Category: Labour
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The Torture of Mumia Abu-Jamal Continues off Death Row
Supporters Demand Transfer to General Population On December 7, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to consider the Philadelphia District Attorney’s final avenue of appeal, current DA Seth Williams announced … Keep reading »
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Strategizing the Resistance: A Conversation with Manny Ness
Toronto — 13 January 2012. In 2012 workers in Toronto face a large coordinated attack on jobs and services. We must resist, again, as workers have resisted throughout history. In … Watch video »
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Canadian Labour At The Crossroads?
A wage cut of fifty per cent. An elimination of pensions. Cuts to benefits. These demands have inevitably led to a major showdown at a locomotive factory in London, Ontario … Keep reading »
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Mayor Ford versus CUPE Locals 79 and 416: Some Thoughts on Strategy
As the Canadian government and its provincial equivalents take part in the global push for austerity, its after effects have significantly strained the fiscal and political dimensions of municipal governance. … Keep reading »
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Novotel Mic Check
Ottawa — 11 December 2011. On the morning of December 11th, 2011, supporters of the Novotel Ottawa workers, who are trying to form a union, gathered for coffee in solidarity. … Watch video »
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Greening Work in an Age of Uncertainty
Is There Something Worse than Climate Change Denial? The theme for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Durban was “Working Together: Saving Tomorrow Today.” Canada’s conservative government, backed by … Keep reading »
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CUPE National: Move Your War Room To Toronto Now
Toronto — 11 December 2011. In 1981, Ronald Reagan took on and smashed PATCO, the Air Traffic Controllers. The American labour movement expressed outrage but did nothing. This sealed the … Watch video »
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South Korea’s 300 Day Aerial Sit-in Strike Highlights Plight of Precarious Workers
in Korea and the Philippines November 1 marked the passage of day 300 of the aerial sit-in strike being waged by Kim Jin-suk. The former employee of Hanjin and current Direction … Keep reading »
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Corporations Occupy Fair Trade
Over the past few weeks the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has shone the spotlight on corporate power and social inequality, and calls have begun to emerge from within the … Keep reading »
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Organized Labour and the Occupations Movement
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) phenomenon has achieved a stature and longevity unrivaled by recent demonstrations in the United States, and has understandably struck a chord with a wide range … Keep reading »
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Occupy Wall Street, the Trade Union Movement and the Fight to Stop the Cuts and Concessions
Tens of thousands – if not hundreds of thousands – of people have taken to the streets over the past four weeks across the United States as part of an … Keep reading »
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Worker Power in an Age of Uneven Austerity
Any time commentators speak of a new ‘age,’ powerful assumptions quickly become entrenched in our thinking. An ‘age of austerity’ now encompasses many western economies as governments launch fierce campaigns … Keep reading »