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Debating the Future of Die Linke: A Strong Die Linke Is Possible and Needed
When it was founded 15 years ago, on 16 June 2007, the German socialist party Die Linke inspired socialists and progressives across Europe as a chance to reunite and rebuild … Keep reading »
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UPS Risks Major Strike: Refuses to Prioritize Driver’s Safety
As UPS drivers around the country struggle to do their jobs in triple-digit temperatures – literally baking inside non-air-conditioned trucks – their wealthy employer refuses to take action. Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Bill 7 Rife with Discrimination Against the Elderly
At a press conference held on August 31st, the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC), the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE), and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced they … Keep reading »
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UK’s Transport Workers on Work, Dignity and Power of a Union
With the cost of living soaring and wages falling further behind, the union leader has become the face of resistance. He talks about the rail dispute, and the stereotyping of the working-class. Keep reading »
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Elderly Patients Forced into Long-Term Care: Ontario’s Healthcare Crisis
Here are the facts about the new legislation of Doug Ford’s Ontario Conservative government, Bill 7 – More Beds, Better Care Act, 2022, which was introduced in the Ontario Legislature … Keep reading »
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Independent Unions Can Help Break Through the Economic Crisis and Labor’s Paralysis
At the dawn of the Great Depression, millions of workers were angry and didn’t see existing unions rising to the moment. They managed to build a fighting labor movement that transformed labor law and won the welfare state as we know it. Keep reading »
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Toward a Public Pathway to Energy Transition
On Wednesday, July 27th, 2022, representatives of unions and social movements met in Johannesburg to discuss the country’s energy crisis. The representatives agreed to form a united front to resist … Keep reading »
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The Ontario Government’s Plans for Healthcare Privatization and Seniors: Ontario Health Coalition Responds
The Ontario Conservative government of Doug Ford released what it called a five-point healthcare plan this morning in a press conference. In summary: On COVID-19 there was nothing new. On … Keep reading »
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Statements of Solidarity with Walden Bello
Speaking truth to power is not a crime: drop charges against Walden Bello, decriminalize libel & cyberlibel Focus on the Global South On Monday, 8 August 2022, Dr. Walden Bello was … Keep reading »
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‘The Canary in the Coal Mine’: Sri Lanka’s Crisis is a Chronicle Foretold
Sri Lanka’s acute economic crisis and sovereign debt default, along with its people’s uprising in 2022, has drawn attention across the world. It is described as the ‘canary in the … Keep reading »
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Ontario Government Refuses to Address the Healthcare Crisis
The Doug Ford government re-released its spring Budget this week with a new first quarter fiscal and economic update providing a little bit more information – albeit from a government … Keep reading »
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National Strike Called on Cost of Living Crisis in South Africa
On August 5, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) held its second Working Class Summit. This was the first gathering since July 2018, and since the COVID-19 pandemic, … Keep reading »