UM TodayLabour markets – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CBC News: Many workers hit the picket line in 2023. These 5 charts help contextualize a year of strikes https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-news-many-workers-hit-the-picket-line-in-2023-these-5-charts-help-contextualize-a-year-of-strikes/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/cbc-news-many-workers-hit-the-picket-line-in-2023-these-5-charts-help-contextualize-a-year-of-strikes/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:39:53 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=189190 CBC News: Many workers hit the picket line in 2023. These 5 charts help contextualize a year of strikes]]> As for this year, many unionized workers have seen their purchasing power decline and they’re looking to make up for lost time, said Jesse Hajer, acting coordinator of the labour studies program at the University of Manitoba.

“Labour markets have also been tight, giving workers greater bargaining power, making them more willing to go on strike and to stay on strike longer,” Hajer said. “Generally, they have been getting results.”

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