Category: Labour
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Building Solidarity Against Austerity: Learning From Our Past
Ottawa — 26 April 2014. Moderated by Simone Powell. Presentations by: Rosemary Warskett is a former PSAC Staff Rep. Jean-Claude Parrot is the former National President of the Canadian Union … Watch video »
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Challenging the Leadership of the Canadian Labour Congress
Toronto — 27 April 2014. The Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly (GTWA) presents a forum with Hassan Husseini, candidate for the Presidency of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). Hassan Husseini is … Watch video »
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Low-Cost Mass Graves for the Working Class
Miners Massacre in Turkey A mine explosion has just claimed the lives, as of the latest count, of almost 300 workers in Turkey. This event added another link to the long … Keep reading »
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(Re)Radicalization of the Working Class in Turkey?
An Appraisal of Recent Workplace Occupations Autonomy, occupation, self-management… these long-forgotten terms are back in Turkey since late 2012-early 2013. There have been several factory occupations since last year. The most … Keep reading »
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Coeur Mines Treading in Dangerous Water at San Bartolome Mine in Bolivia
Recent protests surrounding the New Mining Law by the cooperative sector in Bolivia climaxed to dangerous levels this past week. The approval of the law was stalled when legislators modified … Keep reading »
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Raising Our Expectations
Looking back to the defeat of the labour movement since the early 1980s, three lessons seem especially important. First, any gains made under capitalism are temporary; they can be reversed. … Keep reading »
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Hassan Husseini’s CLC Challenge
This year’s Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) convention might be worth attending after all. With a presidential challenge in the air, labour leaders will have to trade in their silk shirts … Keep reading »
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New Working Class Leadership and the Prospects for Socialist Politics in South Africa
The dramatic upsurge of popular grass-roots protest in South Africa’s townships and rural areas in recent years has been well-termed as marking a virtual “rebellion of the poor” in that … Watch video »
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Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
A discussion with author and labour organizer Jane McAlevey. Join Sam Gindin in a discussion with Jane McAlevey about her book Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell). In her book, McAlevey … Watch video »
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The State of Class Struggle in South Africa
“People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be until they have learnt to seek out the interests of some class … Keep reading »
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The UAW at Volkswagen: Workers, Unions and the Left
For a number of reasons, U.S. unions are on the defensive – from concerted attacks by employers, the political and cultural effects of 30 years of neoliberalism as well as … Keep reading »
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“Manifestos and Reality”
A Presentation to the Cape Town Press Club by NUMSA General Secretary I speak to you today with a powerful and united mandate from 341,150 metalworkers. They made their views extremely … Keep reading »