Steelworkers in Alma showed how resistance and solidarity work
Recently at the People’s Social Forum in Ottawa thousands of young activists joined with trade unionists, environmentalists, and Indigenous peoples...more)
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Outrage against the NFL has exposed its complicity, and pressure will need to continue to change the game
When Kansas City Chief’s Linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself in 2012, sports media woke up to...more)
In two years fast food workers have organized seven walkouts, begun raising wages and demanded unionization
September 4 was the largest fast-food strike in US history. Fast food workers in 150 cities, stopped work and demonstrated,...more)
By failing to strongly defend environmental and reproductive justice the NDP failed to win a seat
Due to a computer glitch with the automated voting machines used in the New Brunswick election it was a long...more)
September 20 was a pan-Canadian reproductive justice day of action
In advance of the New Brunswick provincial elections, activists across Canada joined a Pan Canadian Day of Action demanding reproductive...more)
We need to fight for a society that will be from each according to their abilities and to each according to their needs
When we think of Helen Keller (1880-1968) the image we may have of her is of an extremely courageous individual...more)
Pride shows how lesbian and gay activists supported the miners strike and how the struggle challenged homophobia
Pride has been described as a “feelgood” movie and it is definitely that, but so much more. This year is...more)
Jihadist forces are the result of military intervention and despotic regimes and bombing won't help
Today the American planes bombed positions of Daesh (also known as the Islamic State), Jabhat al Nusra ( al Qaeda...more)
The CNP encourages discussion, but says nothing about tar sands or missing Indigenous women
The launch of “ Canadians for a New Partnership ” (CNP) took place September 4, 2014 amidst much media fanfare...more)
Harper's celebration of Franklin is part of a new scramble for empire in the Arctic
"For more than a century this has been a great Canadian story.… It's been the subject of scientists and historians...more)
Disabled people and their allies are a powerful force that will not be silenced in the name of austerity
We’re still here, and we’re still marching. The fourth annual Toronto Disability Pride March is taking place on Saturday, October...more)
The longest teacher strike in BC history needed more solidarity
On the evening of the vote results, I found myself, with great difficulty, repeating the tried and true advice: "Don't...more)
Footage of the largest climate march in history
September 21 was the largest climate march in history. Here's a glimpse...more)
11 people explain why they joined the People's Climate March
Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate “The problem is not carbon, it's capitalism…the real climate...more)
Education within the union has exposed the college's privatization scheme and given workers confidence to fight back
College faculty, members of OPSEU, will vote on a contract deal September 23. Although the deal is recommended by the...more)
400,000 marched on the UN climate summit, along with 2,600 actions around the world
September 21 was the largest climate justice event in history, with 2,600 events organized in 150 countries, including a massive...more)
Canadians supporting Scottish independence need to support Quebec and Indigenous self-determination
The Scottish referendum raised debates about the politics and strategies of independence, both abroad and at home. But there’s a...more)
Ghanaian socialist Kwesi Pratt Junior explains how our struggles are linked
“The bourgeoisie is the same everywhere and the proletariat is the same everywhere,” said Kwesi Pratt Junior, the editor of...more)
We need to build rank and file action and solidarity and beware of electoralism
September 21 saw 200 unionists and other supporters rally to say “yes to door to door mail delivery” and “no...more)
John Tory is just another millionaire conservative replicating Ford's agenda, but Olivia Chow isn't providing an alternative
When Olivia Chow entered the Toronto mayoral race she was the frontrunner, carrying the hope of an alternative to Rob...more)
Indigenous activist Audrey Huntley debunks Harper's "action plan" and links violence against Indigenous women to settler colonialism
While continuing to dismiss widespread calls for a national inquiry for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls , the...more)
Harper is using ISIS, the product of imperialism, to justify a war that will further inflame the region and the planet
As hundreds of thousands of people across Canada marched against the Iraq War in 2003, Harper demanded war . The...more)
After fighting for a year, workers at Toronto's Richtree restaurant have won
The Ontario Labour Relations Board ruled in favour of laid-off workers at Richtree restaurant in the Eaton Centre in Toronto,...more)
The 19 chapters of this book include articles written on the labour movement from 1958 to 2013
This fourth book from Labourstart , the online solidarity campaigner, presents a bold challenge to the labour movement to return...more)
Can you tell which bomber of Iraq said the following quotes, Bush or Obama?
Can you tell which US president said the following quotes—George Bush justifying the 2003 invasion of Iraq, or Barack Obama...more)
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