friday, July 7, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: Tragic

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This week’s installment of Labour & Pop Culture features the novel “ Tragic ” by Robert Tanenbaum. Tannenbaum is a former prosecutor t...