Labour Pains

Labour Pains tears Newfoundland and Labrador’s economic, demographic and labour issues apart, and then stitches them back together.

On the place of work

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● February 5, 2015 July 15, 2022

The place of work shapes our lives, by its presence as well as its absence

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● December 9, 2014 July 15, 2022

Challenges faced by women in the workforce show feminism is just as important now as ever

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● October 30, 2014 July 15, 2022

In a world that’s desperate for jobs, why are we ‘innovating’ ourselves out of them?

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● October 1, 2014 July 15, 2022

We’re doing pretty well for ourselves, even if it is killing the planet. Bringing about change is going to be harder than we like to admit.

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● September 3, 2014 July 15, 2022

If the future is so bright, why does it feel we’re in a fog when it comes to employment opportunities?

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● July 24, 2014 July 15, 2022

Nowadays, being from Newfoundland is like being some sort of exotic bird.

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● June 25, 2014 July 15, 2022

Latest Marine Atlantic cuts are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg

By Deatra Walsh ● Labour Pains ● February 15, 2014 July 15, 2022

Recent media reports about population projections raise more questions than they answer. (Originally published Feb. 12 on deatraewalsh.blogspot.ca)