Larry Savage
@Prof_Savage
Labour Studies Professor at @BrockLabour | Co-founder @CAWLS_ACETS | Teach & research collective bargaining, unions & labour politics | #canlab
Pleased to announce that the paperback version of Shifting Gears is now available. Request it from your local library or order your own copy from @UBCPress. ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears #canlab #cdnpoli #Elxn45
New research finds that the Conservatives have made significant inroads among construction union members and those with college education, challenging traditional assumptions about Canadian labour politics. cup.org/44CeoGl #canlab #cdnpoli
#OpenAccess from @CJPS_RCSP - The Labour Vote Revisited: Impacts of Union Type and Demographics on Electoral Behaviour in Canadian Federal Politics - cup.org/44CeoGl - Daniel Westlake (@usask), @Prof_Savage & Jonah Butovsky (@BrockUniversity) #FirstView
We’re excited to host @CAWLS_ACETS 2026 conference in Winnipeg!
The 2026 CAWLS annual conference will be held June 3-5, 2026 in Winnipeg, hosted by the Labour Studies Program at the University of Manitoba. Details and CfP to follow.
Uber Drivers Have Unionized For The First Time In Canada via @AdamDKKing1. readthemaple.com/uber-drivers-h… #canlab #Uber
BC labour board grants Amazon workers remedial union certification. Now the real challenge - bargaining a first contract. unifor.org/news/all-news/… #canlab
Remember a few months back when Doug Ford said he'd do everything in his power to protect Ontario workers? Well here's at least 10,000 broken promises... thestar.com/news/ontario/n… #onpoli #canlab
“Welcoming the @porterairlines pilots into @ALPAPilots will further advance the interests of commercial airline pilots and strengthen aviation safety and security,” ALPA president Jason Ambrosi. Story by @UdaySRana. #canlab #unions #airlines globalnews.ca/news/11273522/…
Shifting Gears is now available in paperback. ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears #canlab #cdnpoli
One of my fav courses to teach! It’s an intro to global labour studies through everyday commodities, like a t-shirt or smartphone. We discuss labour rights abuses, and resistance, in global supply chains, and ask how we can act as consumers, citizens and workers. #brocku #canlab
LABR 1P96 Labour Behind the Label This course can be taken as an elective or social science context credit. #BrockU #LabourStudies
ICYMI: @graceblakeley in conversation with @LukewSavage on the failures of neoliberal capitalism and what the left must do if it is to win the working-class. youtu.be/8pjjhaRBTas?si… #canlab
Looking forward to teaching this course next month.
LABR 1P95: Introduction to the 🇨🇦 labour movement. #BrockU students can register for this course in the summer 2025 term or the winter 2026 term.
“Requiring an NDA is certainly atypical & should be viewed as an attempt to restrict open dialogue & public scrutiny of gov’t policy,” said @Prof_Savage, who warned that they risk eroding trust not just between unions & gov’t, but between leaders & the members they represent.
Ford made education unions sign NDAs to hear about Bill 33, which limits their duty to report to their members. This government talks a good talk, but when it comes down to it there is no real consultation, collaboration, or transparency. policorner.ca/p/scoop-no-nda… #OnPoli #OntEd
Know your rights at work. LABR 1P94 can be taken as an elective or as a #BrockU social science context credit.
“Requiring a non-disclosure agreement is certainly atypical and should be viewed as an attempt to restrict open dialogue and public scrutiny of government policy,” said @Prof_Savage #onpoli
NEW: The Ford government invited labour leaders to a closed-door, 30-minute call on Bill 33. But to join, they had to sign a non-disclosure agreement — a move described by a senior industry source as “very problematic.” At least one union declined. policorner.ca/p/scoop-no-nda…
Registration opens today for incoming 1st year students. Our roster of courses included LABR 1P97 The Future of Work. #BrockU #LabourStudies
Finally picked up a copy of Fight Like Hell by @GrimKim. It’s at the top of my summer reading list.
My book documents how child care workers’ activism and welfare rights struggles led by working-class women shape #NYC politics from below. With promises like universal childcare and housing for all, #ZohranMamdani’s campaign gets at heart of urban politics of social reproduction
The precise timing of the vote isn’t clear, but the outcome almost certainly is, said @Prof_Savage, a labour studies prof at Brock University. “The reality is that forced final offer votes rarely turn out the way employers expect them to.” #CUPW #canlab thestar.com/business/union…
Canada Post take note. Forced final offer votes rarely run out the way employers expect them to... #canlab
Unifor Local 195 members working at the Best Western Plus in Windsor sent the employer an unequivocal message by voting 90% against the inadequate offer from the employer in a mandatory vote. #onlab #canlab unifor.org/news/all-news/…