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The Oshawa Plant Closing
| July 23, 2008
In the wake of GM’s shocking announcement of its plan to close the Oshawa Truck Plant – just two weeks after the end of bargaining – CAW Local 222 organized … Keep reading »
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The Fiasco of Vancouver’s Municipal Reform Party
| July 18, 2008
A decades-long, municipal reform political party in Vancouver has been dealt a serious blow, possibly put out of action, by a combination of clever manoeuvring by liberal (and Liberal!) political … Keep reading »
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Market Meltdown
| July 17, 2008
Capitalism and the Crisis of Neoliberalism Toronto — 17 July 2008. Presentations by: Introduction Greg Albo, Professor of Political Economy, York University Jim Stanford, Economist, Canadian Auto Workers David McNally, Professor … Watch video »
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Palestine in the Middle East (part 2)
| July 16, 2008
Opposing Neoliberalism and U.S. Power (Part 2) Neoliberalism, the ‘New Middle East’ and Palestine In the late 1960s, with the definitive collapse of British and French colonialism in the Middle East, the … Keep reading »
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Palestine in the Middle East (part 1)
| July 15, 2008
Opposing Neoliberalism and U.S. Power (Part 1) Over the last six months, the Palestinian economy has been radically transformed under a new plan drawn up by the Palestinian Authority (PA) called … Keep reading »
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Democracy: Too Important to Leave to the Members?
| July 14, 2008
Earlier this summer, it looked like the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union was about to experience something truly unusual in its history – a contested campaign for national president. The … Keep reading »
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Strike by Five Thousand B.C. Grocery Workers Narrowly Averted
| July 11, 2008
Five thousand workers at one of British Columbia’s largest grocery chains, the Overwaitea Food Group (OFG), have ended a difficult round of collective bargaining by voting in favour of a … Keep reading »
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CLC Convention Highlights the Challenges Facing the Labour Movement in Canada
| July 10, 2008
The triennial convention of the Canadian Labour Congress held in Toronto from May 26 to 30 revealed the positive changes that have edged their way into the labour movement in … Keep reading »
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Perspectives on the U.S. Financial Crisis
| July 7, 2008
It is time to take stock. The centrality of the American economy to the capitalist world – which now literally does encompass the whole world – has spread the financial … Keep reading »
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USW and the Fiasco at Dofasco
| July 3, 2008
Rumours had been swirling for a few weeks about “a big one.” Then, on March 18, United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario District 6 Director Wayne Fraser and Dofasco/Mittal management both broke … Keep reading »
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‘Poverty Reduction’? Reforming without Reforms in a Neoliberal World
| June 30, 2008
On June 21, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) took over a downtown Toronto park for and with the homeless. We were able to create a short lived space where … Keep reading »
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A World in Revolt
| June 28, 2008
Toronto — 23 June 2008 Prospects for socialist revolution in Venezuela and Latin America with Celia Hart. Celia Hart (4 January 1962 – September 7, 2008) was a Cuban physicist … Watch video »
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