Peterborough Labour Groups Campaign to Raise Minimum Wage
If you were to mention a potential minimum wage increase today, more often than not, you would find yourself in a passionate debate about why this needs to be done …
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Workers Action Centre: Striving to heal the wounds of the working class
Recently, a combined project was started by multiple organizations in Peterborough to help combat the biggest problem facing the city—unemployment. With Peterborough having an unemployment rate of 9.8%, the second …
CUPE: Giving Workers a Presence in Campus Politics
Until recently, one of the best kept secrets of the university world was that the people who do most of the teaching are actually not professors in the strict sense, …
The Familiar Tales of Unemployment in Peterborough
We all know the negative effects that unemployment can have on a community and the familiar frustration of being just one name in a stack of resumes for the handful …
LCBO Workers Set to Strike before May 2-4 Weekend
Unionized LCBO workers have voted 95 percent in favour of a strike. The strike deadline has been set for May 17 unless a new contract can be negotiated. Arthur spoke …
Aramark Denies Staffing Allegations, Extension of Contract Uncertain
Aramark Canada, Trent’s on-campus foodservice provider, is refuting allegations published recently in Arthur that it cut staffing hours and job postings earlier this year. Their comment comes almost two months …
Does a Higher Education Equal a Rewarding Career?
For the student body this is a time of building excitement as summer holidays now seem to be just around the corner. Indeed, for many third and fourth year students, …
The Driving Force Behind Environmental Jobs
I am not ranting about the plethora of jobs in the environment, but the hypocrisy that surrounds it. All the jobs I have reviewed that are available in the environmental …
Bill 115 Not Helping Anyone
Photos by Susan Danic and Anestis Papoutsis The fight between the teachers of Ontario and the Liberal government of Ontario has been going on for months. It started in March …
Aramark Staff Struggling over Slashes in Hours, Positions
Significant staffing cuts have been implemented this year at Trent by the university’s contracted foodservice provider Aramark Canada. According to sources within the company, the number of working hours that …