Visiting the picket line solidifies that this fight is bigger than fair wages—it is about defending public sector jobs, good pensions, and rejecting the aggressive push towards precarious and casual work.
Over the last few years, there has been a growing anti-immigrant sentiment in Canadian politics. This far-right anti-immigrant sentiment has been captured by the Conservative…
Building internationalist working class movements means eliminating all the divisions imposed on workers by borders. Permanent resident status for all is a fight to do exactly that.
Permanent resident status for all means that migrant workers would have the same rights and protections that local workers have, which means that they would have more power to resist hyper-exploitation from their bosses. When there is no division in the working class, we can fight together for higher wages and better working conditions for all.
Since June 1, the city of Toronto has been turning away refugees from its at-capacity shelter system, referring them to federal programs. Communities are demanding action.
