Unifor breaks into Walmart 

The labour movement needs to seize on this momentum and initiate the broadest possible organizing drive.

Judge admits that the right to strike is not worth much

Taking a struggle to court means taking it out of the hands of the workers and into a channel that’s safe for the bosses. The courts are part of the bourgeois state apparatus, and ultimately serve the interests of employers.

LCBO strike: Fight the sell-off!

More than 9,000 LCBO workers are on strike in Ontario, after years of attacks, in a fight against overwork and privatization

‘We need to strike the government’: LCBO workers fight austerity

Communist Revolution visited the picket lines to discuss the strike and the broader struggle against the Ford government

Embroiled in racism and corruption, Thunder Bay Police Service faces new calls to disband

“The Thunder Bay Police Service has turned into a cold-case factory.” 

This condemnation from Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation was made amid what are just the most recent calls to disband the police service.

‘It’s about revenge’: Toronto transit workers vote 98 per cent to strike

After years of cuts and attacks, Toronto Transit workers in Amalgamated Transit Union local 113 have overwhelmingly voted to strike. With a turnout of over 75 per cent, 98 per cent voted in favour of strike action!

‘We will be your line of defence’: Union rally in support of U of T encampment

On Saturday May 25, U of T president Meric Gertler delivered an ultimatum to the pro-Palestine encampment on university grounds: clear out or you will be violently removed by Monday morning. In response, the Ontario Federation of Labour responded, stating “If you decide to move against the students, you’ll have to go through the workers first.” 

Nestlé’s factory workers reject ‘slap in the face’ contract

Almost 500 Nestlé chocolate factory workers are on strike in Toronto, after rejecting a tentative agreement that would have meant another round of real wage cuts for the workers.

U of T encampment holds line against Zionist counter-protesters

Students at the University of Toronto encampment in solidarity with Palestine faced off against pro-Israel counter-protesters May 8.

Pearson Airport workers on strike for wages, safety

More than 800 Toronto Gate Gourmet airline catering workers represented by Teamsters Local 647 are now on strike at Toronto Pearson Airport against wage cuts and hazardous work conditions.