Labour Day 2013 marred by unions bowing to austerity

  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…

BC election, Ontario budget show failure of NDP ‘moderation’

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…

Vote NO to OPS deal! Concessions Cripple Labour’s Struggle Against Capitalist Austerity

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…

McGuinty resigns. Let’s give the boot to his Ontario Liberal regime and the federal Tories.

Desperate to change the channel on his scandal-wracked administration, Dalton McGuinty announced this evening, October 15, that he is stepping down as Ontario Premier and Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. McGuinty won't be missed. But his decision to prorogue…