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Social Justice All-Star: Rabia Syed

Nadya Domingo@nadyawrites

Tireless labour rights activist Rabia Syed is third in our new online-only Social Justice All-Stars series. Know a social justice all-star who deserves recognition? Email editor Lauren McKeon at [email protected] Coworkers call Rabia Syed the “all star” of organizing. At 50 years old, Syed has spent more than half her life working tirelessly in union […] More »

Ming Pao’s 140 workers strike—not that you’d know it from big media

Megan Harris

“Stay strong. Fight for justice, fight for our dignity, fight together.” The above is a message from Simon Sung to his fellow employees at Ming Pao, a Chinese-language daily newspaper in Toronto. The paper’s 140 employees have been on strike for nearly a week, yet no English-language media outlet that we’ve been able to find […] More »