Trading the right to strike for binding interest arbitration is a minefield for unions.
A wave of labour organization in North America, led by young and racialized workers, is providing many lessons for those watching, says Stephanie Ross, director of McMaster’s School of Labour Studies.
In this time of unrest, insecurity and fear, unions and their new, more diverse leadership offer a path to improving workers’ rights and repairing deep social and economic inequalities, writes Peggy Nash and the Faculty of Social Sciences' Stephanie Ross.