Fifty-five thousand education support workers, members of CUPE Ontario School Boards Council of Unions, took mass strike action, labelled illegal, on Friday, November 4th after the Ontario Conservative government of Premier Doug Ford passed Bill 28.
We were 30 minutes away from a call for a general strike. 30 minutes. RankandFile leaked it, and militants with exec positions in large unions confirmed — at 10 a.m. on Monday, November the 7th, multiple large unions with the backing of the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress were going to announce a general strike. This is the story of how we got to that point. Hosts Emily and Daniel recount that events that led this labour movement to precipice of historic mass job action — the OSBCU strike, Bill 28, and OPSEU solidarity wildcat actions. They are joined by Julius Arscott, a three-term OPSEU SEFPO Executive Board Member and 2021 candidate for President of the Canadian Labour Congress, who shares what happened behind the scenes and why a general strike is closer than in a very long time.
Some fifty people in about 20 cars took to the streets of downtown Toronto on March 28 to demand an end to the punishing trade blockade that the United States imposes on Cuba. Braving cool temperatures and a steady rainfall, participants in the car caravan en route waved flags, honked horns and chanted in Spanish "Cuba, Si! Blocqueo No!"
Thursday, March 18 4 p.m. PT, 7 p.m. EST, “The Sport and Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada's Public Wealth” (published 2019) with author Linda McQuaig. Host: Elizabeth Byce. Discussants: John Orrett in Thornhill and Emily Steers…
Thursday, March 11 4 p.m. PT, 7 p.m. EST, “The Revolutionary Ideas of Antonio Gramsci”, led by Stephen Ellis, long time socialist and prominent human rights lawyer, with discussant Sara Swerdlyk, former sociology prof at Humber College. Watch Here: https://youtu.be/MWnxsD8QI3o…
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Thursday, February 25 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PT Canada, NATO and the Threat of Nuclear Weapons with Tamara Lorincz, member of Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and discussant Yves Engler, Canada’s foremost foreign policy critic. Watch here: https://youtu.be/Hrucs2KgARk…
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Watch here: https://youtu.be/djQD5ExQ4Ks Join us for the first cross country Workers Action Movement (WAM) Conference which will take place online on Sunday, February 28, starting at 10 a.m. PST (Vancouver), 11 a.m. MST (Edmonton), 12 noon CST (Winnipeg), 1 p.m.…
Thursday, February 18 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PT Mental Health on Campus, with Emily Steers in Guelph, Daniel Tarade and Alex Badila in Toronto and others. Watch here: https://youtu.be/1RIEEFR9czc Enjoy Socialist Action Webcasts every week!You can watch and listen…
Sunday, February 21 7 p.m. Eastern Time “Eco-socialist Dialogs – Growing the Movement Inside and Outside Electoral Politics” with Dimitri Lascaris, Radhika Desai and Gary Porter, chaired by Yvonne Hanson, for the Vancouver Unity Assembly. Watch here:https://youtu.be/WwhLnBMqqnE Enjoy Socialist Action…
by Victor Morgan Covid-19 has been difficult on our entire country, with local and family business all but a thing of the past. Bankruptcy is a real threat to all due to the uncertainty of the relief plan, and many…
We were greatly saddened to learn that on February 5, 2021 Ernie Tate died at his home in Toronto at age 86 following a struggle with cancer.In honour of his remarkable life as a revolutionary socialist, below is a review…
Thursday, February 11 7 p.m. EST, 8 p.m. AST, 4 p.m. PT “How Socialists are Changing the New Brunswick NDP”, featuring Interim Leader of the New Brunswick NDP Christopher Thompson, plus John Nuttal, Natasha Akhtar and Chris Wanamaker Watch here:…
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by Panchali Kar If we take a close look at the BJP government, we get a clear picture of its thoroughly reactionary stance. Working class and impoverished people have been targeted by the BJP government, whereas the corporate elite has…
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by Barry Weisleder The question that forms the title of this article is perhaps one of the most frequently asked of me and leftist activists. Because I don’t want to torture readers with suspense, I’m going to let the cat…
Thursday, February 4 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PT “How Socialists Resist Rightist Coups”, with author John Riddell in Toronto, and discussants Ann Montague, Socialist Action Oregon-USA, and Kurt Young, an SA Canada leader and a member of Sheet Metal…
The following greetings were presented by Elizabeth Byce, SA/LAS Canada to the annual convention of Socialist Action USA, which took place January 30, 31, 2021. Dear comrades of Socialist Action – USA, I bring you warmest revolutionary greetings from Socialist…
Tuesday, February 2, 7 p.m. Eastern Time,“Canada and Haiti”, featuring Yves Engler, Canada’s foremost foreign policy critic, hosted by Ligue pour l’Action socialiste in Montreal.Watch here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86427201736?pwd=b2NCTW4wVGVOenFuS1FtNHNSQ21kdz09 Enjoy Socialist Action Webcasts every week!You can watch and listen to a live-streamed…
Thursday, January 28, 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PT Why Can’t the Left Unite? featuring Barry Weisleder, Federal Secretary of Socialist Action – Canada, with discussants Yvonne Hanson in Vancouver and Emily Steers in Guelph. Watch here: https://youtu.be/HvQNogyDWRU Enjoy…
by Barry Weisleder The resignation, on January 21, of Governor General and former astronaut Julie Payette, has the Canadian establishment in a tizzy. Her sudden exit comes in the wake of a damning report that found her and her top…
Hopes are soaring high now that Trump is gone. But how far he’s gone is another song. The social discontent that fueled the alt-right, Must be uprooted at source to set things bright. Though the government in Washington has been…
