Issues & Advocacy

UNPACKING CLIMATE CHANGE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, LOCAL, AND GLOBAL ISSUES

With Historic Win, Foodora Couriers a Big Step Closer to Union Certification

CUPW
The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled today that couriers working for Foodora are, as Foodsters United and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers argued, dependent contractors – which means they have the legal right to organize and certify a union.Until now, Foodora misclassified the couriers as independent contractors, which allowed them to avoid certain employer responsibilities, and does not entail the right to union certification. ... Read More...

For a sustainable future, we need to reconnect with what we’re eating – and each other

Trinity College Dublin
Research is revealing the negative impacts of eating alone, which has been found to be linked to a variety of mental and physical health conditions, from depression and diabetes to high blood pressure. So it’s cheering that hundreds of food sharing initiatives have sprung up around the world which aim to improve food security and sustainability while combating loneliness.... Read More...