• The Tyee published a beautiful photo essay tribute to essential workers by Joshua Berman for Labour Day. Here's an overview from Passage of struggles workers have faced over the last year.
  
  
• Sara Mojtehedzadeh interviews labour leaders about what workers will need for a post-pandemic recovery, and what workers should look for in federal platforms.
  
  
• O'Toole's continued pandering to labour has prompted analysis from both RankandFile.ca and The Breach who take a closer look at O'Toole's history.
  
  
• Postal workers have narrowly ratified a contract renewal of the deal imposed by arbitration after Trudeau legislated CUPW back to work in 2018. Several locals mounted a 'No' campaign, saying the deal was not enough.

• CUPW workers in New Brunswick want Canada Post delivery brought in-house to prevent contract flipping.
  
  
• The B.C. Federation of Labour released an extensive report and new poll on paid sick days, showing strong public support.
  
  
• Service industry employers continue to complain about labour shortages - but some are getting the hint and offering better wages and benefits.
  
  
• Alberta is bringing in contract nurses to address staffing shortages while demanding unionized nurses take a wage cut - a demand nurses say will lead to a strike.

• Brampton's Naujawan Support Network has been organizing truckers to fight employer wage theft.

• CWA Canada released a new Instagram video highlighting the wave of unionization in the media industry.
  
  
• Springfield, ON municipal outdoor workers unionized with CUPE.
  
  
• Maggie's Toronto Sex Workers Action Project workers unionized with CUPE. Maggie's is one of Canada's oldest advocacy organizations run by and for sex workers.

• Municipal workers in Grand Falls, Newfoundland celebrated Labour Day despite being locked out. The employer has demanded more power over job classifications and asked employees to pay for future health insurance increases.

• 700 De Havilland aerospace workers and Unifor members have been on strike since August 1 after Longview Aviation announced Dash 8 aircraft production would be transferred to another plant. Ontario's Superior Court granted the employer an injunction which severely limits Unifor's right to picket.
  
  
• Alberta CESSCO Fabrication and Engineering workers have been locked out for over a year fighting employer demands to gut wages and pensions.

• B.C. hotel workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 40, remain locked out of Pacific Gateway and Hilton Metrotown hotel chains. Workers are fighting for their employers to extend recall rights after laying off workers during the pandemic.

• B.C. construction workers with IBEW 213 have been on strike for two years fighting union-buster Ledco.

• Check out Alberta Advantage's podcast episode In Case of Strike for an explainer on why strikes matter.

• Cory Gaudette highlights the value of a LGBTQ+ friendly workplace in Our Times.
  
  
• The Maple looks at the impact B.C.'s fatal heat wave had on disabled people, many living in poverty.
  
  
• Dan Darrah argues housing commodification is responsible for Canada's housing crisis, not foreign investors.

• September 14, 7 PM ET: PSAC webinar will explore federal election issues that matter to workers: medicare, pharmacare, good jobs and a just recovery.

• September 21, 7 PM ET: Justice for Workers Decent Work organizing meeting.

• September 22, 10 AM MT: Public Interest Alberta AGM &  Keynote with Yanis Varoufakis. AGM begins at 1 PM MT.

• September 22, 12 PM PT: Beyond the Pandemic: Paid Sick Leave for BC Workers webinar.

• October 8, 2021: Registration deadline for the CUPE National Convention in Vancouver, BC, November 22 - 26.

The 2021 Canadian Labour International Film Festival lineup and coordinator packages have been released for groups or individuals interested in hosting their own virtual screenings.