For Real Discussion on Capitalism and Conflict in the Workplace

SHORT ARTICLES
Title Topic Word Count Previously Published
Team Work Unloading a packed transport trailer at a United Parcel Service warehouse, by hand. Strength, rhythm, teamwork. 1223 -
Learning About Greed Working in the Shipping Department at ALLSCO window factory: Understaffing, fatigue, injuries among the workers. 1392 Humanist Perspective : Issue 212, Springs 2020
Something New Construction project in B.C.. Small team practicing self-management. No hierarchy. 1416 -
Powered Industrial Truck Operators The challenges and skill involved in operating a Reach Truck, Forklift, and Walkie-Rider in a warehouse. 1431 Our Times: Canada's Independent Labour Magazine Fall 2019
A Supervisor Housekeeping Supervisor at The Banff Centre. Pushing the housekeepers too hard. Being an enforcer for management. 1657 Humanist Perspectives: Issue 191, Winter 2014-2015
Just Like A Ballet Shipping out products from UPS warehouse. The smoothness and grace of the operation as compared to a professional ballet. 1768 Our Times: Canada's Independent Labour Magazine Title: "The Shipping Ballet", October 2010/January 2011
Saving Lives Shipping out medical products from UPS warehouse. The crucial role of warehouse workers in Canada's healthcare system. 2085 Our Times: Canada's Independent Labour Magazine Title: "Warehouse Workers", June/July2011
Taxi Driver Driving a taxi in Fredericton. I thought the job would be easy. The demands of being a cab driver. 2092 -
The Artist Working for Allied Van Lines moving company. The skill and artistry of the head mover in packing all of somebody's household possessions into a transport trailer. 2137 -
Loblaw's Working at a Loblaw distribution warehouse. Management turning the workers against each other. 2163 -
Just a Little More Time The toil of warehouse work and the need for longer breaks, and a longer lunch, without lengthening the day. 2195 Humanist Perspectives: Issue 219, December 2021
Asserting My Worth On The Job Assembling orders of groceries and household goods at a Loblaw distribution warehouse. The artistry and ownership involved for the worker. 2560 -
Rotten Teeth or National Dental Care People with little or no dental care in their lives, and the impact it has on their lives. Advocating for full public dental care to be integrated into the Canada Health Act. 2733 Humanist Perspectives: Issue 206, Autumn 2018 Title: "Rotten Teeth or Dental Care",
Insanity Working in a facility producing chemical weedkiller products. The production line moving too fast and bottles falling off on the floor. 2891 -
Dying Homeless Encountering a homeless person in a bus-stop shelter. They collapse to the ground, from a drug overdose or hypothermia, and I assist. 3070 -