In the fall of 2021, thousands of public sector workers in New Brunswick, unionized with CUPE, went on strike demanding an increase in pay and…
On February 16, 251 workers at the Dr. Oetker plant in London, Ontario went on strike. The workers, members of UFCW Local 175, work in…
Workers at five Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) stores in southern Ontario have been on strike since October 29. Workers are striking in London, Waterloo, Kitchener,…
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…
22,000 public service workers in New Brunswick are on strike. The school bus drivers, custodians, mechanics, healthcare workers in rehabilitation and therapy, educational support staff,…
In 1918 the world was rocked by a global pandemic. Doctors were stumped by how to treat this mysterious virus that was killing patients. Masks…
On June 7, workers at Wine Rack stores in Toronto went on strike after months of trying to negotiate a fair deal with their employer….
China on Strike: Narratives of Workers’ Resistance edited by Eli Friedman, Zhongjin Li, and Hao Ren (Haymarket, 2016) Published in 2016, China on Strike is a collection of…
Striking workers at Tropicana Community Services, represented by SEIU Local 2, are drawing on their vast community support as the employer refuses to bargain with…
Tropicana Community Services in Scarborough has been serving Caribbean, Black, and African communities in Scarborough for 40 years. Workers there have been on strike for…
Members of PSUO-SSUO (affiliated with the OSSTF), the bargaining unit representing over 1300 support staff, have been on strike since October 19. The unit has…
As we enter the second wave of the pandemic, workplaces remain a key site of struggle both in terms of health and safety and against exploitation.
