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Feature | October 19, 2023

Why we must resist the right-wing attack on free speech on Palestine

The attack on Jama and Hahn is just the most high-profile attack on free speech for Palestine. This is unacceptable. Workers have the right to voice solidarity for Palestine. The vitriolic attacks must be challenged. If we can’t defend Hahn and Jama from rightwing attacks over Palestine it will send a chilling message to all workers that we can’t speak up about Palestine either.

Op-ed | October 3, 2023

A tale of two teachers’ bargaining strategies: Quebec and Ontario

Nine unions affiliated with the Fédération autonome de l’enseignement (FAE), representing 65,500 elementary and secondary school teachers in Quebec have voted in favour of unlimited…

News | August 25, 2023

Metro workers shut down distribution centres for fair wages

On August 23, the striking Metro grocery workers’ fight for fair wages moved to round-the-clock secondary picket lines at two Metro distribution warehouses in Toronto.

News | July 6, 2023

Solidarity with dockworkers: no bargaining, no peace!

On July 1, over 7000 dockworkers in BC walked off the job after a resounding 99.2% strike vote. But if the federal government wants to break the strike, we have to start showing our solidarity with dockworkers right now.

News | June 26, 2023

Salt Mine workers strike for their jobs in Windsor

Two hundred and fifty workers at Windsor Salt have been on strike against union busting since February, while Ford sides with scabs and the company.

Analysis | June 23, 2023

Strike Ready? Perspectives on the U.S. Left, the Teamsters, and UPS

The process of rebuilding a revolutionary presence in the labor movement will be a long one, but like-minded organizations should discuss those issues that bring us together and those that separate us. Common political work around UPS is a good place to start.

Feature | March 18, 2023

Lessons of the anti-war movement: Mass action and labour strategy

The mass anti-war movement stopped the Canadian government from going to war in Iraq in 2003, and trained a new generation of activists in the process. It showed how ideas change in struggle, that anti-oppression must be at the heart of the movement, and that internationalism must be our guide. The movement also provided lessons in mass action and labour strategy.