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Precarity in higher learning: Neoliberalism and contract faculty contract negotiations at WLU

January 9, 2017
| As contract faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University negotiate a new contract, many in the union have recognized their struggle as a moment in the widescale resistance to neoliberal ideologies.
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Everyone deserves a voice at work
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Kendall Yamagishi
| August 17, 2016

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In Ontario, the main law concerning the bargaining rights of employees is called the Labour Relations Act. Officially, it is called the Labour Relations Act, 1995.

For some readers, 1995 may not seem like a long time ago. But I was seven years old in 1995 and spent my days learning how to read cursive writing and how to cross the street safely.

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Job insecurity: The new normal of work

New research shows long- and short-term consequences of precarious labour in the GTA and Hamilton areas.

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New study points to a new normal: Job insecurity.
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New study points to a new normal: Job insecurity.

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A new study released today confirms the broad ranging consequences of precarious labour in urban areas of southern Ontario.

In 2013, PEPSO, a research partnership between United Way Toronto and McMaster University conducted a major study on precarious labour in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas. Using data collected from a survey of over 4,000 workers and 28 in-depth interviews, The Precarity Penalty, released today, builds on those findings.

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