OECTA, ETFO and CUPE-OSBCU set strike votes for November
OECTA, OSBCU and ETFO are providing a lead in the Ontario education worker by calling for strike votes. Ensuring good turnout and huge YES votes will be crucial to maintaining the pressure on the government.
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The ongoing denial of midwives’ labour rights
Midwives in Ontario have been fighting for equitable pay and fundamental labour rights for decades. But the Ministry of Health has continually denied them fair…
RESOURCES: Help us build Red October!
It’s almost time for Spring’s fourth annual conference, “Red October: A conference of socialist ideas in action.” Taking from place Friday, October 30 to Sunday,…
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Tuesday, October 6, saw vibrant mass demonstrations in dozens of French towns, as five of the nation’s six main trade union confederations mobilized in support…
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Ontario education workers: CUPE says no work-to-rule, will strike on day one
As CUPE and the four Ontario teachers’ unions announce their plans for strike votes in November, CUPE-OSBCU, the union representing 57,000 Educational Assistants, caretakers, office…
Will a child care tax credit solve the space shortage crisis?
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Review: Who gets to decide when its a genocide?
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Will France have a fascist president next May?
The upcoming French presidential election next May carries weight far beyond France’s borders. A victory for fascist candidate Marine Le Pen—in a major world economy—would…
A Day of Action for Ontario education
On September 16, Ontario education workers’ unions called a province-wide Day of Action in support of the 255,000 education workers currently in collective bargaining with…
