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Friday, December 29, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: Growing mockery of austerity

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There has been a shift in public policy debate over the past few years away from consensus that austerity is a viable economic strategy. T...
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Research: Laid-off oil-patch workers in Kelowna

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The Journal of Rural and Community Development just published an interesting article on the experiences of laid-off oilpatch workers who ...
Friday, December 22, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: Christmas for Cowboys

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This week’s holiday installment of Labour & Pop Culture is “Christmas for Cowboys” by John Denver.  This song paints a lovely pictu...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Bill 30 debate a disaster for UCP

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Last week, Alberta finally passed Bill 30 ( An Act to Protect the Health and Well-being of Working Albertans ). I’ve written about the cha...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: James Larkin

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This week’s installment of Labour & Pop Culture is “James Larkin” by Christy Moore. The song chronicles a period of revolution in Iris...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

So why are women under-represented in construction?

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Last week, CBC ran an article with the interesting headline, “ Why has the number of Alberta women in trades stagnatedfor a decade? ” This ...
Friday, December 8, 2017

Labour & Pop Culture: The Clampdown

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This week’s installment of Labour & Pop Culture is “The Clampdown” by the Clash. The clampdown refers to the growing calls in the 1970...