Bureaucratic turf war at union convention reveals deeper rot within labour movementThe leaders of the federation appear to be living in a different world than the workers they represent.
Danielle Smith calls the labour movement’s bluffThis whole saga demonstrates something that Marxists have always explained: weakness invites aggression.
Alberta teachers: Defiance is the only way to winThe stakes are as high as they’ve ever been, for teachers and the entire labour movement. The only force that can stop Danielle Smith is the working class.
Teachers throw down the gauntlet to Danielle SmithA historic teachers’ strike has begun in Alberta. With 51,000 teachers on strike, this is the largest teachers’ strike in the history of the province, and the first since 2002.
Capitalism is killing post-secondary educationThe federal cap on international students threatens to push the post-secondary system over the edge.
Alberta teachers vote down contract – strike to win!If the teachers succeed in winning, this can set the tone for all future struggles.
Carney’s austerity begins. His first target: Canada PostThe cuts to Canada Post are a harbinger of things to come under Carney.
Public sector workers vs. the B.C. NDPThe NDP find themselves at loggerheads with a major affiliate union
France: Let’s block everything! For a workers’ government!Since July’s austerity announcements, calls to ‘Bloquons tout! (‘Let’s block everything!’) have gained an enormous echo.
Flight attendants defeat back-to-work order—but leaders accept bad dealHow did we get here?
