Category: Labour
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Austerity and Ontario’s Universities
The contributors challenge the neoliberal mantra that there is no alternative but austerity to deal with the economic crisis and government deficits; in fact, austerity is shown to be counterproductive … Watch video »
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Class Struggles in Crisis: From Walmart to the State
Toronto — 22 February 2013. A panel discussion introduced and moderated by Socialist Register co-editor Greg Albo. Presentations by: Arun Gupta – co-founder of The Indypendent and The Occupied Wall … Watch video »
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In Walmart and Fast Food, Unions Scaling Up a Strike-First Strategy
Small but highly publicized strikes by Walmart retail and warehouse workers last fall set the labour movement abuzz and gained new respect for organizing methods once regarded skeptically. “The labour … Keep reading »
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Subsidies and Concessions: The Never-Ending Corporate Shake-Down
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first economic policy initiative of 2013, which took him to Oakville in early January to trumpet yet another $250-million in auto subsidies, ought to raise some … Keep reading »
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Teachers’ Strikes and the Fight Against Austerity in Ontario
On January 3, Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten announced that she will be imposing concessionary contracts on the province’s teachers. This is a drastic attack on collective bargaining rights that … Keep reading »
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Camaro Blues
GM’s mid-December announcement that the next generation Camaro will be produced in Lansing, Michigan not in Oshawa is cause for serious reflection among Canadian autoworkers. This relocation of production is … Keep reading »
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Kill Bill 115: Where is the Ontario Labour Movement Going?
This week, Ontario’s teachers, education workers and students will be turning up the heat on the Liberal minority government and Bill 115, which imposes a concessionary bargaining agenda on teachers’ … Keep reading »
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The Campaign Against the Rand Formula
It has been widely reported that Pierre Poilievre, the Federal Conservative MP for Nepean-Carleton, has launched a campaign to change the rules regarding the payment of union dues [See his … Keep reading »
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Solidarity or Exclusion? British Columbia Unions and Chinese Mineworkers
It’s obvious why HD Mining is hiring workers in China to work at the Murray River Coal Project in Northern British Columbia. Because they are admitted to Canada on work … Keep reading »
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A Show of Determination on Black Friday
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the U.S., is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year as retailers kick off the holiday season. But this year could begin … Keep reading »
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What is the ANC and Where is the Left in South Africa?
About a month ago I stood with some 200 striking farm workers in South Africa’s Hex River Valley, a rich agricultural region that produces table grapes for export. The workers … Keep reading »
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Waiting For a Walkout: The End of McGuinty?
For the first time since the late 1990s, a provincial labour-related education bill has angered a substantial number of Ontarians, from students to parents and, of course, teachers. Bill 115, … Keep reading »