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

by Socialist ActionSeptember 12,October 1,

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.

Socialist Action Marches in Solidarity Against Police Brutality

by YKMay 31,June 1,

Mitchell Shore On May 30, 2020 Socialist Action members marched in solidarity with thousands to protest the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet. The demonstration, organized by Not Another Black Life, was held in response to the suspicious death of Regis, a…

Pride (Inc.) Capitulates to the Cops, Betrays BLM

by YKNovember 1,

by John Wilson Well, Toronto Pride has done it again. On October 16 it held a news conference to announce that uniformed police will again march in the Pride parade. The decision was made solely by its Board, not presented…

Progress Toronto fails to make a difference. Round One goes to Doug Ford.

by YKNovember 1,

by Barry Weisleder Voter turnout in the Toronto municipal election on October 22 was an abysmal 41 per cent, nearly 20 per cent lower than four years earlier. A big factor was gross interference, in campaign mid-stream, by the Conservative…

Why I am running for Toronto City Council

by YKAugust 28,

by Peter D’Gama I am the Socialist Action candidate in the October 22 municipal election in Toronto because I want to bring a Workers’ Agenda to City Hall. For the past decade I have seen inequality grow while corporate profits,…

Socialist challenges Ford-supporter in Ward 1

by YKJuly 21,August 1,

Dear Friends, Fellow Workers, and Residents of Ward 1, I begin by acknowledging that the land on which we are standing is the traditional territory of many First Nations, including the Mississaugas of the New Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa,…

Socialist Action walks in solidarity with striking Pearson International Airport workers

by YKSeptember 3,

Teamsters Local 419 represents 700 workers employed by Swissport, a multinational company subcontracted to handle baggage for several airlines at Toronto's Pearson International Airport (YYZ). The workers have been on strike since July 27. Their demands are: wage increases that…

¡Heather Heyer, presente!

by YKAugust 14,August 14,

On Sunday August 13, Socialist Action members gathered in solemn solidarity with about 200 like-minded people outside of the United States Consulate to participate in a "Vigil for Charlottesville Anti-Fascists". The event was hosted by the Toronto International Workers of…

United for Palestine Rally Videos

by August 2,August 3,

Big Biz comes out ahead in Toronto city election

by JuliusNovember 5,February 16,

Chow snatches defeat from the jaws of victory by Barry Weisleder Big business scored a big win in the October 28 Toronto municipal election. While voters rejected the mayoral bid of ultra-conservative, bully-Councillor Doug Ford, they put Bay Street big…

Justice for Palestine!

by JuliusAugust 15,November 4,

Statement of the NDP Socialist Caucus delivered to NDP MP Craig Scott during sit in at constituency office: NDP Leader's policy is Neither Balanced Nor Just Lift the Siege of Gaza! Boycott Israeli Apartheid! Justice for Palestine! Members of…

Queer Liberation through Socialist Revolution!

by JuliusJune 25,December 29,

Warmest solidarity greetings from Socialist Action/Ligue pour l'Action socialiste for World Pride 2014. While we justifiably celebrate the growth of queer liberation internationally, and its victories and gains, let's remember that there are vast areas of our world where things…

Rally and March for Global LGBT Equality!

by JuliusJanuary 28,February 17,

Inquiry Puts Ontario Premier Wynne on Trial

by JuliusDecember 30,January 2,

by Malu Baumgarten Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne ended 2013 nearly tied in popularity with her main opponent on the left, New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath, according to a recent Abacus Data Poll. But 2014 may be the year when…

Kellogg’s takes the money, and runs

by JuliusDecember 29,

by Barry Weisleder How can they get away with it? Ontario taxpayers have given millions to cereal-maker Kellogg Co., which amassed $2 billion in operating profits last year. In 2007, the Liberal government gave the breakfast food giant $2.4 million…

Cracked, but still on track

by JuliusDecember 4,August 5,

by Barry Weisleder Too much ink already has been spilled to expose the antics of Toronto's crack smoking, drunk driving, serial lying, gangster-linked mayor. The butt of late night comedy TV, Rob Ford is merely the unvarnished version of the…

When will they ever learn?

by JuliusNovember 12,August 5,

Once again, the leadership of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council and of several key union affiliates, is taking workers down the primrose path of liberal, middle class politics towards the October 2014 municipal election. Rather than host a…

McQuaig nomination challenges Mulcair’s policy

by JuliusOctober 4,December 4,

by Barry Weisleder When close to 400 New Democrats crowded a YMCA auditorium on September 14 to choose Linda McQuaig to be their candidate in the Toronto Centre federal by-election, they bucked a trend. The trend is exemplified by…

Disarm the Cops! Abolish the SIU. Fire Blair

by JuliusSeptember 2,December 4,

Bowing to enormous public pressure, the Special Investigations Unit of the Toronto Police Service on August 20 charged Constable James Forcillo with second degree murder in the death of 18-year old Sammy Yatim, three weeks after the shooting on…

Labour Day 2013 marred by unions bowing to austerity

by JuliusAugust 22,August 5,

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…