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Closing Keynote: Class, Inequality and Workers - Stephanie Ross

The closing keynote presentation at People vs Profiteers: Demanding Justice and Equity, the Parkland Institute's 18th Annual Conference (November 21-23, 2014). http://parklandinstitute.ca/ http://parklandinstitute.ca/fallconfe... Class, Inequality and Workers: Labour Movements and the Unfinished Struggle for Democracy In the face of government attacks its organizational power, it's worth revisiting the role of the labour movement in class-divided societies. The labour movement remains one of the major forms of counter-power against that of employers in both the workplace and the political realm. More than that, by pursuing greater social and economic equity, the labour movement helps create the conditions needed for real and effective democratic participation. The weakening of the labour movement is the weakening of the very basis of our democratic life. Its defence -- and its renewal though new forms of worker organizing -- is a cause we must all urgently take up. Stephanie Ross is Associate Professor of Work and Labour Studies in the Department of Social Science and co-director of the Global Labour Research Centre at York University. Her research and teaching focuses on public sector unionism, union renewal, and democracy in working-class and social movement organizations. Current areas of research include public sector unions' unique sources of power, the strategic implications for unions of deindustrialization, and the forms and sources of anti-union sentiment in Canada. With Larry Savage, she has edited She is also president of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies. Conference Video sponsored by: Health Sciences Association of Alberta http://www.hsaa.ca/ Conference Video produced by: KTNEXUS http://ktnexus.ca/