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Socialist Action Members March with 20,000+ union members for Toronto’s 150th Labour Day Parade

by Socialist ActionSeptember 12, 2022October 1, 2022

Last Monday, Socialist Action took part in the 150th Labour Day Parade. Organized by the Toronto and York Region Labour Council. Socialist Action was joined by members of the Municipal Socialist Alliance and over 20,000 union members from both the public and private sectors. Comrades and allies marched from Queen and University to the entrance of the CNE. Chanting, singing, waving flags and banners, and even posing for pictures along the way.

Socialism 2021: How to Make a Revolution

by Socialist ActionMay 27, 2021November 3, 2022

$15.00/hour: A rising tide lifts all boats

by YKJuly 9, 2017July 9, 2017

by Stefan Peters-Hnatiuk, At the end of May, the Ontario Liberal government announced “sweeping” labour law reforms, inclining them to bask in the glory of their freshly appropriated “progressive values”, eliciting the ire and indignation of Conservatives, while causing New…

Beyond optics, towards politics: A report back from CLC Convention

by YKJune 8, 2017June 7, 2017

By Joel Harden, CUPE 1281 (Published with permission of rankandfile.ca) At its best, the recent 28th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress demonstrated how far unions have come on Indigenous rights, Palestinian rights (more on that later), racism, queer…

Trudeau trying and lying to catch up

by JuliusJuly 11, 2015July 12, 2015

by Barry Weisleder Though the October 19 Canadian federal election is still three months away, the changing pattern of public opinion is forcing the major parties to shift gears. According to a major late-June poll, the labour-based NDP has the…

Socialist Action Canada | Events

Editorial Meeting December 7, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Editorial Team meeting to discuss & organize SA content production. All members welcome. 5 pm PST / 8 pm EST

Federal Socialist Caucus Meeting December 10, 2022 at 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm We will be discussing, delegates, resolutions, candidates for office and strategy to build a stronger NDP left wing, and to shift the party to the left Zoom link in Email

SA Cross Country Zoom December 11, 2022 at 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 9am PT/ 12pm ETAs always, it is a great opportunity to meet comrades who report on their local political activities, from coast to coast. The conference is fairly informal. Information sharing. No debates or votes.Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84002249758?pwd=QkVDMWxQUE9iK0NUb3BQSHZtcDlZdz09

Central Committee Meeting December 12, 2022 at 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm The Central Committee is the leadership of SA/LAS elected at its convention. The CC meetings are open to all members in good standing to observe. Only CC members, and invited guests, are entitled to speak, and only CC members may vote on motions presented to the meeting.

Editorial Meeting January 4, 2023 at 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Editorial Team meeting to discuss & organize SA content production. All members welcome. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89504264423?pwd=a1BLQlU4anFQL2MvczVwMHcvbFJNUT095 pm PST / 8 pm EST