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‘Dare Anyone Say a Word?’: The CLC Convention of 2008
| June 17, 2008
There is always something unsettling about people who say one thing and do another. There is for one thing the hypocrisy. Then, there is the uncertainty. It only takes a … Keep reading »
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Canadian Workers Demand Immediate End to War in Afghanistan
| June 14, 2008
On 29 May 2008, the delegates at the national convention of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), representing more than three million workers from every region of Canada and Quebec, voted … Keep reading »
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Disaster in the Making: Canada Concludes Its Free Trade Agreement With Colombia
| June 11, 2008
What’s the monetary value of a Colombian trade unionist’s life? As it turns out, it depends on how many are killed in a given year since the potential fines the … Keep reading »
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Haiti – Damming the Flood
| June 4, 2008
Launch of Peter Hallward’s Damming the Flood: Aristide, Haiti, and the Politics of Containment (Verso Books). Recorded in Toronto, 2 June 2008. Watch video »
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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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