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Job Action at Toronto Pearson Airport Shows Why Little Strikes Matter
| September 2, 2017
As Labour Day approaches, we are often reminded of the large strikes that defined Canada’s labour movement. The 30,000 workers in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike or 11,000 autoworkers in … Keep reading »
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The NAFTA Consensus
| August 29, 2017
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks started on August 16 with very little of the fire and fury Donald Trump had promised during his campaign. His pledge to … Keep reading »
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Afghanistan: There Is Only One Solution
| August 27, 2017
Donald Trump spent a lot of time when campaigning last year denouncing Barack Obama’s foreign policy. Yet within months of entering the White House he too is pledging to continue … Keep reading »
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Grant Devine’s Alternative Truth
| August 25, 2017
The Tory Caucus Fraud Scandal of the 1990s “When it comes to the crime of fraud, single mothers who, out of desperation, cheat on welfare, have most often gone to jail… … Keep reading »
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Catalonia: The Referendum and its Previous Lives
| August 23, 2017
In June 2017 a referendum on Catalan independence was announced by the Government of Catalonia, formed by members of the Junts pel Sí coalition, supported by the Popular Unity Candidacy … Keep reading »
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British Columbia NDP’s Crawl to $15
| August 21, 2017
Last Tuesday the new British Columbia NDP government announced it was raising the province’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2021. The new government had already announced it would … Keep reading »
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How New York Subways Got Broke, On Purpose
| August 18, 2017
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing for a tax on the rich to fund desperately needed improvements to the crumbling subway system run by the Metropolitan Transportation … Keep reading »
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An Injury to One is an Injury to All!
| August 16, 2017
We Will Not Let the Virus of Hate Spread Hate crawled up from the sewers of Charlottesville, Virginia on Friday and flooded the streets with thousands of white men bearing torches … Keep reading »
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Korean Unions Call for a Just Energy Transition
| August 15, 2017
In a series of landmark statements following the May 2017 election of the pro-reform President Moon Jae-in, Korean energy, transport and public service workers have called for “a just energy … Keep reading »
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An Injury to One is an Injury to All? U.S. Labour’s Divergent Reactions to Trump
| August 13, 2017
Arshiya Chime is a union member helping to rescue the world from climate change. Once she gets her doctorate degree later this year from the University of Washington, she will … Keep reading »
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Six Glaring Issues with the Supreme Court Line 9 Decision
| August 11, 2017
On 26 July, the Supreme Court of Canada announced its decision regarding Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline. The Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, located near London, Ontario, had argued that … Keep reading »
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Successful Convention Moves DSA to Left
| August 9, 2017
The socialist movement in the United States took a big step forward this past weekend as almost 700 delegates representing over 25,000 members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) … Keep reading »
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