By Gerard Di Trolio There has been a modest but not insignificant revival of the strike in the United States. After all, it is the ultimate weapon of workers and its decline alongside that of the American labour movement has had a disastrous impact on economic inequality and working conditions. Teacher strikes have been a Continue readingBook Review: Red State Revolt
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By Nick French After decades of decline, the past year has seen a dramatic revival in labor militancy. Public school teachers have been at the forefront of this resurgence, starting with a dramatic wildcat strike in West Virginia in February 2018, then a wave of teacher strikes that swept the nation, moving from red states like Arizona and Oklahoma to blue California and Colorado. Continue readingA Different Kind of Teachers’ Strike Wave
By Stan Pickthall, IAMAW Canada General Vice President In the span of a mere thirty days, disastrous events have taken place with devastating consequences for workers and communities. 2500 jobs will be lost in GM’s Oshawa plant, 1500 at Maple Leaf’s three plants in Ontario and another 2500 as a result of Bombardier layoffs in Continue reading30 Days of Devastation: Layoffs, Closures, Erosions of Worker’s Rights and Communities
By Gerard Di Trolio On February 10 at the IBEW Local 353 offices, the Tamil Workers Network held a community forum on workers’ rights. The forum’s goal was to reach out to the Tamil community in Toronto and let them know how their rights at work are changing because of Bill 148 and involved speakers Continue readingTamil Workers Network raising its community profile