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Labour shortages a long-term problem at border crossings

patilpos — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:55:00 +0000

by Steven Tufts Airport workers are on the front lines dealing with irate passengers experiencing flight delays. The pandemic travel restrictions and testing regimes put in place were manageable when air travel was a trickle, but passenger traffic has increased significantly in recent months. The result is slow processing times at border and security checkpoints […]

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Field Studies: 'Learning the Bruce'

paultran — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:23:35 +0000

In August 2021, EUC students and their professors, W. Steven Tufts and Richard Bello, took their learning into the field for a week long exploration of the Bruce Peninsula (aka 'the Bruce'). The Bruce Peninsula is an UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve containing the largest continuous forest in southern Ontario. Learning the Bruce (EU/GEOG 4541) is a […]

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W. Steven Tufts

paultran — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Associate Professor Global Geography Program Coordinator Credentials PhD Geography, 91��ɫMA Geography, Queen's UniversityBA (Honours) Geography, McGill University Research Keywords Labour Geography; Urban Economic Development; Labour Market Adjustment; Populism. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3 416 736 2100 tufts@yorku.ca Research Interests I am a labour geographer who focuses on the geographies of work, workers, and organized […]

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O’Toole is smart to align himself with unions

paultran — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:39:36 +0000

By Steven Tufts Mon., Nov. 9, 2020timer3 min. read Erin O’Toole’s recent statements recognizing the importance of private sector unions to building “strong communities” along with comments from other Conservatives have raised a few eyebrows. For some it will be dismissed as opportunistic economic nationalism. After all, we still have the rabid antiunionism of Jason Kenney in […]

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Spaces of labour in moments of urban populism

inist — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 14:52:00 +0000

Principal Investigator: Steven Tufts Funding: SSHRC. Term: 2016-2021. The research aims to provide an analysis of the rise of populism in the context of austerity politics in North America as well as the implications for labour movements in terms of engagement with forms of both left- and right-wing populism.

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Reorienting labour unions in the time of COVID-19 crisis

paultran — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:00:00 +0000

The shut-down of non-essential work in response to COVID-19 has decimated labour markets. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 20.5 million more workers lost their jobs in April, as official unemployment skyrocketed to 14.7%. It is the largest single-month increase in unemployment since the data series started in 1948. In Canada, the news […]

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