Category: Labour
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The US Strike Wave, the DSA, and Transforming the State
Episode 20: Oats talked with Eric Blanc about his recent book, Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics. Listen to audio »
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Teachers’ Strikes: A New Class Politics Emerging
Analysis of the wave of illegal teachers’ strikes that hit the American mid-west in 2018. Keep reading »
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One Million More Reasons to Mobilize Against Ford
The public sector ‘salary restraint’ legislation was introduced on June 5th #QueensPark. The Bill is a shot across the bow of public sector unions, especially the teachers’ unions #OnPoli Keep reading »
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Toronto 1919
Play by the Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group in memory of the Toronto General Strike in 1919. Recorded in Toronto, 14 May 2019, part of the Cabaret 1919. Watch video »
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General Strike: Cabaret 1919
An exciting cabaret evening of theatre, music and poetry on the centenary of the Winnipeg General Strike (15 May 1919). Recorded in #Toronto, 14 May 2019. Watch video »
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The Iranian Working Class: History and Tasks Today
The Iranian workers’ movement dates back 120 years. One of the earliest strikes involving eleven thousand oil industry workers took place sometime between 1923 and 1930. This strike was organized by the first Communist Party of Iran. Keep reading »
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Unifor Settlement with GM – Footprint or Toe Tag?
Did Unifor President Jerry Dias make a deal to save the Oshawa plant, or did he give in and accept GM’s determination to end vehicle production in Oshawa? Just before … Keep reading »
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May 1st: International Workers’ Solidarity Day
The Flag By Pablo Neruda Stand up with me. No one would like more than I to stay on the pillow where your eyelids try to shut out the world for … Watch video »
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What you Need to Know About May Day
For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? Keep reading »
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Grocery Store Workers Take on a Multinational
At precisely 1:00 Eastern time on the afternoon of April 11th, 31,000 workers at 253 Stop and Shop grocery stores throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts walked off their jobs. … Keep reading »
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GM Oshawa: Lowered Expectations, Unexplored Opportunities
A little over a generation ago, #GMCanada employed 23,000 hourly and office workers in #Oshawa. The steady decline to GM’s current numbers was accompanied, each step of the way, by the consolation that ‘well, at least some of the jobs remained’. Keep reading »
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Peacemakers and Academics Facing Prison in Turkey
As cultural workers, unionists and academics working in Toronto and Canada, we strongly condemn the continuing harassment and sentencing of academics and students charged by the Turkish state with “propagandizing … Keep reading »