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| May 23, 2013 The European Union is facing an increasingly severe crisis. The EuroMemorandum 2013 critically analyses recent economic developments in Europe and emphasises the need for an alternative economic policy. Neoliberal policies adopted by European and national authorities in response to the crisis have exacerbated unemployment and social hardship across much of Europe. by Doug Allan | May 23, 2013 Contrary to the hysteria from conservatives, health care spending continues to decline as a percentage of the provincial budget. Last year, health care accounted for 38.5 per cent of total expenditures, this year the government plans to bring it down to 38.3 per cent. This continues the trend downward since 2003/04 when health care accounted for 40 per cent of total expenditures. by Roger Annis | May 22, 2013 Construction unions in British Columbia and the broader union movement in Canada lost a court battle this week in Ottawa over the efforts of an upstart coal mining company, HD Mining, to build and operate a coal mine in northeast BC using workers from China. Below are three news articles describing this case. | May 22, 2013 Issue 416, and Thatcher is still dead. Unfortunately, Thatcherism is still alive and kicking the poorest and most vulnerable people in the teeth. SSP co-spokesperson Colin Fox looks at the barbarism of Thatcher's legacy -- from the Bedroom Tax to weapons of mass destruction to the anti-trade union laws and other brutal attacks on the poor and why it needs to be challenged and stopped. Also in this issue, Richie Venton reports from the STUC conference and more. by John W. Warnock | May 22, 2013 There is a boom in the Saskatchewan economy, and economists all point to increasing exploitation of our resource industries. A major factor has been the expansion of the capacity of the potash industry. Over the past few years, all of the potash corporations in the province have invested capital in their existing mines. The three existing potash corporations are adding new capacity that will total 14 million metric tonnes (MMT). "Greenfield" mines being developed by K+S Potash Canada and Western Potash will add an additional 5.0 MMT. | May 21, 2013 A re-issue of the text of the Mayday Manifesto, with a new introduction by Michael Rustin. Our aim is to offer this both as a historical document of intrinsic interest and to remind readers that the intellectual work of presenting the possibility of a more democratic, equal and just society has a long tradition in our country. | May 21, 2013 Le 9e congrès de Québec solidaire se tiendra dans les locaux de l'Université du Québec à Montréal, les 3, 4 et 5 mai. Les débats entre les 500 délégués-es aura lieu au Pavillon Judith-Jasmin. À cette occasion, les délégués-es éliront le futur porte-parole et président du parti qui succédera à André Frappier, qui assurait l'intérim depuis le conseil national de décembre 2012. |
Huge march blasts austerity, demands democratic renewal May 14, 2013 Reagan, Genocide and Guatemala May 14, 2013 Indian Elections and a Third Front May 13, 2013 First Nations don't count in Harper's Canada May 13, 2013 A tale of two explosions May 13, 2013 Left Unity's first national meeting: a report May 13, 2013 People United Against the Troika May 12, 2013 Canadians have $170B stashed in top 12 global tax havens May 12, 2013 Climate milestone is a moment of symbolic significance on road of idiocy May 12, 2013 Mexican Worker-Run Tire Factory a Success May 12, 2013 Fast Food Strike Wave Spreads to Detroit May 11, 2013 Mao Zedong's granddaughter among China's super-rich May 11, 2013 UN must challenge Canada's complicity in mining's human rights abuses May 11, 2013 Why more tar sands pipelines will only bring disaster for B.C. and Canada May 10, 2013 Chicago Workers Open New Cooperatively Owned Factory May 10, 2013 White House warned on imminent Arctic ice death spiral May 10, 2013 400,000 German metalworkers join strikes May 10, 2013 Major split in Green Party May 10, 2013 Charlotte Raven: why feminism needs to get radical again May 10, 2013 Austerity has lost all credibility May 10, 2013 In The News archive:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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| 7:30pm, Thursday May 23, 2013 Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street, Toronto. Add to iCal | Google | Yahoo |
Film: Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama Watch the trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu3sHunAmt8 Presented by the Yuri Kochiyama 92nd Birthday Celebration Committee Co-sponsored by the Canadian Auto Workers union and Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. beitzatoun.org |
| 7:10pm, Thursday May 23, 2013 Elgin and Lisgar, Ottawa. Add to iCal | Google | Yahoo |
Info-Picket: Support of Striking Porter Airlines Workers! Event begins at 7:10am, Thursday, May 23rd. Where and When: Assembly point is the Human Rights monument (northeast corner of Elgin and Lisgar) Ultimate destination -- Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave W Background: Thursday, May 23rd will be Day 133 of a strike by 22 courageous aircraft fuellers at Toronto based Porter Airlines. The group, members of COPE Local 343, earns wages of $12 and $13 per hour, and they are proposing health and safety training and equipment for their members. The company has offered paltry increases of zero for some, and 25 cents per hour for others, with nothing at all to address the group's health and safety concerns. Porter Airlines is led by CEO and majority owner Robert Deluce, who clearly aims to bust the recently-formed union, and establish poverty wages and rotten working conditions as their competitive advantage over other airlines. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is marking Day 133 of this strike by picking a side in this dispute – and he has picked the wrong side. Rather than join the growing list of mainstream political leaders respecting the COPE-called Porter Airlines boycott, the Mayor has outraged local residents by inviting Porter’s millionaire CEO to speak to a crony, $45-a-plate breakfast with Ottawa’s Chamber of Commerce. (See www.obj.ca/FlyingPage/35 for breakfast details) It is speculated that the Mayor may be hoping to persuade Deluce to re-locate his union-busting operation to Ottawa. The Workers Action Working Group of Solidarity Against Austerity is joining the growing grassroots campaign in support of these striking workers. We invite all those interested in standing up for workers, and challenging these predatory business practices, to join us for a Solidarity Information Picket at the site of this crony breakfast – Ottawa’s City Hall. We will gather at the Human Rights Monument at the corner of Elgin St. and Lisgar St. at 7:10am on Thursday, May 23rd. Our message: Boycott Porter Airlines! Corporate union busters not welcome in Ottawa! Bring your pots and pans, let’s make some noise! For more information: Solidarity Against Austerity | www.dontflyporter.com | Twitter: @porterstrike | #dontflyporter |
| 7:00pm, Thursday May 23, 2013 Regal Beagle, 335 Bloor St. W, Toronto. Add to iCal | Google | Yahoo |
Book launch: Catastrophism and the Left A conversation with Eddie Yuen and David McNally Eddie Yuen teaches Urban Studies at the San Francisco Art Institute and is a writer, editor, and radio producer. His publications include The Battle Of Seattle: The New Challenge to Capitalist Globalization, Eds. Eddie Yuen, Daniel Burton-Rose, and George Katsiaficas (Soft Skull Press, 2002). Eddie is also a contributing producer for the radio program Against the Grain. He is a contributor to Catastrophism: The Apocalyptic Politics of Crisis and Rebirth. David McNally teaches political Science at York University and is the author of many books, including, Monsters of the Market: Zombies, Vampires and Global Capitalism (awarded the 2012 Deutscher Prize). He is a contributor to Catastrophism: The Apocalyptic Politics of Crisis and Rebirth. Meeting sponsored by the Toronto New Socialist Group | Facebook event |
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