By Josée-Anne Spirito, PSAC North Regional Executive Vice-President When governments attack unions, workers lose their rights, wages stagnate, and public services…
Labour Views
Labour Views: Northerners Deserve Accessible Emergency Services
By Josée-Anne Spirito, PSAC North Regional Executive Vice-President Nobody deserves to be alone without any way to ask for help during…
Labour Views: We witnessed the strength of Northern workers in 2024 — let’s carry that momentum into the New Year
By Josée-Anne Spirito, PSAC North Regional Executive Vice-President The winter holidays are often a time of contemplation, during which many of…
Labour Views: Victories for workers are wins for families and communities
By Josée-Anne Spirito, PSAC North Regional Executive Vice-President In the North, we know about the value of community, and nothing underscores…
Labour Views: Northerners should ask where money for housing is going
By Josée-Anne Spirito, PSAC North Regional Executive Vice-President As we look toward another harsh winter in the North, the housing crisis…
Labour Views: Strong public services and union solidarity are key to addressing the affordability crisis
By Josee-Anne Spirito, PSAC North Regional Executive Vice President As workers across Canada continue to struggle to make ends meet, we…
Labour Views: Now is the time for Canadians to stand together against healthcare privatization
Nobody wants to see the life-saving support they or their family rely on threatened. That’s why we can no longer stand by while our public healthcare system withstands attack after attack.
Rise of the far right threatens us all
What is even more scary than those who openly espouse a hatred of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, are all those who hold political power but who quietly support and allow that hatred to spread, waiting to take even more power before acting openly on their discriminatory beliefs.
Labour Views, September 2023
We need to congratulate those who have come together to support each other during this crisis. We need to celebrate the achievements of the workers who kept us and our homes safe. But most of all we need to honour these sacrifices with meaningful assistance to all those affected.
Labour Views: Let’s choose to be allies!
By Lorraine Rousseau Together we can ensure that our workplaces, schools, communities and everywhere in the North are places where every…