Stewart Mior has spent more than a decade in silviculture, working as both a tree planter and camp manager in provinces across Canada. Today, he’s part of the Tree Workers’ Industrial Group (TWIG), a non-hierarchical advocacy organization founded in 2018 that seeks to empower tree-planting gig workers and curb exploitation in the Canadian industry.

Education There are plenty of good tree-planting companies, but many others are always looking for subtle ways to rip off workers — some of whom barely make minimum wage. Educating the workforce about their rights is our biggest priority. Through our magazine Fireweed, we try to print a lot of educational material and resources that are useful to tree planters. And if you come to TWIG needing help, we will do whatever we can. In our 2019 season alone, we........

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