The Global Labour Research Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Adrian Smith, Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, as the new Director of the GLRC. He will replace professor Luann Good Gingrich, whose term as Director is concluding. Professor Smith will begin his directorship on July 1, 2023 and he will lead […]
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is Canada’s largest gathering of academics, and one of the largest in the world. It’s a place to hold critical conversations of our time, hear from a diverse set of voices, share findings, refine ideas, and build partnerships to help shape the Canada of tomorrow. Congress 2023 will […]
Have you noticed the new tab on our website? The GLRC has launched a focus on Climate Action, Work, and Labour for the 2022-2023 academic year. Through dedicated blog posts, research reports, seminars, and roundtable discussions, we will turn our attention to specific strategies for climate action. In a time of intensifying ecological devastation and social fracture, […]
The GLRC is hosting a number of events this Winter: Labour and the Climate Crisis: Developing a Worker- and Equity-Centered Clean Energy Economy Thursday, March 2, 20236:00 - 7:30 pm ETVirtual Register here Canadian Labour Policy and Politics Tuesday, March 7, 20233:00 - 4:30 pm ETHybrid Register to attend in-personRegister to attend virtually The End […]
We are excited to announce the YusApuY Undergraduate Research Award at the GLRC! The Global Labour Research Centre (GLRC) and the York University Staff Association – Association du Personnel de L’Université York (YusApuY) are seeking research proposals related to work and labour from undergraduate students enrolled full-time (major or minor) in a Faculty of Liberal […]
GLRC Faculty Associate Ling Jiang was interviewed by GLRC RAY Student Christina Love for our Researcher Profile series. Dr. Jiang is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Technology at York University. She discusses her research on platform economy workers and the importance of combining data management and online labour management. Read Dr. Jiang's profile here.
GLRC Executive Kelly Pike (Associate Professor, York University) and James Chowhan (Assistant Professor, York University) have released the second report of their survey studying the impacts of COVID-19 on the working arrangements of faculty and staff at York University during the second wave of the pandemic from April-May 2022. Read the report and and access […]
The GLRC is happy to co-sponsor two hybrid events with the Work and Labour Studies Program at York University! Canadian International Labour Film Festival Screening Thursday, November 10, 2022 Noon-2pm Graduate Student Association Lounge Rm. 430 First Student Centre (Light snacks will be provided) Watch on Zoom This year, we've arranged a 2-hour screening of […]
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Director of the Global Labour Research Centre for a term of five years, to begin July 1, 2023. Applicants are expected to be members of the full-time faculty at York University, and to have a distinguished record of relevant scholarship and research interests, as well as […]
In a time of intensifying ecological devastation and social fracture, how do we forge space between despair and denial – space for collective hope, resolve and action? We see the entanglement of time in the climate crisis, as we are living through past decisions and exploits in the here and now that will extend far […]