In 2018, the Ontario government forced York University teaching assistants back to work after weeks on the picket line. They threatened to do so again if it ever proved necessary — a warning to others. Fast forward to today. Ontario secondary school teachers are in the midst of their first strike since 1997. Other teachers’ […]
“I hate feminists!” shouted Marc Lépine on Dec. 6, 1989, before killing 14 women. Thirty years later, hundreds of articles have been written and thousands of candles have been lit, but violence and hatred against women continues around the world. The Polytechnique massacre was, it seems, an enigma. “Police cannot find what triggered Lépine’s action […]
The recent Québec solidaire congress, held on Nov. 15-17, concluded with enthusiastic speeches from Manon Massé and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who confidently stated that “our movement is the real force opposing the CAQ”. Indeed, everything seems to point towards Québec solidaire being a strong contender for power in three years’ time. The party has a record […]
Only a month after its release, the consequences of the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) provincial budget have been revealed in completely unambiguous terms. In a letter sent to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), the government has announced that they plan to cut up to 7,400 public sector jobs by the 2022-23 fiscal year. […]
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), which represents high school teachers and education workers across Ontario, has announced that it will hold a one-day province-wide strike on Wednesday, Dec. 4 unless a deal is reached with Premier Doug Ford’s government. The plan marks an escalation of job action by secondary school teachers, who on […]
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) held its 2019 convention from Nov. 25–29. This gathering occurred under the shadow of the Doug Ford provincial government’s recent implementation of a 1 percent wage cap on all public sector workers, setting off what has the potential to become a fierce struggle with Ontario teachers. The central issue […]
For the past week, members of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have been on strike over the issues of fatigue, dangerous work conditions, and a proposed cap on prescription drug coverage. In the morning on Nov. 26, the union reached a tentative agreement to renew their collective agreement with the Canadian National Railway Co. (CN). […]
On Nov. 7, the Ford government passed their long-expected Bill 124 which cements their 1% public sector wage cap. In a month where Ontario’s biggest teachers’ unions are deciding on whether to strike or not, now is the time to organize a fightback against this legislation. Bill 124 affects a variety of public service workers, […]
On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 19, more than 3,000 Canadian National Railway (CN) workers represented by Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) went on strike over restrictions to time off, a cap on prescription drug coverage, and dangerous conditions surrounding remote control train operations. The strike follows several months of mediated talks since the workers’ […]
Protests broke out in Iran on November 15, 2019, after the government unexpectedly announced a major increase in fuel prices at midnight on Friday. Protesters took to the streets in many cities across the country, switching off their cars on the streets and blocking the roads. The government reinstated a rationing of subsidized fuel with […]
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