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The Mass Resistance in Honduras: Its Own Voice
| July 11, 2009
Most of the coverage of the military coup in Honduras from bourgeois and liberal circles, and from many “Western” foreign ministers and departments, has focused on what various governments are … Keep reading »
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Managing the Crisis in Toronto: Class Power and Striking City Workers
| July 10, 2009
After six months of negotiations without a contract and little movement during collective bargaining, City of Toronto workers in CUPE Locals 79 and 416 went on strike on June 22. … Keep reading »
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The Windsor CUPE Strike: Implications for the Labour Movement and the Left
| July 9, 2009
Negotiations are scheduled to resume on Thursday, July 9th, between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 82 (outside workers) and Local 543 (inside workers) and the City of Windsor. … Keep reading »
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Air Canada Workers Reject Wage, Pension Concessions
| July 8, 2009
Members of the largest union at Air Canada have narrowly voted to reject an extraordinary agreement that would have frozen their wages for the next 21 months and allowed the … Keep reading »
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Canada and Honduras
| July 7, 2009
Hostility to the military coup in Honduras is increasing. So is the Harper government’s isolation on the issue. At Saturday’s special meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) Canada’s … Keep reading »
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Support CUPE 79 and 416 Toronto City Workers on Strike
| July 4, 2009
CUPE workers at the City of Toronto are now into their second week of a strike. They are holding the line against the drive by government and business employers demanding … Keep reading »
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Toronto City Workers on Strike: Battling Neoliberal Urbanism
| July 2, 2009
On June 22nd, City of Toronto workers walked off the job leaving garbage uncollected, parks and recreation programmes shutdown, daycares shuttered and a range of services critical to city living … Keep reading »
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World Slump
| June 30, 2009
The Financial Crisis and Emerging Class Struggles in the Global South Toronto, June 28, 2009 – The political period that has opened up since the financial turbulence of 2007 began … Watch video »
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Acceptable Versus Unacceptable Repression: A Lesson in Canadian Imperial Hypocrisy
| June 30, 2009
June has been a difficult month for progressive activists around the world. Mass protests in Iran and indigenous blockades in Peru were met with heavy repression, while a left-of-centre President … Keep reading »
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Pro-Israel Lobby Alarmed by Growth of Boycott, Divestment Movement
| June 29, 2009
The movement to call Israel to account for its crimes against the Palestinian people is growing. It is “invading the mainstream discourse, becoming part of the constant and unrelenting drumbeat … Keep reading »
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Lessons from the Humbling of General Motors
| June 26, 2009
Of all 20th century industries, it was the auto sector that best captured the sway of capitalism and the rise of American dominance. The assembly line showed off capitalism’s remarkable … Keep reading »
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Renewing Workers’ Struggles in the Crisis: The Windsor Workers’ Action Centre
| June 24, 2009
In 1946, Windsor’s working class was at the epicentre of dramatic changes to Canadian workers’ lives, organizations, and relationships to employers. The settlement of the UAW’s 1945 Ford strike established … Keep reading »
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