Category: Labour
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Conversion: Alternatives for the GM Shutdown
GM’s announcement that it will halt production at its award-winning assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario was hardly a surprise, though it still managed to stun the federal and Ontario governments. #SaveOshawaGM #GreenJobs Keep reading »
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With López Obrador In, Workers Have the Confidence to Walk Out
Mexico’s new president has raised wages, and maquiladora workers have gone on strike along the border #Matamoros Keep reading »
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India General Strike 2019
A report on the #GeneralStrike in India from Bangalore by @jamie_woodcock Keep reading »
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Sugarcane and Steelworkers’ Strikes in Iran
A review of the strikes by sugarcane and steelworkers in Iran. #IranProtests @IASWIinfo Keep reading »
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Resist Doug Ford!
Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions, Calls on Workers to Resist Doug Ford. Watch video »
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Hotels vs Housing? Platforms, Rent and Resistance in Toronto
Whether it is called the collaborative, platform, crowd-sourcing, or ‘sharing’ economy, the rise of peer-to-peer exchanges raises important questions for workers and unions. Watch video »
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The Fight to Rebuild and Improve Public Healthcare
Analysis of the cuts to healthcare funding in Ontario and what we need to do to secure, rebuild and improve public healthcare for all. Watch video »
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Socialism at the Forefront of Numsa’s New Political Party
A socialist South Africa led by the working class – this is the vision of the newly registered political party, the Socialist Revolutionary Workers’ Party (SRWP). At the party’s two-day long pre-launch conference, over a thousand delegates congregated to discuss, what it means to promote socialism in South Africa. Keep reading »
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Remembering the Metro Days of Action
As Ontario faces a new round of neoliberal attacks on workers, the poor, racialized, and other marginalized communities it is important to draw lessons from past struggles. Watch video »
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The Political Revolution Goes to Work
The political revolution can’t be limited to election campaigns – it must be brought into our workplaces and unions too – writes Jane Slaughter. Keep reading »
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GM Oshawa: Making Hope Possible
The end of GM Oshawa seems on the verge of becoming the new reality. Overturning this imposed reality can’t be achieved by traditional protest. Keep reading »
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Taking on the GM Shutdown: Unifor, Oshawa and Community Control
General Motor’s plan to end production at its Oshawa plant at the end of 2019 is a callous, cynical act by the U.S.-based multinational auto giant that needs to be … Keep reading »