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BC Labour Convention Confronts Economic Crisis
| December 17, 2008
The biannual policy convention of the British Columbia Federation of Labour, held in Vancouver from November 24 to 28, reflected a growing anger among unionized workers with corporate attacks and … Keep reading »
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Grasping the Financial Crisis
| December 9, 2008
Toronto, November 26, 2008. With Sam Gindin, Leo Panitch, Eric Cazdyn, Kanishka Goonewardena: MP3 audio Sam Gindin is Professor in the Department of Political Science at York University, and has … Watch video »
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Economic Crisis and the Poor: Probable Impacts, Prospects for Resistance
| December 8, 2008
Now that the crisis of the financial markets has become a crisis of the ‘real’ economy, it is obvious that those who already face poverty (or live on the edge … Keep reading »
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
| December 7, 2008
Legalizing Terror: The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Jasmin Hristov, author of Blood and Capital: The Paramilitarization of Colombia, Ph.D. candidate York University Todd Gordon, writer on Canadian imperialism and Canada’s free … Watch video »
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The Neoliberal University: Looking at the York Strike
| December 5, 2008
Placed neatly in the middle of a global economic maelstrom, it is near impossible to understand or predict what, if any, consequences the strike by 3500 odd teaching and research … Keep reading »
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From the Global Crisis to Canada’s Crisis
| December 4, 2008
The political crisis that has suddenly erupted in Canada adds yet another dimension to the seemingly unending shockwaves set in motion by the global financial crisis. The sheer political escapism … Keep reading »
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Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Signed
| December 2, 2008
Not a government to fail to live up to its reactionary commitments, the Tories signed Canada’s free trade agreement with Colombia on November 21st. The signing is the culmination of … Keep reading »
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Coalition Government? Let’s Not Give Away The Store
| December 1, 2008
The Harper government’s economic proposals, announced November 27, aroused a cry of outrage from unions and social activists across the country: “Throw the bums out.” The Conservative plan for cutbacks, … Keep reading »
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Financial Crisis and Ecological Amnesia
| December 1, 2008
As OECD governments and political parties rush to pour billions of dollars into the generation of more credit to stimulate more consumption, no one seems to be pointing out that … Keep reading »
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Precarious Employment and the Struggle for Good Jobs in the University Sector
| November 30, 2008
Precarious employment is one of the hallmarks of what is euphemistically called “the new economy.” It has deep roots in the university sector. Recent decades have seen a move away … Keep reading »
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Too little too late? The State of the Canadian Labour Movement Today
| November 28, 2008
Standing in a crowd of a few thousand auto workers, their families, and union and community allies rallying outside General Motors’ Oshawa truck plant in June, I couldn’t help but … Keep reading »
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Beyond Wage Cuts, Beyond the Bailout
| November 26, 2008
The global crisis quickly engulfing us threatens to become the worst since the Great Depression, and this means that past ways of doing things need to be fundamentally rethought. But … Keep reading »
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