Capitalism is killing post-secondary education
The 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 Post
The cuts to Canada Post are a harbinger of things to come under Carney.
Public sector workers vs. the B.C. NDP
The 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 deal
How did we get here?
Flight attendants defy the government—escalate the movement to win!
Not since the Postal workers defied back-to-work legislation in the early 1980s have federal employees defied a back-to-work order.
Flight attendants in a fight for their lives against Air Canada
The first major strike of the Carney era could be a pivotal moment for the Canadian labour movement.
‘An abusive relationship’: Interview with an Air Canada flight attendant
“The fact that people came together for this strike just speaks volumes about how fed up everyone is. It’s given everyone a feeling of solidarity and optimism. Even though it’s unlikely that Air Canada will go down easy—or even give us a fair deal.”
N.B. labour convention votes to refuse handling of Israeli arms shipments
The New Brunswick Federation of Labour’s ‘hot cargo’ resolution calls for its 35,000 members to refuse to handle arms shipments bound for Israel.