Few of us know, or remember, these workers’ rights are the products of hard-fought battles waged generations back, including two that occurred a century ago, in 1919. The centennials of the General Strike and the 1919 declaration raise hard questions: Will we sustain, let alone expand, gains towards decent work? And are we adapting workers’ rights for the coming century? Here in Canada, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched a campaign in May to organize Foodora’s bicycle and car couriers in Toronto, in hopes of providing access to basic workers’ rights. If 2019 taught us anything, it’s that workers’ rights are not permanent nor broadly shared without a good fight.

Source: thestar December 29, 2019 12:04 UTC