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Falling Wages, High Prices and the Failure of an Export-Oriented Economy
| June 2, 2008
In April 2008, after a wave of protests over low wages and high food prices, including an attempt to generate a general strike by many workers and social activists on … Keep reading »
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Building its Ties to Colombia: Canada’s Imperial Adventure in the Andes
| May 27, 2008
On May 5th, 2008 Canada’s Trade Minister, David Emerson, proudly declared that Canada is “very close” to concluding free trade negotiations with Colombia. According to Foreign Affairs officials, a deal … Keep reading »
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Learning Some Lessons from Michigan’s Auto Jobs Crisis
| May 23, 2008
The evidence of manufacturing job loss on a massive scale in Ontario where the Canadian auto industry is concentrated is clear and undeniable. Nonetheless a question must be asked. Is … Keep reading »
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Putting the Movement Back in Labour
| May 22, 2008
Left Forum at the CLC Convention (27 May 2008): Crisis and Challenges for Workers’ Struggles and Organizations A discussion of the current crises we face in the labour movement and how … Watch video »
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Building Labour Solidarity with Palestine
| May 20, 2008
In July 2005, over 170 Palestinian organizations urged the world to adopt a campaign of boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel in the manner of South Africa Apartheid. This … Keep reading »
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Food Crisis II – Capitalism, Agribusiness, and the Food Sovereignty Alternative
| May 12, 2008
When food riots broke out in Haiti last month, the first country to respond was Venezuela. Within days, planes were on their way from Caracas, carrying 364 tons of badly … Keep reading »
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Race and Policing: Inquiry into Police Killing of Frank Paul Shows Power of Protest
| May 7, 2008
On December 5, 1998 a Vancouver police officer dragged Frank Paul, a 47-year-old Mik’maq man, soaking wet and unconscious, from the downtown holding cells and dumped him in an alley … Keep reading »
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The CAW and Panic Bargaining: Early Opening at the Big Three
| May 6, 2008
In the face of a deteriorating economic climate and concerns about the ‘investment competitiveness’ of Canadian plants, the CAW leadership made a startling move this spring. It had an air … Keep reading »
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What Emergency? An Assessment of Toronto’s 2008 Transit Strike
| May 5, 2008
Last weekend’s two-day transit strike in Toronto raises anew and in starker terms two issues of longstanding concern to the labour movement in this city and throughout the province. First, … Keep reading »
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Socialist Project Labour Movement Platform
As workers, we are today confronted with the challenge of defending what we have and making gains in the face of an ever-expanding and relentless employer offensive. The employers’ drive … Keep reading »
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Justice for Migrant Workers: Why We Will March
| May 1, 2008
Global migration has been increasing rapidly over the last decades within and between states. A disquieting aspect of this has been the growth of migrant workers who are non-citizens and … Keep reading »
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Food Crisis I
| April 28, 2008
In Haiti, where most people get 22% fewer calories than the minimum needed for good health, some are staving off their hunger pangs by eating “mud biscuits” made by mixing … Keep reading »
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