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Migration and Capitalism, in the Age of Trump
| May 15, 2017
Toward the Freedom of Movement for People, Not Capital “We are people! We are not illegal!” — Kiwi Ilafonte This past May 1st, across the United States and here in Quebec, … Keep reading »
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Building a National Solidarity Coalition
| May 14, 2017
Toronto – 11 May 2017 Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) hosted a panel discussion during the Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress. The panelists discussed their experiences working with … Watch video »
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The Corruption of a Dream
| May 11, 2017
“Behind every great fortune there is a crime.” — Honoré de Balzac The SASSA scandal currently unfolding is probably the most dramatic expression of how far the African National Congress … Keep reading »
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Childcare Now! The Struggle for Quality, Universal Childcare
| May 10, 2017
In 1991, 20 per cent of childcare workers belonged to a union. This stands at 21 per cent today. Despite their stated commitment to organize women in the wage ghetto … Keep reading »
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Canada’s 150th: A Québécois View
| May 9, 2017
Each sovereign state can choose the date of its national holiday. Generally, this date recalls the accession to independence. The United States, for example, chose to emphasize each year their … Keep reading »
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Hats and Men: Marx’s Faulty Symmetry
| May 8, 2017
It is 150 years since Karl Marx published the first volume of Capital: A Critique of Political Economy in 1867, with the two subsequent volumes coming out under the editorship … Keep reading »
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Bill C-27: An Attack on Pensions
| May 7, 2017
The Ottawa Committee for Pension Security (OCPS) recently co-hosted a panel discussion with the Congress of Union Retirees about Bill C-27, a Bill that will give employers the tools they need to dump their defined benefit pension plan guaranteed promises, including the benefits already earned and paid for by active workers and retirees. Watch video »
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Anti-Austerity Geringonça in Portugal
| May 6, 2017
A new word has arisen in the European political debate: Geringonça. This new Portuguese political term geringonça (contraption), refers to the current minority government of the Socialist Party (center-left) supported … Keep reading »
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Zionist Colonization is Not ‘Exceptional’: A Marxist Viewpoint
| May 4, 2017
This article aims to challenge the rather widely accepted claim that the nature of Zionist settler colonization is exceptional[1] and even “defies appeal to any precedent that can usefully be … Keep reading »
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Convenient Untruths About ‘Human Nature’
| May 3, 2017
Can People Deal with Climate Change and Nuclear Weapons? At this most critical of times, do current erroneous assumptions about human nature play a role at a deep level in the … Keep reading »
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‘Things are serious’: Update on the French Presidential Election
| May 2, 2017
“C’est grave,” (things are serious) said the monsieur who sells me the papers every morning. A resident of Mantes-la-Jolie (a working class town at the western edge of the Paris … Keep reading »
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A Day Without Immigrants
| May 1, 2017
Millions of immigrants, both documented and undocumented, who lead hard working and productive lives, are also union members. Donald Trump launched his political campaign in 2015 with a racist attack … Keep reading »
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