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August 19, 2025 
ETFO convention triumphs and challenges
The annual ETFO meeting held from August 11 to 14 saw a political advance on a number of issues such as Palestine, the inclusion of…
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Review
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July 30, 2025
Transforming the union movement from the ground-up
We are the Union: How Worker-to-worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big by Eric Blanc (University Of California Press, 2025) Eric Blanc’s We are…
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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.
Op-ed
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May 11, 2023
Cops out of CUPE, cops out of Labour: the CUPE 5089 endorsement of Mark Saunders for Toronto Mayor
On May 7, CUPE 5089 announced its endorsement of former Toronto Police Service (TPS) chief Mark Saunders for mayor of Toronto. I consider this an…
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March 22, 2023
Chris Smalls shares lessons from Amazon Labor Union
The goal of organizing is not to get more members, collect more dues, or gain political clout. We organize workers to build a movement strong enough to end bosses’ exploitation and abuse of workers.
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November 2, 2022
The low-profile approach – a disaster
In February 1981, the then president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Jean-Claude Parrot, penned an article in the CUPW publication entitled “The…
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October 14, 2022
Class struggle and class compromise: The origins of Canadian labour law
Only an organized and militant rank and file can defend the best of the Wagner Model rights, while building the power to overcome its limitations. The right to strike and organize is not a right given to us in law, it is a right that rank and file workers exercise every time they go on a picket line, whether it is recognized by the law or not.
Interview
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September 27, 2022
Education workers fighting back: Interview with Laura Walton
CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions represents 55,000 education workers in Ontario. They are fighting for higher wages and better working conditions. Currently members are in the midst of a strike vote. Spring recently spoke with Laura Walton, the President of OSBCU – CSCSO, about how education workers are organizing to fight for decent wages and a fair contract.
Review
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September 23, 2022
How strikes made the elementary teachers’ union
Class Action: How Ontario’s Elementary Teachers Became a Political Force by Andy Hanson (Between the Lines, 2021) Andy Hanson’s Class Action is an accessible and…
Analysis
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August 22, 2022
Break the back of Bill 124
Unions have an opportunity to put the Tories on their back foot and break the back of Bill 124. This can unite workers across sectors, and push back on the broader privatization agenda. The time is now to build the confidence of workers to take on the Tories and fight for higher wages.
Review
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August 16, 2022
How can we build class struggle unionism?
Class Struggle Unionism is a vital book that lays out a very clear and specific criteria for those of us interested in strengthening the ability of the labour movement to fight and win.
Op-ed
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June 29, 2022
For trade unions international solidarity means rejecting the IHRA definition of antisemitism
Trade unions must reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Defending the legitimate criticism of the Israeli occupation means upholding international solidarity, a core principal of the union movement.