
The Regina Manifesto at 90: lessons for the Canadian left
There was little cause for optimism in Canada in July 1933. Thirty percent of the labour force was out of work. One-fifth of the population…
There was little cause for optimism in Canada in July 1933. Thirty percent of the labour force was out of work. One-fifth of the population…
Building coalitions between unionized and non-unionized workers has never been more important as the Ford government strips away rights and services that affect all working class people.
The legacy of the Social Contract is one of betrayal. The NDP sold out its union base to appease capital – pleasing no one in the process. If the NDP is ever elected again in Ontario, unions and social movements should learn that class war won’t diminish, it will intensify.
Clara Zetkin was a leading Marxist thinker and organizer in the late 19th and early 20th century. Her ideas and activism remain relevant to all those who want to take on the far-right and build a working class movement to challenge oppression and dismantle capitalism.
The #StopTheSweeps coalition has been organizing for nearly 2 years now – bringing together individuals and representatives from the Coalition of Peers Dismantling the Drug War, Defund 604 Network, Pivot Legal Society, VANDU, and the Vancouver Tenants Union to directly confront street sweeps.
Last month I participated in a solidarity delegation to Palestine with the Centre for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV). There were close to 40 Jews from across…
The mayor’s race offers a chance to defeat the right, but if we really want to advance the left we need to continue organizing beyond the election in the streets and in our workplaces.
In the 1970s, women continued to enter the labour force in rising numbers and many of these women became union members for the first time….
When revolution broke out in Russia in 1905, Rosa Luxemburg, who was born in Russian-occupied Poland, decided to leave her home in Germany and go…
Naftali Bennett, war criminal and the infamous 13th prime minister of the Zionist state, is scheduled to speak in Toronto on June 14 at the…
Wildfires have burned through the Canadian province of Alberta, the heart of Canada’s lucrative oil and gas industry. More are now tearing across nearly every…
The Enough is Enough campaign presents an opening to build rank and file networks of activists across the province via a shared campaign. It is an opportunity to draw new people into struggle and build real class unity. This is why it should be a top priority for activists inside and outside the labour movement who want to challenge Ford and his big business agenda.
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