Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic:
International Workers' Day
International Workers' Day
Members of the media may directly contact:
Gilles LeVasseur (English & French)
Professor of management, Telfer School of Management
[email protected]
Professor LeVasseur can comment on the following angles:
- The implications of the current trade war with the United States from the perspective of unionists. How is this situation affecting Canadian workers, and what solutions are being proposed by different unions?
- The current state of unions in Canada and around the world. What challenges and opportunities are unions facing today?
- The current situation of the NDP, traditionally considered the workers’ party in Canada. How can the party's collapse in the last election be explained, and what are the prospects for the future?
- The resumption of negotiations with Canada Post – the next steps.