Category: Labour
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Trade Union and ‘Progressive’ Strategies
Toronto — 11 October 2013. Pension Funds, Unions, and Working Class Strategies – session 2: The responsible investment, capital stewardship, and ‘pension fund activism’ movements It is noteworthy that as finance has … Watch video »
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Prospects for a Continental Workers’ Movement: A Friendly Debate
The two articles that follow are part of a debate on the prospects and problems of building international working-class solidarity and struggle. They focus on these issues for the case … Keep reading »
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AFL-CIO Convention: Leaving Existing Members Behind?
As American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) leaders packed up to leave Los Angeles last Wednesday, they basked in the glow of favourable media coverage of … Keep reading »
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Prime Your Mind for Resistance to the ‘Right to Work’ Lie
Toronto — 12 September 2013. Bankers get bailed out, corporations get incentives, workers get attacked… and ‘right to work’ laws threaten to take this much further. Moderated by Tracy Macmaster, … Watch video »
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Win This Strike!
Following his election as President of Unifor, Jerry Dias, rallying the troops, argued: “Unifor is here because it’s time to stop playing defence and start playing offence. It’s time to … Keep reading »
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The Future We Don’t Want
ILO Discussion on “Green Economy” is out of step with many unions and social movements The “green economy” was one of the central issues debated during this year’s International Labour (ILO) … Keep reading »
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The War on Public School Teachers
New Unions, New Alliances, New Politics The U.S. working-class was slow to respond to the hard times it faced during and after the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Finally, however, in February, … Keep reading »
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Fighting Austerity
Our Crisis and Rebuilding Unions from Below Dan Gallin is Chair of the Global Labour Institute (www.global-labour.org), a labour service organization established in 1997 with a secretariat in Geneva. This is … Keep reading »
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Organized Labour in the Gezi Process
Reflections on a Popular Uprising and Weakened Organized Labour The recent wave of resistance that spread from a park in one of the historic neighbourhoods of Istanbul, Turkey has evoked significant … Keep reading »
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Austerity Agenda Targets the Disabled
The recent Ontario provincial budget did not do very much to uphold Kathleen Wynne‘s claim to the title of ‘Social Justice Premier.’ Most of those on social assistance received an … Keep reading »
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The Problem of Labour Imperialism
Toronto — 21 April 2013. A forum with Kim Scipes and Marion Pollack to discuss the issues and challenges in building international labour solidarity. Moderated by Farid C. Partovi, presentations … Watch video »
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May Day 2013: Solidarity City
Toronto — 1 May 2013. Other May Day 2013 videos and pictures: #May1TO – Thousands marched in Toronto’s May day 2013 – Workers Power by Barrio Nuevo. People’s Solidarity with … Watch video »