by Barry Weisleder New Democratic Party MP and Finance Critic Peggy Nash called the February 11 Conservative federal budget a “do nothing budget". We should be so lucky! In reality, it is a broadside assault on workers. Federal public service…
*UPDATE: Below is the video showing the picket and rally held recently to defend Canada's postal service. Protest against the plan to terminate door to door mail delivery hit Toronto streets and the mass media on Saturday afternoon, March 15. Close…
by Barry Weisleder A review of “The Inconvenient Indian – A Curious Account of Native People in North America” by Thomas King, published by Anchor Canada, a division of Random House, 2013, 314 pages. Thomas King, best known as the…
Toronto Socialist Action presents Three classes in revolutionary theory Thursday, January 23, 7 p.m. Labour Theory of Value and Economic Crisis. Reading: "Marx was Right", a booklet by Jeff Mackler. Speaker: Julius Arscott - V.P. OPSEU Local 532, steering committee…
by John Wilson On New Year's day 2014 there's not much to celebrate for those who are unemployed, low-waged, who rely on welfare, or live on disability benefits in Ontario. To make matters worse, only 35 per cent of the…
by Julius Arscott The assault on labour in Canada intensified recently with new legislation rushed through the Alberta legislature. It targets the actions of public sector unions prior to collective bargaining. The ruling Progressive Conservatives, under Premier Alison Redford, passed…
