Category: Labour
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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 »
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Saskatchewan: A Beachhead of Labour Law Reform?
Sweeping changes to Saskatchewan’s labour relations and employment standards legislation are on the verge of being passed. Bill 85, the Saskatchewan Employment Act, will dramatically transform the laws governing trade … Keep reading »
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Why I’m Voting No: OSSTF and Ontario Teachers
Teachers in Ontario may not know it, but their actions in this coming week will have huge ramifications for unionized workers across Ontario and across the country. We stand poised … Keep reading »
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Fare Increases to Pay for New Transit in Toronto
Punishing those who can least afford to pay Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Area’s regional transit authority, has released a short list of revenue tools that they will consider using to help … Keep reading »
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My Response to Three MPs’ Statements on CUPW
Federal Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Adler has said in a statement that a CUPW (Canadian Union of Postal Workers) newsletter was “radical” propaganda. He was supported by two … Keep reading »
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Ending the Dues Check-Off: Forcing Union Renewal?
The spread of the notoriously misnamed ‘right-to-work’ legislation in the U.S. – most notably in Michigan, the home of the iconic sit-down strikes and effective birth of modern American-Canadian trade … Keep reading »
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Dissent Brews in the OSSTF
Over a month has passed since Bill 115 was repealed by the Ontario Liberals, but the contracts imposed on the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and Elementary Teachers’ Federation … Keep reading »
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Porter Airlines: The Little Strike that Could
On Saturday, 26 January 2013 tens of thousands of teachers and supporters rallied outside the Liberal leadership convention at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in opposition to their Bill 115 … Keep reading »
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Unity, Democracy, Militancy: New Trade Union Initiative in India
Toronto — 24 February 2013. Gautam Mody is Secretary of the New Trade Union Initiative, a trade union centre in India founded in 2002. NTUI proclaims itself as independent from … Watch video »