With the approach of Labour Day, and amid a season of strikes, Jews reflect on their historic and current role in the union movement
As the summer comes to an end, the economic and political climate are lining up with the calendar: unions across North America are extending, entering and threatening strikes just in time for Labour Day. The strikes–whether longstanding or impending, recently begun or resolved–cut across all sectors of the economy. Whether it’s the British Columbia port […]
CUPE, the largest union in Canada, has rejected a BDS resolution
It’s a welcome change on Canada’s labour scene: The country’s largest union has voted against a resolution calling for support of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. Delegates to the national convention of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) on Nov. 26 voted against the motion by a margin of 68 percent […]
