by Barry Weisleder And the downbeat goes on. In sector after sector, from auto to steel to forestry to railways to the Ontario and Federal Public Service, to the federal postal service, bosses usually get the concessions they demand…
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by Bruce Allen At the end of August 2013 a new union, called Unifor, will be launched in Canada with a membership of over 300,000 workers. At a convention in Toronto, the Canadian Autoworkers (CAW) and the Communications, Energy and…
The obvious lesson from the May 27 British Columbia provincial election is 'don't trust opinion polls'. But what can we learn from the NDP campaign, besides the fact that the Toronto Maple Leafs is not the only team capable of…
Read More BC election, Ontario budget show failure of NDP ‘moderation’
Thanks to Ross Ashley for the videos. Openers (M.C.: Elizabeth Byce, Federal Treasurer, NDP Socialist Caucus, and retired member of the Toronto Local, Canadian Union of Postal Workers) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ms2AIBPp8s&list=UUjNrAzvwupPizGd4JdF27Mg&index=1 Javier Domokos Ruiz Consul General of Cuba in Toronto. -…
by Julius Arscott, former OPS Mobilizer (resigned), Region 5, currently Vice President of OPSEU Local 532 On January 9, 2013, after several months of negotiation, the Ontario Public Service Employees' Union (OPSEU) reached tentative agreements for Central, Unified and the…
Read More Vote NO to OPS deal! Concessions Cripple Labour’s Struggle Against Capitalist Austerity
