The pandemic has created an opportunity to reflect on what forms the foundations of the real economy and sustainable communities. This recent Rabble article se
“As Canada’s economy slowly reopens, unions, think tanks and activists are paying close attention to a shifting labour market as they formulate plans that would ensure workers’ rights are advanced, not regressed. Jim Stanford is an economist and director of the Centre for Future Work, and he recently authored the policy paper “10 Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic Must Change Work for Good.”
Unifor, too, has released a plan that imagines the recovering economy supporting workers, not CEOs, as Unifor national president Jerry Dias put it. Unifor’s plan, Build Back Better, is centred around five pillars: the creation of new green jobs; investing in public infrastructure; rebuilding […] and, ensuring income security for all workers.”
