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- Alberta Labour History Institute
- Archive of Social Democracy (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung)
- Archives of Political History and the Trade Unions
- La Asociación Mexicana de Estudios del Trabajo, A.C. (AMET)
- Association of Indian Labour Historians
- Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB)
- BC General Employees Union (BCGEU)
- Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K)
- Centre of Cooperation - RUB/IGM
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- Hans-Böckler Foundation
- International Association of Labour History Institutions
- Institute for Social Movements at Ruhr University, Bochum
- Laboratório de Estudos de História dos Mundos do Trabalho (LEHMT)
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- Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition
- Simon Fraser University (SFU)
- UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
- Union of Professional Health and Care Sector Workers in Nepal (UNIPHIN)
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Simon Fraser University (SFU)
Founded in 1965 and located in Burnaby, British Columbia, SFU had a reputation as a "radical campus" in its early years. It is home to the Teaching Support Staff Union, formed in 1978 and one of the earliest unions of postsecondary teaching support staff in North America. The Vancouver Women's Caucus, which began its life as an SFU student club, was instrumental in organizing fights for childcare that benefitted women workers across in the province. SFU no longer has a reputation for radicalism; however, workers on campus continue to engage in campaigns for justice.
Worker justice campaigns at SFU
Contract Worker Justice
The Contract Worker Justice campaign seeks to bring contracted-out employees, typically food-service and cleaning staff, in-house. This will bring these workers better wages, job security, and benefits.
Research is Work Campaign
The Research is Work campaign has unionized research assistants from across the university, and is currently bargaining for a first collective agreement, seeking fair wages, benefits, and transparency for these workers.
Living Wage Campaign
After ten years of worker advocacy, in July 2022, SFU committed to becoming a Living Wage Employer, and to including contract workers in its provision for living wages; however, SFU does not currently plan to bring contract workers in-house.