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  UNITE Union Minimum Wage Campaign in New Zealand: Strengthening the Working Class

  One bright star above the gloom of recession in New Zealand is the Unite union’s campaign for a living wage. This campaign takes the form of a Citizen’s Initiated Referendum … Keep reading »

  Labour  •  August 5, 2009  •  Don Franks

• VSF Statement of Purpose

  Vancouver Socialist ForumPublishes Statement of Purpose Vancouver Socialist Forum was formed in 2007 by political activists from a variety of political backgrounds, to organize educational events on social justice issues and … Keep reading »

  Social Movements  •  August 4, 2009  •  Vancouver Socialist Forum

• Transcending Pessimism: Rekindling Socialist Imagination

  I “We’re free… we’re free.” The last words of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, Death of a Salesman, are uttered, sobbing, by Linda Loman over her husband Willy’s grave. Weary and penniless … Keep reading »

  Economy  •  July 28, 2009  •  Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin

• The Toronto ‘Garbage Strike’ and the Critique of Ideology

  After six months of contract negotiations with the City of Toronto, union members of CUPE locals 79 (representing inside workers) and 416 (representing outside workers) went on strike on June … Keep reading »

  Labour  •  July 27, 2009  •  Matthew Flisfeder

• The Toronto Municipal Strike: Who Do We Get Mad At?

  Public sector strikes are frustrating to both the public and the strikers. The public is upset with losing daily services they have come to depend on, while the strikers are … Keep reading »

  Labour  •  July 24, 2009  •  Sam Gindin and Steven Burdick

• Wall Declares War on Organized Labour in Saskatchewan

  Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has had a cake walk since defeating Lorne Calvert and the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the November 2007 provincial elections. After Calvert’s resignation and as … Keep reading »

  Canada  •  July 13, 2009  •  J. F. Conway
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  The Mass Resistance in Honduras: Its Own Voice

  Most of the coverage of the military coup in Honduras from bourgeois and liberal circles, and from many “Western” foreign ministers and departments, has focused on what various governments are … Keep reading »

  Latin America  •  July 11, 2009  •  Felipe Stuart Cournoyer

• Managing the Crisis in Toronto: Class Power and Striking City Workers

  After six months of negotiations without a contract and little movement during collective bargaining, City of Toronto workers in CUPE Locals 79 and 416 went on strike on June 22. … Keep reading »

  Labour  •  July 10, 2009  •  Carlo Fanelli
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  The Windsor CUPE Strike: Implications for the Labour Movement and the Left

  Negotiations are scheduled to resume on Thursday, July 9th, between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 82 (outside workers) and Local 543 (inside workers) and the City of Windsor. … Keep reading »

  Labour  •  July 9, 2009  •  Jeff Noonan

• Air Canada Workers Reject Wage, Pension Concessions

  Members of the largest union at Air Canada have narrowly voted to reject an extraordinary agreement that would have frozen their wages for the next 21 months and allowed the … Keep reading »

  Economy, Labour  •  July 8, 2009  •  Roger Annis
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  Canada and Honduras

  Hostility to the military coup in Honduras is increasing. So is the Harper government’s isolation on the issue. At Saturday’s special meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) Canada’s … Keep reading »

  Latin America  •  July 7, 2009  •  Yves Engler
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  Support CUPE 79 and 416 Toronto City Workers on Strike

  CUPE workers at the City of Toronto are now into their second week of a strike. They are holding the line against the drive by government and business employers demanding … Keep reading »

  Labour  •  July 4, 2009  •  Socialist Project