Archives: Popular Struggles
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Amazon Workers in Germany Are on Strike
While everyone is talking about the unionization campaign at Amazon in Alabama, there have also been strikes at Amazon in Germany and Italy.
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Jagmeet Singh’s cowardice on Palestine sparks Canadian backlash
Singh again went off on a tangent about anti-Semitism and hate crimes, never once mentioning Palestinians.
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Shifting Gears with Sean Sweeney and John Treat
Labor Strategies for Low-Cost Public Transit Mobility (April 6th, 6pm EDT).
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Perfect conditions for a deadly storm
No paid sick days, unvaccinated workers and a rise in COVID-19 variants.
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Unethical spread of COVID variants
Here’s what ICU doctors are telling the Ontario government.
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Human rights-based approach to public transit
Transit ridership in Toronto dropped dramatically at the beginning of the pandemic as people who could work from home stayed put.
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Offline and Online, Protests Are Sweeping Across Asia
From Nepal to India, Thailand to Myanmar, people are taking to the streets – or social media – to demand change.
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The Paris Commune of 1871
The measures a government takes regarding its Central Bank, the debts of working class people, public debt and private banks are decisive.
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Day of solidarity with the Haitian people
This is a demonstration against Canadian support for Jovenel Moïse’s dictatorship in Haiti.
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Workers’ Power Under Coronavirus
Capital has already exploited the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse for layoffs and wage cuts. If workers are to survive, they’ll need to be organised – and ready to brush off criticism to take strike action.
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Banking on Climate Chaos
Runaway funding for fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure fuels climate chaos and threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions.
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Why public-private partnerships are still not delivering
The outbreak of COVID-19 has vividly exposed the repercussions of decades of austerity policies that have undermined and privatised public services.