June 7, 2022
How the pandemic has affected the state of labour organization in North America
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....
June 7, 2022
Analysis: Collectivism — not individualism — is the path to reducing social and economic inequality
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. ...
May 16, 2022
$1 million gift from LiUNA creates new Chair in Global Labour Issues
Supported by the Faculty of Social Sciences, the donation will transition the existing LiUNA/Enrico Henry Mancinelli Professorship in Global Labour Issues to a research chair with renewed scope and increased capacity. ...
September 24, 2021
In the News: Stephanie Ross on the COVID-19 pandemic and impacts to the labour movement
Stephanie Ross, Director of the School of Labour Studies at McMaster, was recently interviewed for a Reuters article about the move to form a union at an Amazon fulfillment centre in Alberta. ...
August 5, 2021
The advantages of unionization are obvious, so why don’t more workers join unions?
Fewer than one in three workers in Canada unionized. McMaster expert Stephanie Ross and Brock University's Larry Savage explore barriers to unionization in Canada....
May 5, 2021
Survey shows some bosses are using the pandemic as an excuse to push workers
The pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives, and new study shows it's also changed workplace dynamics — mostly to the detriment of workers....
August 27, 2020
How women are changing the face of Canada’s union leadership
Unions must recruit and sustain a critical mass of women — particularly visible minority and LGBTQ women — into leadership roles, so the changing face of Canada’s workers is reflected in their union leadership....
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