Category: Labour
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Solidarity Is Strength – panel discussion
From the Ontario Days of Action to Building the Fight Against Ford This is part 2 of the “Solidarity Is Strength” event. 0:00 Vic – introductions 2:40 Sue Pinel, francophone … Watch video »
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Ensuring that the Unions’ Bark will be Worse than their Bite
The United States had a Tricky Dick. Canada has a Sneaky Mark. Contextualizing Part III of Bill C-39—Labour Relations A collective bargaining regime which does not permit a workers’ union … Keep reading »
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Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form
The 18th-century notion of the panopticon – a circular prison design with a guard station in the middle, allowing a single officer to enforce discipline by keeping watch over all … Keep reading »
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Solidarity Is Strength
From the Ontario Days of Action to Building the Fight Against Ford Solidarity is Strength is an organizing event reflecting on a defining chapter of Ontario’s history and what lessons … Watch video »
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We’ll Take Those Odds: The Left and the Polarization of Options
The contemporary crisis of legitimacy, the importance of revitalizing organized labour, and the generation-defining project of organizing Amazon. Keep reading »
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How Amazon Busts Unions, In Its Own Words
Internal documents disclosed in a British Columbia labour case give us an incredibly detailed look into how exactly Amazon carries out its union-busting operations. Keep reading »
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Palestine Unions: Global Call for Worker Action Against Genocide
The Palestinian labour movement reiterates its solidarity with workers across the world resisting all forms of oppression and calls for global action to end complicity in Israel’s ongoing genocide and … Keep reading »
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Mass Incarceration in El Salvador: State of Exception, State of Repression
In March 2022 the Nayib Bukele administration in El Salvador invoked an emergency measure called a “state of exception” in reaction to a spike in gang violence. Under the pretext … Watch video »
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Booklaunch: Out of the Impasse?
This launch of Herman Rosenfeld’s writings provides a vital record of socialist analysis rooted in the lived experiences of Canadian labour. Drawing on his background as a shop floor worker … Watch video »
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Out of the Impasse?
Debating Class Politics and Canadian Unions This collection of Herman Rosenfeld’s writings provides a vital record of socialist analysis rooted in the lived experiences of Canadian labour. Drawing on his … Keep reading »
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Stella and Michel – A Revolutionary Love Story
My mother-in-law was a big reader and bought most of her books second-hand at the local Salvation Army for $.25 to $1.00 each. Over the decades she amassed a huge … Keep reading »
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Education Under Siege
Ontario’s higher education sector is at a breaking point. From the systematic marketization of colleges and universities to the sustained attack on labour rights, the provincial government’s strategy is clear: … Watch video »