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The CALM annual report provides CALM members a snapshot of the year that was: from our finances and staffing, to our services…
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Les banques ont contribué à faire grimper la dette des ménages à un niveau record. Tout ce qui manque à la mise…
Dispute at Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS goes to binding arbitration
On Friday afternoon, the society’s executive director signed the return-to-work protocol…
The Basic Income, as promised by the Ontario Liberals, could spell the demise of other, critical social programs
Pill on a fork
Recently,…
March feature for This Magazine
Kevin O’Leary, the Boston-based former CBC personality said that if he were ever elected, he would make…
The banks have helped push household debt to record highs. The only thing missing to deliver a Canadian postal bank is political…
What are unions saying about Trudeau's second budget?
CALM Editor Nora Loreto searched for media releases from all CALM members who are…
After the Trudeau government introduced its first budget last year, Canada’s unions were optimistic, but knew that much more would be needed…
Judges for the CALM 2017 Awards are announced. Awards submissions are accepted until March 31st.
Remember to check out our conference website for up to…
Learn the basics for using a microphone as effectively as possible
We so often focus on union communications as being written: through…
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The 2017 CALM Conference is Friday, May 5 to Sunday,…
Working people have a lot to gain - or lose - from Justin Trudeau's government. Here's what to watch for in 2017…
How electoral reform fell victim to a dishonest political style
By: Tom Parkin
By at least mid-November, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was…
Envoyez une lettre à votre député fédéral pour leur demander d’annuler l’Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs et de condamner le décret…
Write a letter to your Member of Parliament to urge them to repeal the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement and publicly condemn…
Choosing the next leader of the Conservative Party shouldn't be an exercise left to Conservatives alone.
The Conservative party will elect its…
Written for This Magazine, CALM's editor looks forward to a potentially difficult year ahead
Union activists took a collective sigh of relief…
The third leadership debate for the Conservative Party was held in Quebec City. CALM's editor was there.
The economy, the French language…
A commercial parking levy could raise $171 to $535 million a year with a daily tax of 50 cents to $1.50 for…
Untangling the debate about basic income proposals
Up until now, the concept of Basic Income (BI) has enjoyed a greater history of…
Book reviews that labour activists will want to add to their required reading list.
By: Howard A. Doughty - OPSEU Local 560…
The debate about tolling Toronto highways is a simple one: no user fees for public infrastructure.
John Tory, the right-wing mayor of…
Part 3 - Right-wing Fake News and extreme right-wing blogs
By: Nora Loreto
To read Part 1 of the series, click here…
Progressive websites and blogs, conspiracies and satire
By: Nora Loreto
Part 2 of 3: Progressive websites and blogs, conspiracies and satire
To…
Part one of three of everything you've ever wanted to know about Fake News
By: Nora Loreto
Fake news played a key…
Unifor 4304's Fall 2016 Newsletter
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We need to equip union members to be able to spot articles that are fake
The mainstream media missed the rise of…
Could the fentanyl crisis be solved by decriminalizing all drugs?
At the entrance were three photograph collages of those who have fallen…