Category: Labour
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(part 2) South Africa and the Changing Politics of Labour
Part 2: NUMSA and the Emergence of a New Movement NUMSA has always been the left critic within COSATU. Its roots lay in the traditions of independent socialism of FOSATU and … Keep reading »
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South Africa and the Changing Politics of Labour
Part 1: The Demise of COSATU The two biggest signifiers of the state of the labour movement in South Africa in 2014 are, on the one hand, a terminal crisis within … Keep reading »
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Mobilizing Temporary Migrant Workers
A Compendium of Forms and Preliminary Discussion While labour migration has been a recurring phenomenon in human history, what is new in the post-1970 period of restructuring in the world capitalist … Keep reading »
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The Working Class and Left Politics: Back on the American Radar
The American political system, so highly polarized between conservative Republicans and moderate Democrats, has experienced in the last year some interesting changes on the left-hand margin of the national political … Keep reading »
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Fair Wages Now!
Toronto — 18 June 2014. Our fight for a $14 minimum wage continues no matter who gets elected! On June 18, the Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage rallied in … Watch video »
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Boycott IKEA: Some Assembly Required
Locked out for thirteen months, over three hundred IKEA workers in Richmond, BC are still holding out. While setting record profits in 2013, IKEA is trying to impose a two-tier … Keep reading »
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Aeration and the CLC Convention of 2014
When you are slowly suffocating due to oxygen deprivation, it’s a bit of a priority to breathe fresh air again. It helps if someone finally opens a window so air … Keep reading »
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Continental Crucible: Workers and Unions in the Transformation of North America
A Book Review by Chris Schenk Continental Crucible, written by Richard Roman and Edur Velasco and published by Fernwood in 2013, examines the clash between what the authors term the “corporate … Keep reading »
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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 »