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Two Takes on Remaking the U.S. Left
Build an Independent,Democratic Socialist Left The following is an excerpt from Bernie Sanders’s speech at a meeting of the National Committee for Independent Political Action in New York City on … Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Austerity Government Sets Basic Income Trap
The Ontario Government’s Adviser on Basic Income (BI), Hugh Segal, has released his much heralded discussion paper, “Finding a Better Way,” that sets out his proposals for a lengthy BI … Keep reading »
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Ford Unifor Agreement Ratified — Voted Down at Oakville Unit, Local 707
As bargaining between Unifor and the Canadian branches of the Detroit Three automakers came down to the last company, Ford, the signs were pointing to an emerging resistance to decades … Keep reading »
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Protesting the Capitalist University
The University of Manitoba is on strike. Since 1st November, more than 1,200 faculty members took to the picket line to protest the lack of funding for education, a need … Keep reading »
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Violence Against Healthcare Workers: A Canadian Experience
According to healthcare workers interviewed this past year by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU)/Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the health and wellbeing of the individuals devoted to … Keep reading »
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ALBA Social Movements in Canada Condemn the Attacks Against Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement
On the morning of November 4th, 2016, Brazilian military and civilian police used violent force to storm Brazil’s, Landless Workers Movement‘s (MST) Florestan Fernandes National School (ENFF) in Guararema, outside … Keep reading »
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Standing Rock Solid with the Frackers
Are the Trades Putting Labour’s Head in the Gas Oven? If anyone were looking for further evidence that the AFL-CIO remains unprepared to accept the science of climate change, and unwilling … Keep reading »
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Syria and the Antiwar Tradition
There is major disorientation on the left in many Western countries when it comes to Syria and about how antiwar activists should respond to events on the ground in Syria … Keep reading »
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Misreading the Historical Moment
A Response to Murnighan’s “Unifor and Big Three Bargaining” Deep economic crises, as opposed to the regular ups and downs of capitalism, have played a special role in the history of … Keep reading »
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Unifor and Big Three Bargaining: A Response to Gindin’s ‘Different Ways of Making History’
In his essay of October 17, 2016, “Big Three Bargaining: Different Ways of Making History,” Sam Gindin provides an intriguing analysis of current negotiations between Unifor and the Detroit Three … Keep reading »
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What is Really the Matter with CETA?
Canada’s Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland’s sense of amour propre was clearly dented last week when the latest talks to salvage the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European … Keep reading »
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Fighting the TPP: Niagara Labour Organizes
From a Townhall Presentation on the Trans-Pacific Partnership on October 22 by Bruce Allen, organized by the Niagara Regional Labour Council, for which Bruce is Vice-President. I want to take … Keep reading »