In Canada, the strike wave is winning workers real gains

From May 8-12, the 30th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress took place in Montréal. Reporting for Working People and The Real News Network, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez attended the convention and spoke with a number of rank-and-file workers, organizers, and union officers about the state of the labor movement in Canada.<br /><br />In Part 1 of our two-part dispatch from the CLC, we talk to: Emily Leedham, the Prairie Reporter for PressProgress and editor of Shift Work, PressProgress‘ weekly national labour newsletter; Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees; Mary Newman, a journalist and producer for the Canadian Broadcast Corporation and member of the Canadian Media Guild; James Russwurm, a quality assurance tester for Keywords Studios, where workers formed the first union in the video gaming industry and affiliated with UFCW Local 401; Liz Ha, 1st Vice President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 154, chair of the OPSEU provincial human rights committee, and vice-chair of the OPSEU Coalition of Racialized Workers.<br /><br />Studio Production: Jesse Freeston<br />Post-Production: Jules Taylor<br />Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song<br /><br /><a href="https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/2023-canadian-labour-congress-part-1-w-emily-leedham-guy-smith-mary-newman-james-russwurm-liz-ha" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here for additional links/information.</a><br /><br /><b>Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: </b><br /><b><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod</a></b><br /><b>Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/newsletter-pod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/newsletter-pod</a></b><br /><b><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_bla