Finding solutions to chronic underemployment at #PSF2014
Any leader will tell you they can't be effective without knowing what people are concerned about at any given time -- the issues that come up with family and friends, their anxieties, their desires of...
View ArticleStudent debt, precarious work and the need for a better future
Student debt, precarious work and the need for a better future The Good Jobs Summit panel this year took on student debt, precarious work and the need for a better future.
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A number is never just a number: Good jobs, bad jobs
Wednesday, October 1, 2014112,000 That's the number of private-sector jobs that disappeared in Canada in August 2014. (Source)87,000 That's the number of newly self-employed Canadians in August 2014....
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Interview: Van Jones on green jobs and labour politics
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Van Jones will be in Toronto talking green jobs this weekend. He took time to talk with rabble.ca about labour and green jobs. Here's that conversation. On his Facebook page,...
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We’re covering it live. Follow the Good Jobs Summit with rabble.ca
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 The Good Jobs Summit brings together labour activists, economists, politicians and workers. It’s open for everyone – follow it here on rabble.ca Unifor's Good Job Summit is...
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Labour politics and environmentalism: An interview with Van Jones
Van Jones will be in Toronto talking Green Jobs this weekend. He took time to talk with rabble.ca about Labour and Green jobs. Here's that conversation.Interview: Van Jones on green jobs and labour...
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An interview with Van Jones
van_jones_good_jobs_summit.mp3Van Jones is an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, attorney, CNN commentator and best-selling author. Also an adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama...
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Podcast: 'Green for all' -- Van Jones at the Good Jobs Summit
Saturday, October 4, 2014 Van Jones is a CNN commentator, green jobs advocate, and former advisor to US President Barack Obama. He gave the first keynote of the Good Jobs Summit. Van Jones is a CNN...
View ArticleStatement on precarious work at the Good Jobs Summit
After cancelling my trip, I sent this statement to be read at the Good Jobs Summit, in the session on new models of organizing. Sorry for not being able to join you. My son was admitted to hospital on...
View ArticleThe Good Jobs Summit was only the start!
The Good Jobs Summit was only the start! The Good Jobs Summit ended with formation of a Round Table group to include leading Canadian business people, student leaders, politicians and labour leaders...
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What does it mean to have a 'good job' in Canada today?
Monday, October 6, 2014 In the spirit of the Good Jobs Summit, rabble asked a diverse group of five people about the issues raised at the summit, what they meant to them and what they took away from...
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The Good Jobs Summit - the audio round up
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 The Good Jobs Summit was held in Toronto October 3 to 5. Listen to the audio round up of sessions here. The Good Job Summit took place in Toronto October 3rd to 5th. rabble's...
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One year in: Jerry Dias on Unifor's first year and its future
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 A year after Unifor's founding convention, Unifor President Jerry Dias reflects on the year, what Unifor can achieve for the workers it represents and the rest of Canada....
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What are Community Benefit Agreements?
Friday, October 17, 2014 At the Good Jobs Summit, Community Benefit Agreements were one of the proposed ways of creating good jobs. But what does a Community Benefit Agreement really mean? You may have...
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