This two-day in-person event, taking place on September 25-26, 2025, at the University of Toronto, will bring together 20 invited speakers from Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and the United States to exchange insights on worker-led governance of digital technologies—including platforms, data, and AI—through collective bargaining, co-op formation, and policy reform.
The workshop will feature roundtables on key themes such as collective bargaining, co-op formation, and policy reform in industries including culture, technology, delivery, and media. Participants will also engage in collective reflection sessions and take part in a walking tour along an Indigenous trail.
The event will be conducted entirely in English.
Rafael Grohmann (PI), Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough
Co-PIs
- Greig de Peuter, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Hannah Johnston
- Asmita Butani, Assistant Professor, Work and Labour Studies Program, Department of Social Science, York University
- Vera Khovanskaya, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
Collaborators
- Sergio Montero, representing the Institute for Inclusive Economies and Sustainable Livelihoods, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Marcelo Vieta, representing the Centre for Learning, Social Economy & Work, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
- M.E. Luka, representing Creative Labour and Critical Futures, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Beth Coleman, representing Knowledge Media Design Institute, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
- Afonso de Albuquerque, representing the Brazilian Institute of Science and Technology / Informational Disputes and Sovereignty, Fluminense University, Brazil
