Omicron was an avoidable disaster
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant was predictable and preventable, and the fact that it is happening rests squarely on the business lobby and our governments and media, which have put profits before people.
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant was predictable and preventable, and the fact that it is happening rests squarely on the business lobby and our governments and media, which have put profits before people.
Modi’s repeal of the three farm laws is a victory for farmers and for the working class of India. But it is also a victory for everyone across the world who stood in solidarity with the farmers.
In Ontario the Conservatives declared themselves to be “working for workers” while yet again voting against paid sick days. While in BC, workers have won 5 permanent and employer-paid sick days, but the NDP government refused to provide 10. Both are signs of the movement pushing governments to provide rhetorical support or partial gains for workers, and the movement can continue towards winning 10 paid sick days for all.
Over the last several months Doug Ford’s Conseravtive government in Ontario has been busy trying to give itself a makeover. Ontarians were treated to a…
Near the beginning of the pandemic, the Canadian economy — and the workers on which it depends — experienced a quiet crisis. For decades, mountains…
Ontario’s three temporary paid sick days are running out at the end of the year. Bill 8 would ensure workers would have access to 10 permanent paid sick days.
We can’t afford to wait on the empty promises made at COP26. We need mass movements to fight for and support Indigenous sovereignty. And we need to build a reinvigorated working class movement to fight for climate solutions that put people before profits.
Only by making childcare a public good can we ensure women’s ability to equally participate in public life, give every child the right to access…
Since the start of the strike by 22,000 public sector workers in New Brunswick, on October 29, there have been picket lines in almost every…
The winning of a $15 minimum wage is the product of years of organizing. This shows how we can win reforms by campaigning, even under right wing governments. But we will need to redouble our organizing efforts to win the stronger employment standards and higher wages that Ontario workers desperately need in our post-pandemic world.
Almost a century ago, Canadian socialists advanced a vision for cities built in the interest of people, not profit, that included gorgeous public housing. We should look to their ideas to learn how we can revitalize public life.
The Liberals were re-elected on this promise, and this can’t wait. Justin Trudeau needs to translate words into action: immediately mandate 10 paid sick days for federally regulated workers, and convene the provinces and territories to develop a national action plan for similar legislation across the country. And provincial governments, from BC and Ontario to the rest of provinces and territories, need to follow.