Students and workers are mobilizing in Brampton against wage-theft by their bosses. The Naujawan (youth) Support Network (NSN)—a group of workers including those from trucking, construction, manufacturing, restaurants and grocery stores—is bringing workers together to use their collective strength to fight exploitative small business owners. NSN not only organizes workers facing exploitation and abuse from […]

Doug Ford has many tricks up his sleeve. After more than three years of the most vicious attacks on working-class people, and the criminal mishandling of the pandemic, the premier of Ontario has at last turned a new leaf! Yesterday, we had Doug Ford the callous millionaire; today we have Doug Ford the Good, “man […]

Lambton-area Clean Harbors workers are on strike against the largest waste management company in North America, demanding wage increases and protection from reprisals should they refuse unsafe work. On Nov. 22 custodians, thermal desorption workers, lab workers and fill operators, represented by Unifor Local 914, went on strike against Clean Harbors in Corunna. Their contract […]

At 11 a.m. on Nov. 12, between 200 and 250 students attending Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute in Toronto walked out of their classrooms. They entered the streets chanting “Free Palestine!”, “Hey, hey, TDSB, Palestine will be free”, “TDSB, we will not be silenced!”, “Justice for Javier Davila!” and “Justice for Desmond Cole!”. During the hour […]

Striking Shorelines Casino workers in Belleville, Ont., who stared down threats of court action from the multi-billion dollar Great Canadian Gaming Corporation with their own threats of secondary picketing, have secured pay hikes of up to 24 per cent. On Oct. 22, the 93 casino workers, from liquor servers to slot technicians, went on strike […]

From July 27 to Oct. 25, 700 aerospace workers courageously held 24/7 picket lines at their Downsview facility in the north end of Toronto to fight back against layoffs and the bosses’ attempts to move production out of province. The workers stopped scabs from flying in to take jets out of the facility. They defied […]

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has been embroiled in controversy recently over the attempt to implement a vaccine mandate for its workforce. Mandates are currently being implemented in workplaces all across the country, and are a part of overall efforts to end the pandemic and ensure workers’ health and safety. The bosses’ track record on […]

The Ontario government has announced plans to allow the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to return surplus funds to employers. A government agency that operates at “arm’s length” from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, the WSIB provides compensation for workers injured or killed on the job. Plundering its coffers to give […]

On Sept. 17, more than 9,000 students walked out of classes at the University of Western Ontario in protest against the sexual violence that runs rampant at Western and at universities in general. The walkout came after a shocking orientation weekend that saw up to 30 students drugged and assaulted on the night of Sept. […]

A recent press release revealed that the City of Toronto spent $1.99 million violently evicting homeless people from Trinity Bellwoods Park, Alexandra Park, and Lamport Stadium. The additional costs of scattering homeless people around the city brings the price tag to well over $2 million. Community members were outraged that the city spent such an […]