Why Does Labour Matter? The Past, Present, and Future of Labour and Labour Studies

Université du Québec à Montréal, 13-15 November 2025

In 1976 the Canadian Committee on Labour History (CCLH) launched its journal Labour/Le Travail, hoping to “foster imaginative approaches to both teaching and research in labour studies through an open exchange of viewpoints.” With the fiftieth anniversary of this event approaching, scholars, activists, unionists, and workers will convene in the spirit of this tradition to exchange views and to consider new and renewed imaginative approaches to the study of labour and the working class.

Organizing Committee:

Edward Dunsworth, Benoit Marsan, Kirk Niergarth, Martin Petitclerc, Camille Robert, Joan Sangster