Two shutdowns against ICE organized by Minnesota labour unions and student groups shook the United States in January. Spring sat down with two organizers involved in the strikes, Aminah Sheikh and Dan Troccoli, to talk about ICE, the political climate in Minnesota, and the potential for a general strike.
250 workers unionized with CUPE 2189 ratified their newest collective agreement in May after five months of negotiations, averting a looming strike-lockout situation. By using…
In 1996, workers with the Ontario Public Service (OPS) went on strike for the first time, standing up to Mike Harris’ Progressive Conservative government, its…
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on USMCA goods looming until April and unemployment threatening to rise, it’s time for the North American labour movement…
CUPE 3902, representing contract academic workers at the University of Toronto, has held its strike mandate vote. This is a bargaining year for Units 2,…
On March 3rd, the Toronto Public Libraries Workers’ Union (TPLWU or CUPE 4948), representing approximately 2,300 Toronto Public Library workers, announced that its members had…
Last week, author and critic of the Israeli genocide against Palestinians, Yves Engler, was arrested in Montréal on charges of harassment and “indecent communication.” Engler…
On Friday, 55,000 workers for the Canada Post Corporation (CPC) walked off their jobs after a year of unfruitful bargaining. They are seeking fair wages, proper benefits, and to fight against privatization in their line of work.
On November 7, after nine months of negotiations and nine proposals rejected by their employer, City of Brampton workers started their strike. CUPE Local 831…
Ever since the start of the year, fires have spread over the Amazon rainforest, engulfing provinces in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and across Latin America….
In the afternoon of August 30th, international students and migrant workers set up tents on the Bramrose Square lawn in Brampton. They had banners with…
On Thursday, August 8th, students from Occupy U of T, Palestinian Youth Movement, Jews Say No To Genocide, and more, held a sit-in on the…
